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It’s Still Bangkok: Thailand Quells Talk of Name Change

No, English speakers and others using the Roman alphabet aren't going to have to start...

Thai Riverside Restaurant Finds Silver Lining in Floods

A flood-hit riverside restaurant in Thailand has become an unlikely dining hotspot after fun-loving foodies...

Idled Thai Taxis Go Green with Mini-Gardens on Car Roofs

Taxi fleets in Thailand are giving new meaning to the term “rooftop garden,” as they...

Religious Artifacts Returned to Thailand After Decades

Two stolen hand-carved religious artifacts, sandstone lintels dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries,...

Actress Charged for Catching Giant Clams

Lee Yeol-eum caught the three giant shellfish in a Thai national marine park.

Rescue Mission Saves All 12 Boys and Soccer Coach From Thai Cave

The "Wild Boars" soccer team had been trapped in the flooded cave for more than...

Official: 4 More Boys Brought Out Of Flooded Thai Cave

Teams of divers brought out four of the boys but waited several hours before confirming...

Thais Fight Water and Oxygen Levels in Cave as Diver Dies

The rescuers trying to help a youth soccer team stranded in a Thai cave suffered...

Is This ‘Beware of Billionaire’ Hunters Sign Real? An image was digitally created after a construction tycoon was arrested for hunting in a...

Did Delta Force Operators Raid an ‘Obama Stronghold’ in Thailand?

Reports of a Christmas Day raid originated with a conspiracy theory web site and are...

Warning Issued by Thailand About HIV in Canned Food?

Age-old rumors about viral contamination of food evolved into a claim that HIV is present...

Fetuses Found in Chinese Restaurant Freezers?

An old urban legend about Chinese food made from aborted fetuses or unwanted babies resurfaced,...