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A major earthquake kills over 1,000 in Myanmar. Here's what we know

5:15am March 28, 2025

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed over 1,000 people near the epicenter in Myanmar. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed when a high-rise tower collapsed.

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Cyanide traces found in the blood of 6 Americans and Vietnamese who died in Bangkok

6:55am July 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Police say one killed the rest but did not say which of the six was the suspect. A husband and wife among the dead had invested with two of the others, suggesting that money could be a motive.

Firefighter Pinyo Pukpinyo holds a Burmese python. In 16 years of snake wrangling, he says he has been bitten more than 20 times but helping people desperate to get rid of snakes in their homes "makes me happy."

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When Snakes Slither Into Bangkok Homes, This Is The Wrangler Who Gets Rid Of Them

4:35pm November 20, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

When pythons, cobras and pit vipers show up, Pinyo Pukpinyo, a sergeant in Bangkok's fire department, is the expert who catches them. He's been bitten 20 times but says his work "makes me happy."

Nattapong Kaweeantawong, a third-generation owner of Wattana Panich, stirs the soup while his mother (left) helps serve and his wife (center) does other jobs at the restaurant. Nattapong or another family member must constantly stir the thick brew.

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Soup's On! And On! Thai Beef Noodle Brew Has Been Simmering For 45 Years

11:31am November 03, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

The giant pot of dark brew brimming with beef, spices and herbs sits near the sidewalk on a busy street in Bangkok, where it is constantly stirred by a member of the third-generation-owned restaurant.

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Thailand's Pollution Control Department declared air quality in the the Thai capital unhealthy, leading to the closure of 400 public schools through the end of the week.

Thai Officials Close Schools As Toxic Air Pollution Chokes Bangkok

9:02pm January 30, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Fine particulate matter floating through the murky haze that hangs over the city has reached harmful levels, leading the government to shutter more than 400 public schools.

Edible winged ants are placed atop a fish fillet at Insects in the Backyard, a high-end bug-based bistro in Bangkok.

It's Not Just A Bug, It's A Fine-Dining Feature At This Thailand Restaurant

2:45pm December 07, 2017

by Abbie Fentress Swanson

A high-end Bangkok bistro has devoted its entire menu to insects, hoping to entice intrepid eaters to try what's been called "the future of food." But will haute bug cuisine catch on in other places?

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Thai Activists Stage Pro-Democracy Rally In Defiance Of Junta

3:06pm September 19, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A few hundred activists from the New Democracy Movement marched through the streets of Bangkok calling for a restoration of elected government.

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Officials: 'Highly Unlikely' Bangkok Bombing Was Work Of Foreign Terrorists

7:33pm August 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Police say they've cleared a man who turned himself in after he was identified in a video leaving a backpack at the Erawan shrine moments before the explosion.

Thai soldiers inspect the scene after a bomb exploded Monday evening near the Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok.

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Deadly Explosion Rocks Thailand's Capital City

6:19pm August 20, 2015

At least one bomb exploded at an intersection near a shrine popular with tourists in the center of Bangkok, officials say. Multiple news reports put the number of people killed at more than a dozen.

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Police Circulate Sketch Of A Suspect After Fatal Blast In Bangkok

6:05pm August 19, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Thai police say the suspect's appearance suggests he could be from the Middle East or Europe. A spokesman says that investigators think there were two accomplices, according to Reuters.