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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.

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US 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.

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Residents 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.

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Car 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.

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Fire 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.

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13 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.

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Death 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.

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‘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.

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28 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.

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3 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.

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Chinatown 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.

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Russian 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.

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Mystery 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.

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Bus 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.

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Small 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.

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Crude 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...

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Russian 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.

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Canadian 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.

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Teacher 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.

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Crane 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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