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Fire Breaks Out in CentralWorld Restaurant
BANGKOK — A fire broke out at noon on Saturday at a restaurant in CentralWorld, sending smoke pouring into the interior of the mall.
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German Students Die in Motorcycle Accident on Samui
SAMUI — Two German students were killed in a road accident on Koh Samui on Sunday night when their motorcycle crashed into a vehicle driven by Russian tourist.
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Sheriff: 2 Bodies Pulled from California River Gorge
FRESNO, California — A recovery team using a helicopter and a winch on Friday dragged a car from the middle of a dangerous California river where it had been stranded for more than a month and freed...
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Water Damage Rising: Flood Insurance Around the World
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The catastrophic flooding unleashed on Texas by Harvey was unprecedented. Elsewhere in the world, from Bangkok to Bucharest, flooding associated with wild weather is a...
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Man Found Hanging From Tree on Srinagarindra Road Median
BANGKOK — The body of a man was found hanging from a tree in middle of a road median early Monday morning in Suan Luang district.
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Wood House Fire Fuels Large Column of Smoke
BANGKOK — A fire in north of Bangkok is sending up a large column of smoke Tuesday morning. A wooden house is burning in the Baan Pak Rot Fai neighborhood located on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in the...
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Python Swallows Pet Cat in Pathum Thani Home
PATHUM THANI — A hungry python slithered into a home in northern metropolitan Bangkok and swallowed a pet cat whole Wednesday.
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2 Security Personnel Killed, 26 Hurt by Bombs in Yala
YALA — A soldier and a policeman were killed and 26 other people wounded by two bombs believed to have been set off by Muslim separatists in southern Thailand on Thursday, police said. Capt....
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Tropical Storm Inundates Thailand, Kills 2 So Far (Photos, Videos)
PRACHINBURI — At least two deaths have been blamed on a tropical storm that has flooded several provinces in the north, northeast and central regions since Friday.
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Concerned Man Points Out Perilous Pothole in Pattaya Road (Photos)
PATTAYA — Officials said they would refill a large pothole Tuesday after a concerned farang pointed out it remained a road hazard.
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Roadside Bomb Kills 4, Injures 6 in Pattani
PATTANI — Four rangers were killed during a Friday morning patrol when a bomb went off in a Pattani province road.
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Monkey See, Monkey Steal: Macaque Rolls Blind Grandma For Her Coconuts
CHUMPHON — A macaque named after one of Thailand’s most marketable faces and the human companion he allegedly teamed up with for a massive coconuts heist was still on the lam Tuesday.
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Bangkok Literally Sinking in Sex as Brothels Steal Groundwater
BANGKOK — So much water is used for sex in Bangkok’s brothels that it is contributing to the gradual sinking of Bangkok, officials have warned.
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Taiwanese Customers Shut Inside Siam Square Salon For Not Paying
BANGKOK — It took two diplomats, an online culture lesson and a stuffed animal to smooth a Pacific Rim feud that flared up between two Taiwanese women the Bangkok salon owner they refused to pay.
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Phuket Denies Lifeguard Shortage is Killing Tourists
PHUKET — A senior official on Phuket said Monday the loss of the island’s regular lifeguards was not to blame for the drowning of a Russian tourist at Karon Beach, where seven others had to be rescued...
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Rescuers Unable to Free Elephant Swept Into Creek by Flash Flood
Update: The elephant was rescued Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports. She was being taken to an elephant hospital in Lampang province for treatment before being freed back into the wild....
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Storm Warning For Bangkok as Flood Crisis Deepens in Provinces, 7 Dead
BANGKOK — Bangkok is warned to expect more heavy rain Monday while flooding continues in 18 provinces, where seven people have already been killed. Though less reported in the media, the flood...
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Flooded Provinces Shield Bangkok From Calamity at Sensitive Time
BANGKOK — Water levels remained critical in three flooded regions Wednesday as the prime minister thanked flooded provinces in the central region for their sacrifice. With the capital safe from...
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Army Captain Charged With Missing Daughter’s Murder
SISAKET — A family finally has closure after searching three months for their daughter and hope for justice as an army captain was charged with her murder Monday.
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Dike Repaired as Prayuth Arrives in Flooded Khon Kaen
BANGKOK — Just a few hours before Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha touched down to survey flood-devastated Khon Kaen this afternoon, local officials repaired a key retaining wall that had been broken...
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