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Roads Claim Fewer Lives During Holidays
BANGKOK — There was an overall drop in traffic death rates over the long holiday season this year in comparison to last year, with drunk driving and speeding still the principal causes for accidents...
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Bangkok Taxi Driver Suspended For Attacking Celeb’s Porsche
BANGKOK — When a hot young movie star cut off Udon Sutthison on Monday night in Bangkok, the taxi driver reached for his trusty slingshot. He scored a direct hit, shattering the driver's side window.
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Pilot Caused Children’s Day Plane Crash: Military
BANGKOK — The air force on Friday said a jet fighter crash which killed the pilot during a Children’s Day air show a year ago was caused by the pilot's loss of orientation during the flight.
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Gunmen Slay Family of Former Pattani Volunteers
PATTANI — Four men accused of murdering a family of former volunteer paramilitaries in their home were still on the run Thursday morning, police said.
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Concrete Downpour Halts Demolition of Pattaya Hotel
PATTAYA — Residents along South Pattaya Road were awakened Thursday by the sound of something much heavier than rain falling from the sky.
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Americans Raise Money For Thai Immigrant Family ‘Decimated’ by Mudslide
MONTECITO, California — Pinit Sutthithepa, originally from Khon Kaen, immigrated from Thailand, leaving behind his wife and two children but sending them money for years until he could bring them to...
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Thousands Attend Vigil for California Mudslide Victims
MONTECITO, California — Thousands of people attended a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to the 20 people who were killed when mudslides ravaged a Southern California town.
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Tourist Boat Bursts Into Flames, 16 Injured
KRABI — A speedboat carrying tourists between islands in the south caught fire Sunday, injuring at least 16 people on board including the boat operator.
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Swede’s Fall From Bangkok Balcony Was Suicide: Police
BANGKOK — Police on Monday ruled the death of a Swedish national who fell from a hotel balcony a suicide.
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Missing Briton’s Body Found by Cha-am Beach
PHETCHABURI — Police are awaiting the autopsy results of a British man found in the forest by Cha-am Beach on Wednesday, weeks after he went missing.
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2017 Was Hottest Year Without an ‘El Nino’
WASHINGTON — Earth last year wasn't quite as hot as 2016's record-shattering mark, but it ranked second or third, depending on who was counting.
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Phi Phi Fire Levels 25 Shops, Injures 9
KRABI — Twenty-five shops burned down in a Tuesday night fire and about 100 tourists were forced to relocate on the popular tourist island of Phi Phi Don.
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Please Burn Less ‘Hell Money’ This Smoggy New Year: BMA
BANGKOK — Chinese New Year festivities began Thursday with wan wai, a day of worship which involves family members burning glittering “hell money” for their ancestors. But with Bangkok plagued by...
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Aunties Murder Nissan Because Illegal Parking Killed Their Dad
BANGKOK — Sunday was the last straw for the Saengyotrakarns. Once, someone blocking their driveway kept them from getting to the hospital with a broken leg. Then there was the time their dad died...
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Phuket Plane Crash Kills 2
PHUKET — Two were killed and two injured when a light plane crashed on Phuket on Saturday morning. The post Phuket Plane Crash Kills 2 appeared first on Khaosod English.
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Elderly Saleng Driver Kicked Unconscious in Din Daeng
BANGKOK — A man was charged with assault Wednesday night for kicking an 82-year-old garbage picker senseless earlier this week. The post Elderly Saleng Driver Kicked Unconscious in Din Daeng appeared...
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18 Die in Deadly Bus Crash
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A tour bus hit a truck and crashed Wednesday night on a remote road in Nakhon Ratchasima province, killing at least 18 passengers and injuring dozens of others. The post 18 Die in...
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With a Swerve, Pleasure Trip Takes Tragic Turn. Now Families Mourn.
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — The families of those killed in a bus crash trickled in to retrieve their loved ones’ bodies Thursday as footage spread of passengers having fun before the deadly wreck. The post...
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‘Death Bus’ Driver Was Using Meth
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — The driver of a tour bus that crashed and killed 18 passengers confessed to being high on meth at the time, police said Friday. The post ‘Death Bus’ Driver Was Using Meth appeared...
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Netizens Pay Hospital Fees of Assaulted Elderly Saleng Driver
BANGKOK — Netizens on Monday had raised almost 1 million baht for an 82-year-old garbage picker recovering in hospital after being beaten senseless. The post Netizens Pay Hospital Fees of Assaulted...
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