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Thai forensic officers carry out collected evidence from Phramongkutklao Hospital, a military-owned hospital that is also open to civilians, in Bangkok after a bomb wounded more than 20 people, in Bangkok Monday, May 22, 2017. The deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police said investigators found traces of batteries and wires at the scene Monday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai PM condemns hospital bombing as security boosted

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA - Associated Press

People gather in front of the entrance of Phramongkutklao Hospital, a military-owned hospital that is also open to civilians, in Bangkok after a bomb wounded more than 20 people, in Bangkok Monday, May 22, 2017. The deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police said investigators found traces of batteries and wires at the scene Monday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Bomb at Thai hospital wounds 25 people

By Kaweewit Kaewjinda - Associated Press

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will meet with President Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 3. (Associated Press/File)

Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thai leader, buoyed by Trump invitation

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

In this April 7, 2017 photo, people eat noodles at a street food shop during their lunch on Thonglor road in Bangkok, Thailand. Officials see street food as an illegal nuisance and have warned hawkers in Thonglor to clear out by April 17. Efforts by authorities in military-ruled Thailand to impose order on the chaotic capital city have a fresh target: cheap and tasty pad thai. The latest crackdown by Bangkok city officials is going after the vendors whose carts selling everything from Thailand’s signature noodles to spicy tom yum goong soup have become institutions on the capital’s hot and humid sidewalks. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Bangkok’s sidewalks get less spicy as food carts removed

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA - Associated Press

In this Friday, March 3, 2017 photo, the female green green turtle nicknamed &quot;Bank&quot; swims in a pool at Sea Turtle Conservation Center n Chonburi Province, Thailand. Veterinarians operated Monday, March 6, 2017, on &quot;Bank,&quot; removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Surgeons remove 915 coins swallowed by Thai sea turtle

By JERRY HARMER - Associated Press

Adm. Harry B. Harris, the head of U.S. Pacific Command, will be the highest-ranking U.S. officer to visit Thailand since a 2014 military coup. (Associated Press)

Harry Harris visit to Thailand shows sign of new Trump approach

By Richard C. Ehrlich — Special To The Washington Times

Thais hold portraits of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital where the king is being treated in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. Thais chanted prayers Wednesday as the country's stock market and currency tumbled and the prime minister canceled an overseas trip amid concerns about long-ailing King Adulyadej's health. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand’s tourism likely to weather king’s mourning period

By TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

Thais hold portraits of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital where the king is being treated in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. Thais chanted prayers Wednesday as the country's stock market and currency tumbled and the prime minister canceled an overseas trip amid concerns about long-ailing King Adulyadej's health. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand’s tourism likely to weather king’s mourning period

By TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

In this Aug. 4, 2006, file photo,Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej holds a camera as he waves while leaving Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Thailand's Royal Palace said on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, that Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 88. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand dies at 88, was soft-spoken anchor for 70 years

By Denis D. Gray and Todd Pitman - Associated Press

In this Sept. 30, 2016 photo, Miyu Nakajima, left, and Nina Arakawa, right, pet a snake at Tokyo’s Snake Center, in Tokyo. Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, the concept has moved well beyond felines. At Tokyo’s Snake Center, visitors pay 1,100 yen (about $11) for a cup of coffee and a slithery friend to wind around their arm; a plate of curry bread snacks or a really big snake costs extra. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A bit wild: Asian animal cafes go from mere cats to meerkats

By MARTHA MENDOZA and NATNICHA CHUWIRUCH - Associated Press

White supremacists once again can easily access Stormfront.org, the internet's oldest-operating hate site, after its sudden disappearance last month. (Associated Press/File)

Roger Thomas Clark, Silk Road suspect, defies extradition efforts 10 months after arrest

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, photo, the injured are helped after a bomb blast in the southern resort city of Hua Hin, 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of Bangkok, Thailand. Police are investigating a series of bomb blasts in Hua Hin and other cities in Thailand. (Daily News via AP)

Bombings in Thailand target tourist cities, killing 4 people

By Jerry Harmer and Todd Pitman - Associated Press

Authorities direct traffic after explosions occurred overnight and Friday morning in the tourist city of Hua Hin, Thailand on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. The city is home to a swath of beachfront resorts as well as a royal palace. A wave of coordinated explosions rattled multiple cities across southern Thailand, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more, police said Friday. (AP Photo/Penny Yi Wang)

Thailand bombs unnerve tourists and sap industry confidence

By Penny Wang and Martha Mendoza - Associated Press

The government of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says it must monitor and censor the Internet to stop illegal online activity — not just political criticism, including sites and networks used by thieves, counterfeiters, human smugglers and black marketeers dealing in weapons and drugs. (Associated Press)

‘Facebook 8’ case shows Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thai leaders replicating Great Firewall of China

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is invited to join a May summit in the Russian city of Sochi between the Kremlin and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), whose other members are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. (Associated Press)

Russia boosts Prayuth Chan-ocha’s military in Thailand as U.S. steps aside after coup

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the former general who took power in a military coup nearly two years ago and shows no signs of preparing to step aside. He will meet with President Obama at a summit of Southeast Asian leaders this week. (Associated Press)

Prayuth Chan-ocha’s push for new constitution tests Thailand’s relations with U.S.

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Washington's overtures to Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha may be a hedge against Chinese ambitions in the Pacific region. (Associated Press)

Obama takes heat for inviting Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand coup leader, to summit

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Using its giant economy as a draw, Beijing has both courted and intimidated the smaller nations on its periphery. China has advanced aggressive territorial claims in the battle to control the vital shipping lanes of the South China Sea, but Chinese President Xi Jinping also has reached out to leaders in Southeast Asia. (Associated Press)

China-Thailand joint military exercise shows longtime U.S. ally Bangkok hedging its bets

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Top tennis players, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, left, and Rafael Nadal of Spain, hold garland to offer for Phra Phrom, the Thai interpretation of the Hindu god Brahma, at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. Thailand is making special efforts to promote tourism after the Aug. 17 bombing at the shrine. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Djokovic and Nadal mix tennis with politics on Thailand trip

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press