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Makeup Store Apologizes for Sale Fiasco

BANGKOK — A downtown makeup store apologized Sunday after it came under fire for false advertising and poor service from some of the hundreds of people who queued for hours over the weekend.

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4 Tourists, 1 Guide Die in Ayutthaya Van Crash

AYUTTHAYA — Four foreign tourists and their Thai guide died Wednesday in a collision in Ayutthaya’s Bang Pa-in district.

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Officials Say Flood Recovery Underway as South Inundated Anew

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — Massive flooding which has ravaged dozens of provinces in recent weeks and killed at least 20 people is still affecting Isaan, while the south is drying out Thursday from a fresh...

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‘Mall Cop’ Student Seriously Injured in Collision

PATHUM THANI — A university student who gained fame for taking a summer job as a mall guard was in serious condition and breathing through a respirator Friday following a road accident in northern...

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Thanet Chimtoum, ‘90s Boyband Idol, 44

BANGKOK — A member of a ‘90s boy band died early Saturday morning onstage after suffering a heart attack during a concert.

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‘Octopus’ Ride Accident Injures 15 at Temple Fair

SAMUT PRAKAN — The owner of a temple fair carnival ride faces a charge of reckless endangerment after his spinning ride malfunctioned, injuring more than a dozen people.

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Foreigners Among 14 Killed in Sing Buri Van Crash: Police

SING BURI — A van which police said was carrying foreign workers crashed into a truck early Friday morning in Sing Buri, killing all 14 aboard.

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Cadet Wrote to Fellow Recruit Who Quit Due to Physical Demands

BANGKOK — A leaked letter from a military cadet who died a questionable death indicates that the physical demand at the school made at least another student quit.

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Blood Clots Found in Dead Cadet’s Organs, Family Demands Explanation

BANGKOK — The family of a dead military cadet held a press conference Sunday, demanding an explanation as to why forensic reports from Phramongkutklao Hospital indicated that organs returned by the...

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Zoo Sorry For ‘Unpreventable’ Death of Mahout by ‘Ong Bak’ Elephant

CHIANG MAI — Chiang Mai Zoo officials apologized to the family of an experienced mahout trampled/gored to death by an elephant that appeared in a martial arts blockbuster film, describing the incident...

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Dead Cadet’s Autopsy Results Due Tomorrow

BANGKOK  — Thursday will mark the deadline set by the Central Institute of Forensic Science to complete its autopsy of a cadet whose death at a military academy has become a national controversy and...

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Southern Flooding Claims First Victim (Video)

TRANG — A nurse driving to work early Friday morning died when a storm surge swept her car off a bridge and into a canal where she drowned.

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Epilepsy Blamed for Crash That Kills 2, Injures 15

PATTAYA — Two people were killed and 15 injured Monday morning after a black truck plowed through nearly a dozen motorbikes on Pattaya Tai Road.

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Provincial Airport Closed as Southern Flood Toll Rises

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — A southern provincial airport remained closed a second day Thursday as two more bodies were recovered from deadly floodwaters, bringing the death toll from the regional flooding...

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Falling Crane Severs Worker’s Leg (Video)

BANGKOK — Another day, another crane falls in Bangkok.

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Century-Old Shophouses Destroyed in Bangkok Old Town

BANGKOK — Residents in the old quarter of Bangkok had to flee their homes early Monday morning after a fire broke out and destroyed over a dozen historic shophouses.

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Both Parents Charged Over Line Group Toddler Rape

PHITSANULOK — Police said Monday said they now have in custody a mother and stepfather accused of sexually assaulting their toddler and selling the footage to a Line group they’ve traced to Bangkok.

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Thais Working in Korea Are Dying in Droves

SEOUL  — Dozens of Thai nationals have frozen to death in Korea in this year, pointing to a worrying trend, the Thai Embassy in Seoul disclosed Tuesday night.

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80-Meter Bridge Collapses After Barge Strike (Video)

NAKHON PATHOM — A barge pilot was hit with a minor fine Thursday morning after his vessel smashed into a bridge and made it collapse.

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Fire Burns Through Chiang Mai Temple Hours After New Year

CHIANG MAI — A fire broke out early Monday morning at a temple in Chiang Mai’s Chai Prakan district only an hour after the cross-year prayer. No injuries were reported.

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