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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 6

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 4

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 5

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 2

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 3

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit Passed Away - Bangkok

People mourn for Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25, 2025. Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit passed away on Friday at the age of 93, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit Passed Away - Bangkok

A woman mourns for Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25, 2025. Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit passed away on Friday at the age of 93, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit Passed Away - Bangkok

People mourn for Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25, 2025. Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit passed away on Friday at the age of 93, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit Passed Away - Bangkok

People mourn for Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25, 2025. Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit passed away on Friday at the age of 93, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit Passed Away - Bangkok

People mourn for Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25, 2025. Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit passed away on Friday at the age of 93, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Thai PM joins new party ahead of general election

STORY: Thai PM joins new party ahead of general election DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the party's general assembly STORYLINE: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday officially joined the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party (United Thai Nation Party) to run for this year's general election. At the party's general assembly held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Prayut was nominated as the party's candidate for prime minister. "While in office, I know the problems that holding Thailand back. If I have another chance, I will put greater effort solving those problems," Prayut said at the event. The Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, founded in March 2021, is led by Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, current secretary-general to the prime minister. According to Thailand's election law, election candidates must have been in a party for at least 90 days from the date of election. If the House of Representatives finishes its term on March 2

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Thais gather to mark king's 60 years on the throne

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, accompanied by Queen Sirikit, waves to well-wishers at the Royal Palace in Bangkok on June 9 on the 60th anniversary of his reign.

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Prince Akishino, family meet Thai King

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prince Akishino (2nd from R), his wife Princess Kiko (3rd from R) and their two children meet Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej (L) and Queen Sirikit in Hua Hin during a private tour of Thailand that began Aug. 7.

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Thailand to issue highest denominated bank notes

BANGKOK, Thailand - A Thai central bank official shows April 20 a specimen of a 500,000 baht ($13,157) bank note to be issued in commemoration of the golden wedding anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit on April 28. The bill may be the highest denomination note in the world, the bank said. The United States issued $10,000 notes from 1945 to 1969.

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Prince Akishino meets King Bhumibol

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prince Akishino (L) and his wife Princess Kiko (R) meet Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit at the Royal Detached Palace in Hua Hin, a coastal resort 125 kilometers southwest of Bangkok, on July 5. (Pool photo)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-APEC-ECONOMIC LEADERS-MEETING

(221118) -- BANGKOK, Nov. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 18, 2022 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center shows a view of downtown Bangkok, Thailand. Leaders of the APEC economies met here on Friday to discuss ways to promote sustainable development and facilitate trade and investment. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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Thais gather to mark king's 60 years on the throne

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, accompanied by Queen Sirikit, waves to well-wishers at the Royal Palace in Bangkok on June 9 on the 60th anniversary of his reign. (Kyodo)

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Prince Akishino, family meet Thai King

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prince Akishino (2nd from R), his wife Princess Kiko (3rd from R) and their two children meet Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej (L) and Queen Sirikit in Hua Hin during a private tour of Thailand that began Aug. 7. (Kyodo)

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Thailand to issue highest denominated bank notes

BANGKOK, Thailand - A Thai central bank official shows April 20 a specimen of a 500,000 baht ($13,157) bank note to be issued in commemoration of the golden wedding anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit on April 28. The bill may be the highest denomination note in the world, the bank said. The United States issued $10,000 notes from 1945 to 1969.

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Prince Akishino meets King Bhumibol

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prince Akishino (L) and his wife Princess Kiko (R) meet Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit at the Royal Detached Palace in Hua Hin, a coastal resort 125 kilometers southwest of Bangkok, on July 5.