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How did so many Thai farmers end up held hostage by Hamas?
BANGKOK (AP) — Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel were released on Thursday. They were among 31 Thais taken by the militant group, of whom 23 have already been released. Another two have been confirmed dead, and the status of one...
US aid freeze leads to suspension of health care to Myanmar refugees in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — A 90-day freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in Thailand where more than 100,000 are living, activists and Thai officials said...
South Korean plane crash report says bird remains were found in engines, but no cause yet revealed
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed traces of bird strikes in the plane's engines, though officials haven’t determined the cause of the accident that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. The preliminary...
Thai authorities seek to ease air pollution in capital by offering free public transport
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week starting Saturday, the latest tactic to try to tackle soaring levels of air pollution that have already seen hundreds of schools closed and employees working from home. The travel...
Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers
BANGKOK (AP) — More than a hundred baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network, the international police organization Interpol said Friday. The 116 tortoises were discovered hidden in the...
