MinnesoThai Street Food Festival returns to Twin Cities
Celebrate all things Thai Saturday in St. Louis Park at the MinnesoThai Street Food Festival. Penny and Bobby Bank visit WCCO to discuss all the fun.
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Celebrate all things Thai Saturday in St. Louis Park at the MinnesoThai Street Food Festival. Penny and Bobby Bank visit WCCO to discuss all the fun.
The earthquake death toll in Myanmar is rising fast as rescue and recovery efforts are hampered by badly damaged infrastructure.
It sent buildings in many areas toppling to the ground, buckled roads, caused bridges to collapse and burst a dam.
Decades of militant rule and ongoing conflict in Burma have sent nearly 20,000 Karen people to resettle in the Twin Cities since the early 2000s. It's conflict the four students were able to experience up close once again with a month-long trip to Southeast Asia.
The amendment to Thailand's civil laws would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to grant equal marriage rights to people of all genders.
Colombian prosecutors say three people have been jailed in the kidnapping and killing of a Hmong American comedian and activist who was found dead near Medellín after going out to meet a woman he reportedly met on social media.
Organizers say it's the largest Thai festival in the country and is a late celebration of the Thai New Year that took place in April. It's also a nod to Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
The Minnesota State Capitol will once again be the backdrop for this year's Songkran Festival. Sengsavanh Sihalath and Butaka Lerdwutirong visited WCCO News Studios to give us a preview.
Some of their parents are seen in the released video crying and waving to them from behind glass.
"We are not sure if this is a miracle, a science, or what. All the thirteen Wild Boars are now out of the cave," the SEALs said.
Four boys who have been trapped inside a Thai cave for 15 days have been rescued, as authorities race against time to free the remaining members of the group.
The boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach went missing when flooding trapped them.
The indictment, unsealed Thursday, builds upon a case announced in October in which 17 people were indicted for their roles in the operation.
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A Thai court on Monday decided to put an American photojournalist on trial for possession of a bulletproof vest and a helmet, which are considered weapons in Thailand.
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A Hong Kong photojournalist arrested in Thailand for possessing a bulletproof vest and helmet expressed relief Tuesday after a court granted him permission to leave the country until a Sept. 17 bail renewal hearing.
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A photojournalist who attended the University of Minnesota has been released on bail in Thailand where he was detained for possessing body armor and a helmet.
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A captain of the University of North Dakota's 2001 national championship football team has died from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash in Thailand, where he was teaching. UND announced the death of former linebacker Travis O'Neel on Tuesday.
The St. Paul Police Academy has graduated its largest and most diverse class in at least 30 years, including its first officer from the Karen ethnic minority in Myanmar. Ler Htoo spent the first three years of his life in Myanmar, then 15 in refugee camps in Thailand.
