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Thai officials search for radioactive cylinder from plant
BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities in Thailand expanded their search Wednesday for a metal cylinder with radioactive contents that has gone missing from a power plant, warning the public that it poses a danger to health. The 30-centimeter- (12-inch-) long...
Russian sex guru, follower blame US for continued detention
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — A Russian sex guru and his followers, one of whom claims to have evidence of Moscow's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were acquitted Tuesday by a court in Thailand on charges of violating labor laws but...
Japanese man given custody of 13 surrogate kids
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Tuesday granted legal custody of 13 babies carried by surrogate mothers to a secretive Japanese millionaire who is their biological father, reviving a bizarre tale that captured tabloid headlines four years ago, but...
Thais arrest alleged Russian cybercrime market operator
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand announced Friday they have arrested a Russian national accused by U.S. authorities of running an online cybercrime marketplace where everything from stolen credit card information to hardware for compromising ATM...
Tattoos lead Thai police to arrest Japanese gang member
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police said they have arrested a 74-year-old fugitive Japanese gang member who was recognized when photos of his full-body tattoos were circulated online. A police statement said Shigeharu Shirai was arrested Wednesday in a...
UN Report: Access to energy crucial for escaping poverty
BANGKOK (AP) — A United Nations report says the world's least developed countries need access to electricity if they are to break out of poverty. The report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development released Wednesday urges wealthy nations...
Myanmar treatment of Rohingya called apartheid in new report
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar has subjected Rohingya Muslims to long-term discrimination and persecution that amounts to "dehumanizing apartheid," Amnesty International said Tuesday in a report that raises questions about what those who have fled a...
Thai husband kills baby, self on Facebook Live
BANGKOK (AP) — A man in Thailand upset with his wife hanged their 11-month-old daughter on Facebook Live and then killed himself, police said. Police Col. Jirasak Siemsak said officers found the bodies of 20-year-old Wuttisan Wongtalay and the...
Thailand hands out prenatal vitamins for Valentine's Day
BANGKOK (AP) — Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Thai government is handing out pills it calls "very magical vitamins" to prospective mothers to boost the country's falling birthrate. Government employees took to the streets of Bangkok on...