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Thailand’s king puts key army units under palace authority

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Thai Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, announcing changes in the country's marijuana policies, said, "In the near future, families will be able to plant it in their back gardens like any other herb." (Associated Press/File)

Thailand to grow marijuana industry, allow plants in gardens

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

FILE- In this Monday, May 30, 2016, file photo, wildlife officials begin removing some of the 147 tigers held at a &quot;Tiger Temple&quot; following accusations that the monks were involved in illegal breeding and trafficking of the animals in Saiyok district in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. On Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, wildlife officials said more than half of the tigers rescued from the temple have died due to poor health from weakened genetic traits as a result of inbreeding. (AP Photo, File)

Half of the 147 tigers rescued from Thai temple have died

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press

In this Jan. 15, 2018, file photo, Pope Francis holds a photo of U.S. photographer Joseph Roger O'Donnell of child victims of Nagasaki bombing, aboard his flight to Santiago, Chile. The Vatican said Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, Pope Francis will visit Thailand and Japan on Nov. 19-26. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Pope Francis to visit Thailand, Japan in November

By Nannapat Purod - Associated Press

In this Aug. 27, 2019, photo, ST. Mary's School Vice Principal Sister Ana Rosa Sivori, right, talks to students during a lunch break at the girls' school in Udon Thani, about 570 kilometers (355 miles) northeast of Bangkok, Thailand. Sister Ana Rosa Sivori, originally from Buenos Aires in Argentina, shares a great-grandfather with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who, six years ago, became Pope Francis. So, she and the pontiff are second cousins. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Pope’s visit to Thailand will also be a family reunion

By JERRY HARMER and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2015, file photo, Catholics offer prayers at an early morning Mass to pay respect to the victims of the atomic bombing at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan. The Vatican said Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, Pope Francis will visit Thailand and Japan on Nov. 19-26. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

The Latest: Nagasaki archbishop welcomes Francis’ visit

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FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2019, file photo, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha walks to a cabinet meeting at the Government House of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand. Prayuth omitted a sentence in the oath of office when he led his Cabinet in the oath in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn on July 16, and Thailand's ombudsman ruled Tuesday that it will refer the matter to the Constitutional Court to decide whether the government was legally installed. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

Prayuth Chan-ocha skipped Thailand constitution loyalty pledge sparks lawsuit

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Thai Cabinet minister denies drug conviction report

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This undated photo provided by Phinnapha Phrueksaphan, wife of activist Porlajee Rakchongcharoen shows Porlajee, sitting on the road in Phetchaburi province. Thai law enforcement officials say they have found the remains of the ethnic Karen community activist who disappeared five years ago in suspicious circumstances. Porlajee was last seen in the custody of Kaeng Krachan National Park officials in western Thailand on April 17, 2014. (Phinnapha Phrueksaphan via AP)

Thai officials discover remains of missing Karen activist

By NANNAPAT PUROD - Associated Press

Myanmar nationals Wai Phyo, second left, and Zaw Lin, second right, are escorted by police officers at Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. The court has upheld the 2015 conviction of the two Myanmar migrants sentenced to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island in 2014. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai Court upholds death for 2 Burmese in British murders

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press

Ombudsman calls Thai PM’s incomplete oath unconstitutional

By GRANT PECK and PREEYAPA T. KHUNSONG - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, photo, Muslim villagers load the body of Abdulloh Esomuso on the truck to a cemetery in Pattani southern of Thailand. Esomuso was arrested July 20, 2019, on suspicion of being a separatist insurgent and found unconscious the next day in his cell at an army base in the deep south province of Pattani. He died on Sunday, Aug. 25, with his family and human rights groups seeking an investigation of whether his death was due to torture. (AP Photo)

Family of Thai Muslim who died in army custody seeks justice

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In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. photo, staff of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources deliver medicine through a feeding tube to Yamil the dugong at Phuket Marine Biological Center. (The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources via AP)

Young dugong dies in Thailand in blow for vulnerable species

By PITCHA DANGPRASITH - Associated Press

Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Phutthipong Punnakan, center, greets during a news conference to announce the launching of government run anti-fake news center in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Aug. 21. 2019. Phutthipong Punnakan said Wednesday the planned center's goal would be to fight all kinds of fake news, with a focus on misinformation concerning disasters and financial matters, each of which would be handled by its own department.(AP Photo/Pitcha Dangprasith)

Thailand to set up center to combat ‘fake news’

By PITCHA DANGPRASITH - Associated Press

In this July 24, 2019, photo, workers watch as a truck passes by stacks of shipping containers at a port in Yingkou in northeastern China's Liaoning Province. Authorities in China's rust-belt region are looking for support for its revival from Beijing's multibillion-dollar initiative to build ports, railways and other projects abroad. (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang)

China’s rust belt looks abroad as growth slows, tariffs bite

By OLIVIA ZHANG - Associated Press

Police last year arrested Boonchai Bach, who they said fueled much of Asia's illegal wildlife trade over the past decade. Mr. Boonchai is now a free man because a key prosecution witness changed his testimony on the stand. (Associated Press/File)

Thailand animal trafficking cases difficult to prosecute

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A sample of marijuana is placed on a table during a press conference at Thailand's Health Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The Health Ministry received its first batch of legal medical marijuana to be distributed in state-run hospitals. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand marijuana industry too slow to fill intense demand

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Alabama man accused of faking death pleads guilty to fraud

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FILE - In this April 14, 2019, file photo, Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Woods' appeal worldwide, particularly in Asia, remains stronger than ever after his 15th major title.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Tiger Woods has effect on Thai sports like few others

By AVERY YANG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 file photo, Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra waves to supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand. Serbian media say fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has received Serbian citizenship. State news agency Tanjug said Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 that the Serbian government granted her the citizenship “because it could be in the interest of Serbia.” (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, file)

Thailand’s fugitive ex-premier gets Serbian citizenship

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