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Wave of Attacks Kills 3 as Cabinet Delegation Arrives in Deep South

PATTANI — A number of attacks were reportedly carried out in three southern provinces Wednesday night as members of the interim cabinet members arrived for peace talks.

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Regime’s Southern Overtures Met With 19 Attacks, 3 Deaths

PATTANI — Jittraporn Banjong was working in front of the checkout counter when two men with covered faces entered the 7-Eleven where she worked. They fired a gunshot and told everyone to get down...

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Fire in Bangkok’s Bang Rak Injures 1 Woman

BANGKOK — A woman was being treated for burns after a fire broke out Friday afternoon near the Russian Embassy in Bangkok. Col. Nakorn Thongpanich of Bangrak police said the fire began at about 4pm,...

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Enraged Driver Punches, Forces Motorcyclist to Prostrate at Luxury Car

BANGKOK — Footage spread Sunday of a driver who was caught on video raging and subsequently punching a motorcyclist who lightly shoved his vehicle, after the man allegedly tried to escape, before...

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Brawl Breaks Out at Kasikornbank Branch Over Commemorative Bills

Chaos erupted Wednesday at a Kasikornbank branch when a woman cut in front of a group of younger people in a long queue to purchase new commemorative banknotes.

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Drunk Monk Disrobed For Public Tantrum

A monk was disrobed Monday after he got drunk on moonshine and yelled at a number of farangs waiting at a bus station.

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Overcrowded Loy Krathong Pier Sinks in Saraburi

SARABURI — A riverside pier north of Bangkok in Saraburi province sank Monday night under the weight of Loy Krathong festival-goers.

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Chinese Tourist Dies After Going on Rampage

Police detained a number of people Wednesday for allegedly beating a belligerent and possibly disturbed Chinese man to death in the Huai Khwang district.

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Thai Worker Reported Missing in Tokyo

BANGKOK — Friends and family of a missing Thai expat in Tokyo were pleading for information Thursday about his whereabouts, three days after he went missing.

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Fire Breaks Out at Thong Lor Korean Restaurant

BANGKOK — A fire broke out late Friday afternoon at a Korean restaurant in Soi Thong Lor 2. No injuries were reported.

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‘We Have to Own Up to That’ Boy Wins Praise Online (Video)

SAMUT PRAKAN — A routine road accident provoked a discussion about driver responsibility Sunday night after dashcam footage of the accident went viral for a young passenger’s insistence his parents...

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Homeless Man Addresses Soldiers From Atop Chedi

An emotionally disturbed man scaled a chedi at a temple in the capital’s old quarter Monday evening before police managed to talk him down.

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Death Toll Rises to 18 Retirees on Holiday Bus

UTTARADIT — Casualties rose Wednesday to 18 killed and 20 injured after a bus plunged off a cliff yesterday in Uttaradit province.

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Sulfuric Acid Vapor Cloud Sends 30 to Hospital

PRACHINBURI — More than 30 residents of Prachinburi’s Si Maha Phot district were hospitalized Thursday night by a factory chemical spill.

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Man Falls from Siam Paragon Escalator, Critically Injured

BANGKOK — A 44-year-old man fell from an escalator to the basement-level floor of the Siam Paragon shopping mall Friday night. At about 8:40pm Friday, Samret Sangteerapeetikul fell from the third...

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Man Dies After Jumping From Siam Paragon Escalator

BANGKOK — A man who fell from an escalator to the ground floor of the Siam Paragon shopping mall Friday night died of his injuries after being rushed to the hospital.

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16 Tourists Injured in Samui Bus Crash

SAMUI — Sixteen tourists from China were injured Sunday night when their bus overturned on the popular island of Samui, police said.

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Police, Netizens Hunt For Lost Elder Wand

BANGKOK — A week or so ago, when Natdanai Asavaruks went to go see the latest movie set in the Harry Potter universe, he brought along a prized possession – his Elder Wand.

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Flaming Truck Circles Roundabout, Driver Unhurt

BANGKOK — A Toyota truck burst into flames as it circled a roundabout Wednesday evening in northern Bangkok.

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Flash Floods Kill 11 in South, Heavy Rain to Continue

BANGKOK — Flash floods in the south of Thailand have killed 11 people in recent days, disaster officials said, with rain continuing to fall Monday.

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