Foreign Couple Injured in Suan Phlu by Home Fire
BANGKOK — Two people were injured when fire consumed a house in Soi Suan Plu 6 in the Sathon area this morning.
View ArticleUS Woman Falls Off Cliff Escaping Alleged Attacker in Krabi
BANGKOK — An American traveler is recovering in a hospital in Thailand after breaking her spine while tumbling down a cliff trying to escape from a man who allegedly was molesting her.
View ArticleResidents Rescued From Collapsed Shophouses Near Prachaniwet Market
BANGKOK — Residents were briefly trapped inside a building in the Chatuchak district after 12 shophouses suddenly collapsed there Wednesday evening.
View ArticleCar Drives into EmQuartier’s Hi-So Food Court
BANGKOK — A woman said she was having a dinner last night in the food court of an upscale shopping mall when she heard the sound of breaking glass and saw a Honda drive in.
View ArticleFire Damages Shops at JJ Green Night Market
BANGKOK — Several shops were damaged when a fire broke out late Thursday afternoon at JJ Green night market.
View Article13 Dead, 39 Injured When Boat Goes Down in Chao Phraya
AYUTTHAYA — Rescue workers were still searching for missing people after a boat sank late Sunday afternoon in the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya city, killing at least eight and injuring 20.
View ArticleDeath Toll in River Ferry Accident Rises to 18, Search Goes On
AYUTTHAYA — Rescue workers pulled three more bodies from the Chao Phraya River on Monday morning as they continued searching for missing passengers from yesterday’s boat accident.
View Article‘Sit Down!’ Video Captures Sinking of Chao Phraya Ferry (Video)
BANGKOK — A survivor of the fatal ferry accident that killed at least 27 passengers posted a video Tuesday afternoon of the moment the vessel foundered and started to sink.
View Article28 Deaths As Chao Phraya Search Called Off
AYUTTHAYA — A search for missing passengers was called off Tuesday afternoon after the last body was pulled from the water. The final death toll stood at 28.
View Article3 Policemen Killed, 1 Injured in Yala Car Bomb Explosion
HAT YAI — A homemade bomb planted in a road has killed three police officers in insurgency-plagued southern Thailand.
View ArticleChinatown Market Fire Injures Fireman
BANGKOK — A fireman had to be treated for smoke inhalation Monday morning after a fire broke out at the Sampeng Market in Chinatown.
View ArticleRussian Man Found Dead, Surrounded by Empties
A Russian man was found dead and alone in a hotel room filled with empty bottles Sunday a resort in the Karon area of Phuket.
View ArticleMystery Phone Call Prompts Ugandan Woman to Leap to Death: Police
Police were questioning a Briton after his companion suddenly jumped to her death from the 16th floor of a condo early Monday morning in southern Bangkok after receiving a distressing phone call.
View ArticleBus Driver Charged With Reckless Driving for Hitting, Killing Baby Elephant
A bus driver was charged with reckless driving today after hitting a baby elephant at the Lampang-Chiang Mai road Friday night.
View ArticleSmall Temblor Hits Nakhon Ratchasima, Dam Unaffected
KORAT — A magnitude-3 earthquake which shook the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima did not affect a large dam there, officials said Saturday.
View ArticleCrude Cluster Bomb Kills 1 in Night Market, Injures Dozens
PATTANI — A homemade cluster bomb exploded Monday evening at a night market in Pattani, killing one and injuring dozens. The device detonated at 7pm in front of a noodle shop in a Pattani city night...
View ArticleRussian Smashes Cars in Drunken Rampage: Police
Police said a brick-wielding Russian woman went on a rampage early Tuesday morning on Phuket, smashing two cars in a fit of drunken desperation.
View ArticleCanadian Walks Away From Five-Story Khaosan Plunge
BANGKOK — A Canadian tourist leapt from a fifth floor balcony at a hotel in the popular backpacker district Thursday morning but walked away with minor injuries, police said.
View ArticleTeacher Shot Dead at Pattani School
PATTANI — A teacher was shot dead Friday in the southern border province Pattani, two days after a government peace delegation pleaded for a year-long cessation of violence.
View ArticleCrane Topples Onto Sidewalk at BTS Phra Khanong
BANGKOK — A construction crane came crashing down Sunday onto the sidewalk of Sukhumvit Road.
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