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28 Injured in Koh Samet Speedboat Crash

KOH SAMET — Twenty-eight people were injured early Sunday morning after the speedboat they were in crashed into a container ship off Koh Samet. The accident took place at around 2:30am Sunday after...

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11 Teachers Die in Fiery NGV Van Wreck

CHONBURI — Eleven teachers were killed and four seriously injured Friday night when a van crashed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames on the Chonburi-Bangkok motorway in Chonburi city.

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Airport Bus Goes Up in Flames in Highway

BANGKOK — A bus heading into Suvarnabhumi Airport was destroyed after it burst into flames Monday morning.

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Blaze Tears Through Famous Border Market, Again

SA KAEO — A large fire burned through a famous sprawling border market near a popular land crossing into Cambodia in the early hours of Monday. Police said they were still investigating the cause of...

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Search For Missing Air Force Helicopter Enters Third Day

CHANTHABURI — A search and rescue operation resumed for a third day Monday for a missing Air Force helicopter and its crew of three.

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Downed Huey Located, All Crew Dead

CHANTHABURI — The wreckage of a missing Air Force helicopter was found Tuesday morning, three days after it went missing. All three crew members were dead.

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LPG Tanker Explodes in Gulf of Thailand

CHACHOENGSAO — Four crew members were hospitalized with injuries sustained today when their gas tanker exploded in the Gulf of Thailand. The Pattarawadee 12, a 1,000-ton liquified petroleum gas tanker,...

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Fire Breaks Out at Emporium Mall

BANGKOK — A fire broke out in the basement of luxury shopping mall Emporium this morning.

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Tourists Hurt in Floating Market Accident (Video)

SAMUT PRAKAN — More than 20 tourists fell into waist-deep water at a floating market Sunday when a wooden walkway collapsed.

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Fire Breaks Out at Coconut Factory Near Talaad Thai (Video)

  PATHUM THANI — A fire broke out at a factory near Thailand’s largest agricultural market Talaad Thai on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported about 2pm at a coconuts-filled warehouse in Soi...

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Large Fire Breaks Out at Italian-Thai Worker Camp

BANGKOK — A construction worker was killed Wednesday night when fire struck his company housing in Don Muang district.

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Suspected Italian-Thai Workers Camp Arsonist Arrested

BANGKOK — A suspect was arrested Thursday evening in connection with the recent fire at a construction workers camp near Don Mueang Airport.

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Fire Briefly Closes BTS On Nut

BANGKOK — BTS On Nut resumed service after it was briefly shut down by a raging fire Wednesday morning.

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Car Drives Into Erawan Shrine, 5 People Injured

BANGKOK — Someone drove a car into the Erawan Shrine on Friday night reportedly injuring five people. Emergency personnel who were removing injured people from the scene said an unconscious driver was...

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13 Injured When Isuzu Showroom Collapses

NAKHON PATHOM — Thirteen workers were injured when Isuzu showroom being built west of Bangkok collapsed Wednesday morning. The three-story building on Putthamonthon Sai 4 fell as structural cement was...

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No One Hurt in Fire at Major Cineplex Pinklao, Police Say

BANGKOK — A fire is burning at a large cinema complex on Bangkok’s Thonburi side this morning.

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Plane Crash in East Bangkok Kills 1, Injures 4

BANGKOK — A private airplane crashed on Monday afternoon near a temple in Nong Chok district, killing its captain.

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Six Killed When Bus Slides Into Path of Truck

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Six people died after a bus collided with a long-haul truck transporting snacks on a highway in the northeast of Thailand early Friday morning.

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Two Tourists Drown Off Koh Chang

TRAT — A German man and a British woman drowned over the weekend in rough seas off of Koh Chang.

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Myanmar Quake Shakes Up Bangkok

BANGKOK — People in tall buildings in Bangkok took to social media to describe their surprise at feeling tremors from a powerful quake which struck Myanmar at about 5.30pm on Wednesday.

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