PHUKET, Thailand – A 35-year-old American man has been found dead on a bed in his Patong hotel room, with police saying the cause of death is still being investigated. American Tourist Found Dead In Phuket Hotel Room Officers were called at 2pm on 4 October after the body was discovered at a hotel on […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Customs officers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport have detained two foreigners who arrived from Indonesia after allegedly trying to smuggle US dollar banknotes worth about 56 million baht into Thailand. Thai Airways Shares Tumble as Suvarnabhumi Baggage Chaos Drags On The pair were stopped on 30 September when officers searched their luggage on […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Authorities have widened flood warnings to provinces along the Chao Phraya River, plus Phetchaburi, Chachoengsao and the South, as accumulated water and fresh rainfall keep the crisis alive despite receding levels in the Mae Klong and Chao Phraya basins. Thai PM Orders 76 Provinces To Prepare For Rain Deputy government spokeswoman Lalida […]
PHUKET, Thailand – The nine-day Vegetarian Festival is forecast to pull in around 140,000 domestic travellers and pump more than 1.3 billion baht into the local economy, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Phuket Launches Bicentennial Vegetarian Festival with Sacred Ceremony Siriwan Siharat, director of the TAT’s Phuket office, described the event as one […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Thai woman and a German woman died early on 3 October after being hit by a car while crossing the road in Bangkok’s Thong Lor area, with police saying the driver was over the legal alcohol limit and now faces charges of drink-driving causing death. Tragic Hit-and-Run in Khao Lak Claims […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – A 47-year-old Cambodian rubber plantation worker and her puppy have died after lightning struck a rubber tree in Trat province, with the victim, identified as Hai So, resting in a hammock beneath the tree near Wat Khao Tapon in Tha Kum subdistrict, Muang Trat district, when the strike hit at about 2pm […]
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 17-year-old Myanmar national has died after apparently being struck by lightning while out looking for fish in Huai Yai, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi, on 3 October. Delivery Rider Seriously Injured After Lightning Strike On Bangkok Flyover Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan rescue workers and volunteers were called at 1.30pm after reports of a […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai Airways International’s board dismissed chief executive Chai Eamsiri on Friday, blaming persistent operational failures — from mass flight delays and baggage chaos to wider ground-service breakdowns — during the Bangkok flooding that began on 25 September. Thai Airways Targets Normal Flight Schedule Within a Week The board said the disruption had […]
