Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead

Associated Press 03/29/2025

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the initial death toll — above 140…

7.7 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar – USGS

Agence France Presse 03/28/2025

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, buckling roads in the capital Naypyidaw and with tremors felt in China and Thailand. The tremor’s epicentre…

Thailand: Man faces lawsuit for throwing puppy into the sea

The Nation/Asia News Network 02/11/2025

BANGKOK — The Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WDT) has filed a lawsuit against a Thai man who allegedly cruelly threw a stray puppy into the sea, vowing to seek justice despite the man’s subsequent apology. The video clip…

Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close

Agence France Presse 01/25/2025

BANGKOK, Thailand — Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials also announced free public transport for a week…

Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status

Associated Press 01/24/2025

BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand made Thursday a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples. The enactment of…

Jimmy Paypa guns for a bounce-back win in Thailand this Saturday

Glendale G. Rosal 01/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Two months after his defeat, Jimmy Paypa aims to reignite his boxing career by facing Thai Chinathip Thawiphun on January 25 in Bangkok, Thailand, for the Asian Boxing Federation (ABF) welterweight title. Paypa’s most recent…

PFF prexy calls on Filipinos in Bangkok to support PMNFT

Glendale G. Rosal 12/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Philippine Football Federation (PFF) President John Gutierrez is calling on the Filipino community in Bangkok to rally behind the Philippine Men’s National Football Team (PMNFT) as they prepare to face Thailand in the…

PMNFT shocks Thailand in historic 2-1 victory

Glendale G. Rosal 12/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippines rewrote football history on Friday night, December 27, ending a 52-year drought against the formidable “War Elephants” of Thailand with a thrilling 2-1 victory in the first leg of the ASEAN…

Philippines to host Thailand in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup semifinals

Glendale G. Rosal 12/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Philippine Men’s National Football Team (PMNFT) aims to rewrite history and overcome its struggles against Thailand as they host the first leg of the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 semifinals on Friday, December…

4 foreigners, 3 Thais arrested for making sex videos

The Nation/Asia News Network 12/12/2024

BANGKOK – The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) has arrested four foreigners and three Thais for making video clips of sex acts to distribute on online networks. The ATPD, which is under the Central Investigation Bureau, had learned…

Warnings issued after Thai singer dies in neck-twisting massage

The Nation/Asia News Network 12/11/2024

According to a Nation TV report, a singer identified as Phing Chyada described her symptoms since receiving the massage, which included neck twisting, in November as getting progressively worse. Chyada underwent the massage to relieve her shoulder pain.…

Alleged Thai cyanide serial killer sentenced to death

Agence France Presse 11/21/2024

A Thai woman believed to be among the worst serial killers in the kingdom’s history was convicted and sentenced to death Wednesday for poisoning a friend with cyanide, in the first of her 14 murder trials. Sararat…

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