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Manhattan April 19, 2024 9:19 am

Inaugural ‘Thai-Fest' comes to Manhattan this weekend — and we're already salivating

A new annual festival starts in Manhattan this weekend — and it sounds delicious. The inaugural Thai Fest is set for Saturday, April 20 on Sixth Avenue, between 29th and 30th streets, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Score free tickets here. Organizers of Thai Fest, a sister brand of the renowned Dragon Fest, pledge the yearly event will bring…

Visitors evacuate from a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Hundreds of shoppers fled the major shopping mall in the center of the Thai capital Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon after what sounded like gunshots were heard inside. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand October 3, 2023 12:13 pm

Shooting at a major Bangkok shopping mall kills at least 2 and a suspect is in custody

Authorities in Thailand’s capital say at least two people were killed when a shooter opened fire in a major shopping mall in the center of Bangkok.

Forensic officers and a rescue worker arrive at a house where a woman and her two sons were killed and her husband was found severely injured, in Samut Prakan province on Aug. 28, 2023.

Thailand August 30, 2023 3:58 am

Man kills wife and sons before trying to take his own life after falling prey to online scam in Thailand

At least 11 people are suspected to be involved with a loan scam that allegedly drove a man to kill his wife and two young boys before trying to take his own life in their family home, Thai police said Wednesday.

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets supporters on his arrival at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023.

Thailand August 22, 2023 4:02 am

Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Thaksin jailed after years in self-exile

Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra entered prison to begin serving an 8-year sentence Tuesday, hours after returning to the country after years of self-imposed exile.

A Thai police officer escorts Spanish Daniel Sancho Bronchalo on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon from Koh Phagnan island to Koh Samui Island court, southern Thailand, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Sancho, the son of two Spanish film stars, has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murdering and dismembering Edwin Arrieta Arteaga on a tourist island, police said. Sancho was taken from Koh Phagnan, where the remains of the Colombian surgeon were found, to another island, Samui, where he is being held, Surat Thani provincial police commander Saranyu Chamnanrat said Tuesday.

Thailand August 8, 2023 11:42 am

Son of Spanish actors arrested after murdering, dismembering man in Thailand

Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, the son of two Spanish actors, has been arrested after confessing to murdering a Colombian surgeon, police confirmed.

BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 24: Weeds grow in a railroad track on May 24, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

Thailand August 4, 2023 5:00 am

Thailand train collision with pickup truck kills 8 people and injures 4, authorities say

Eight people were killed when a freight train struck a pickup truck crossing the tracks in an eastern province of Thailand.

A fireman sprays water after an explosion occured at a firework warehouse in Narathiwat province southern Thailand, Saturday, July 29, 2023.

World news July 30, 2023 5:35 am

A large explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Thailand kills at least 10 people and wounds over 100

The Narathiwat province’s Public Relations Department also said that at least 118 people were hurt, and that residents of more than 200 households were affected.