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US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» TALUSTUSAN, Philippines: The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt.
Murderers on the roads
News, Published on 14/04/2019
» It has been over a month since a two-year-old boy suffered head injuries, a broken leg and a broken arm. He still does not realise that his whole family -- both parents and five-month-old brother -- are gone forever.
Mysterious death hints at foul play
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 12/08/2018
» Last month, the body of a 21-year-old woman was found in the passenger seat of a car that had crashed into a tree at 2am, in Nong Bua Lamphu province, but the driver was nowhere to be found.
No justice for miracle man
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/07/2018
» In late May, local news was flooded with stories about a man who miraculously survived after a 46-tonne cargo container toppled off an 18-wheeler truck and crushed his Toyota Fortuner, flattening the vehicle while he was still inside.
Carnage: An analysis of Thailand's road safety
Spectrum, Published on 03/06/2018
» Every 22 minutes, a human being dies on Thailand's roads. At 24,000 deaths a year -- the equivalent of a small city -- traffic ends more lives prematurely in this country than strokes, Aids, any single kind of cancer, pneumonia, or diabetes.
Rebuilding ruined lives
Spectrum, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 03/06/2018
» Drunk driving remains a serious epidemic throughout Thailand, but the stories behind those who are affected from such atrocities shed light on the drastic impact it has on numerous lives.
Robot concierge a novelty at Italian hotel
Associated Press, Published on 02/04/2018
» PESCHIERA DEL GARDA, Italy: Robby Pepper can answer questions in Italian, English and German. Billed as Italy's first robot concierge, the humanoid will be deployed all season at a hotel on the popular Lake Garda to help relieve the desk staff of simple, repetitive questions.
Answers sought for slow US rescue
Spectrum, Published on 10/09/2017
» After Pakkapol "Golf" Chairattanasongporn, 28, got his bachelor's degree in engineering at one of Thailand's top universities, he became the hope of his family. He landed a good job at a Japanese company, where he worked for two years before deciding to further his education.
Turmoil in Virginia touches a nerve across US
Associated Press, Published on 15/08/2017
» CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia -- A Virginia college town was rocked over the weekend by violent clashes between white nationalists and hundreds of counter protesters.
Bordering on a bootleg crisis
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 18/06/2017
» On a day of heavy downpour, Rapiphat was starting his morning by cleaning the front of his one-storey shophouse that sells construction equipment in Trat province. Afterwards, while sipping coffee at the kitchen table, he spotted a truck hurtling along the road coming from the Cambodian border towards Trat town at high speed. That's when his otherwise normal morning took a turn.