World Mar 30 Aid group describes unfolding crisis in Southeast Asia after deadly earthquake By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic
World Oct 01 School bus catches fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving 20 dead, officials say Officials and rescuers say a school bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving more than 20 feared dead. By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press
World Jul 17 Traces of cyanide found in the blood of Vietnamese and Americans found dead in a Bangkok hotel Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests at a luxury hotel in central Bangkok and one of them is believed to have poisoned the others over a bad investment, authorities said. By Jintamas Saksornchai, Napat Kongsawad, Associated Press
World Jul 18 Thai police use tear gas against anti-government protesters Thai police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons Sunday to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters who held a rally in Bangkok despite coronavirus restrictions banning gatherings of more than five people. By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul, Associated Press
World Oct 15 Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest Thailand's government declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital on Thursday, a day after a student-led protest against the country's traditional establishment saw an extraordinary moment in which demonstrators heckled a royal motorcade. By Grant Peck, Chris Blake, Associated Press
Aug 14 Thai student rallies continue despite activist’s arrest By Jerry Harmer, Associated Press Hundreds of students gathered at Chulalongkorn University in central Bangkok to hear speeches calling for a new constitution and for the government to resign. Continue reading
Jun 01 World’s reaction to U.S. protests weaves solidarity and calls to change By Associated Press Many people around the world have watched with growing unease at the civil unrest in the U.S. after the latest in a series of police killings of black men and women. Continue reading
Nov 17 US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea. Continue reading
Feb 16 Photo: In Thailand, police surround a Buddhist temple By News Desk A woman trying to take her children to school is refused passage due to a police blockade in front of Wat Dhammakaya temple just north of Bangkok on February 16, 2017. Soldiers and police surrounded the Buddhist temple on Bangkok's… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Bangkok bomber suspect caught on video By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, authorities in Thailand have pinpointed images of a man suspected of the Bangkok bombing. Also, the EPA formally proposed cutting methane emissions from oil and gas production for the first time. Continue watching