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Relic of the Buddha loaned by China gets a warm welcome in Thailand

Dec. 04, 2024 19:28 PM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — More than 2,000 people took part Wednesday in a procession to escort a relic of the Buddha lent by China to a shrine in the Thai capital Bangkok to honor the birthday of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and to celebrate half a century of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China. ...

Police in Thailand searching for suspect believed to have killed 3 in financial dispute

Nov. 26, 2024 23:16 PM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in northern Thailand say they're searching for a man who is believed to have shot and killed two men and a woman early Wednesday. Nong Bua Lamphu provincial police said the shooting took place in the town of Sri Boonrueang. The suspect is...

Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists

Nov. 22, 2024 10:36 AM EST

VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in...

Thai court dismisses activist's suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence

Nov. 21, 2024 23:02 PM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit brought by a pro-democracy activist which alleged spyware produced by an Israeli tech firm had been used to hack his phone. The Civil Court in Bangkok said Jatupat Boonpattararaksa had failed to provide sufficient proof...

Thailand's baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng now has an official song in 4 languages

Nov. 13, 2024 19:20 PM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there's now an official song featuring the internet's favorite baby animal — released in four languages for her global fans. The upbeat 50-second song “Moodeng Moodeng," available...

Chinese police say driver in car attack was unhappy over divorce settlement

Nov. 12, 2024 06:46 AM EST
BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese police say driver in car attack was unhappy over divorce settlement.

Court drops all charges against a Thai woman in a 2015 bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20

Nov. 07, 2024 02:18 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted a Thai woman who had been charged with involvement in a 2015 bombing at a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured 120. Wanna Suansan was one of three people apprehended out of 17 suspects who authorities said were...

A Thai court drops a case over the deaths of Muslim protesters in 2004

Oct. 28, 2024 06:20 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in southern Thailand on Monday dropped a case against former state security personnel and officials over the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters in 2004, saying none of the suspects had been apprehended. Families of the victims of what is known as the Tak Bai...

Central Thailand braces for inundation as rain stops in flooded Chiang Mai

Oct. 06, 2024 16:32 PM EDT

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Several provinces in central Thailand braced for floods Sunday after the Irrigation Department announced it was releasing water from a major dam after weeks of frequent heavy rain. The rain stopped in the northern city of Chiang Mai, but many people,...

Floods inundate Thailand's northern tourist city of Chiang Mai

Oct. 05, 2024 07:32 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Chiang Mai, Thailand's northern city popular with tourists, was inundated by widespread flooding Saturday as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall. Authorities ordered some evacuations and said they were working to pump water out of...