Axe-Wielding Phuket Taxi Driver Arrested (Video)
PHUKET — A taxi driver was arrested Sunday for allegedly threatening another motorist with an axe in full view of foreign tourists at Phuket International Airport.
View ArticleSinging, Dancing Activists Chased Off by Pro-Junta Counter-Protesters (Video)
BANGKOK — Yesterday wasn’t the best day for pro-democracy activist Sirawith Seritiwat.
View ArticleDrunk Monkey Drinks Himself to Death (Video)
LOPBURI — A long-tailed macaque got an early start on the bad stuff yesterday morning went on a drunken bender that ended 24 hours later in death by alcohol poisoning.
View ArticleGun-Toting Man in Road Rage Video Definitely ‘Not a Cop,’ Cops Say
BANGKOK — Police said the man who identified himself as a police captain and threatened another motorist with what looked to be a gun Thursday morning was in fact not a cop.
View ArticleTaxi Driver Loses His License for 3 Months for Road Rage Attack (Video)
BANGKOK — A taxi driver who kicked and jumped on foreigner’s car before appearing to attempt to run him over in a viral video has had his license revoked for three months. Komsan Saejao was identified...
View ArticleSoldiers Arrest Activists For Handing Out Referendum Leaflets (Video)
BANGKOK — A group of activists opposed to the junta-backed constitution draft were arrested by soldiers in eastern metro Bangkok today as they campaigned against the charter.
View ArticleMachetes, Knives and Sticks Taken Up in Bangkok Street Fracas (Video)
SAMUT PRAKAN — Police are looking for a group of knife-wielding men who brawled in a road in southern metro Bangkok Friday evening.
View ArticleTourists Hurt in Floating Market Accident (Video)
SAMUT PRAKAN — More than 20 tourists fell into waist-deep water at a floating market Sunday when a wooden walkway collapsed.
View ArticlePlay, Learn, Be the Exhibit as Museum Goes Interactive at CentralWorld
BANGKOK — See jellyfish drawings come to life and swim in a giant virtual aquarium, roll a light ball to change its color and sound, learn about changing sea levels and take spectacular selfies at...
View ArticleA World of Dance, Music for 40 Days And Nights in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Canadian jazz musicians, Russian ballet dancers, Chinese acrobats and more performers from around the globe will converge in Bangkok for the International Festival of Dance & Music.
View ArticleSax Duo Brings Fresh Australian Jazz to Thailand
BANGKOK — In May two Australians set off on a quest to conquer Southeast Asia. Their only weapons: Saxophones and a love for music.
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‘Pentatonix’ A Cappella to Harmonize Bangkok
BANGKOK — Two Grammys, four albums and 10 million YouTube followers later, Pentatonix is ready to hum their a cappella hits in Bangkok for the first time this September.
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Broken Promises: BTS Still Off Limits to Disabled
BANGKOK — To ascend to BTS Mo Chit, one must first climb 45 steps. They might as well be a million for Manit Inpim, a wheelchair-bound activist who for years has fought for access to the popular rail...
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‘Sit Down!’ Video Captures Sinking of Chao Phraya Ferry (Video)
BANGKOK — A survivor of the fatal ferry accident that killed at least 27 passengers posted a video Tuesday afternoon of the moment the vessel foundered and started to sink.
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Civic-Minded German Fills Holes in Roads – and Hearts – of Buriram
Things were moving a little smoother in Buriram today thanks to a 76-year-old German man who showed his civic pride by joining volunteers for some road repair.
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Men Dressed as Soldiers Accused of Stealing 2M Baht (Video)
MUKDAHAN — Police on Monday were searching for thieves who allegedly disguised themselves as military personnel to steal 2 million baht from a man in Mukdahan province.
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Mourners Remain at Siriraj, Some Hope For Miracle (Photos)
BANGKOK — Hours after the death of His Majesty the King Bhumibol was announced Thursday evening, many despairing Thais remained at Siriraj Hospital to mourn.
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Bangkok, Famed Capital of Free-Wheeling Fun, Goes Dark Indefinitely (Photos)
BANGKOK — In Bangkok's red light district Soi Cowboy, 7pm is usually the beginning of a long, neon night of music and enticement. But on Thursday’s historical night of Oct. 13, it was the end.
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Police Look For Motorist Vowing to Shoot Those Who Defame King
BANGKOK — Police on Thursday were looking for an armed man who filmed himself driving around southwest metro Bangkok alternately crying and threatening to kill anyone caught defaming His Majesty the...
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Roach-Stuffed Sausage Surprises Student
LAMPANG — A 20-year-old student in Lampang province was shocked when she began preparing her 40-baht Vietnamese pork sausage breakfast Sunday and found an unlisted ingredient – an entire colony of...
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