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Severe Floods Cut Off Southern Provinces, 14 Dead
CHUMPHON — Severe floods continued to plague the south of Thailand on Wednesday, rendering a vital highway impassable to many vehicles while the death toll rose to at least 14 people.
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Man Falls To His Death From Downtown Hotel Balcony
BANGKOK — A Turkish man fell to his death from the balcony of a hotel near Lumphini Park in the early hours of Tuesday morning in what police believe was an accident.
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Workers Trapped in Sukhumvit Building Collapse, At Least 3 Dead
BANGKOK — Rescue workers were searching for people trapped inside a collapsed building in Soi Sukhumvit 87 on Friday, where at least three people had reportedly died already.
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Two More Dead Workers Found in Collapsed Bangkok Building
BANGKOK — Rescue workers pulled the bodies of two more workers Sunday from a collapsed building on Soi Sukhumvit 87.
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Truck Pursued by Police Injures 18 in Ekkamai
BANGKOK — A police pursuit ended with 18 people injured in the capital’s Ekkamai area after the driver of a delivery truck plowed through a roadblock and damaged dozens of cars Wednesday afternoon.
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40 Students Injured as Bus Driver Dozes Off at Wheel
KAMPHAENG PHET — At least 40 students were injured when their bus overturned and crashed early Thursday morning in Kamphaeng Phet city. The driver told police he fell asleep.
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Kiwi Man Dies at Phuket Hotel
PHUKET – A tourist from New Zealand plunged to his death from a hotel room in Phuket’s Patong area early Thursday morning, police said.
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Tourists Rescued From Sinking Speedboat Near Ko Lan
PATTAYA — Authorities in Pattaya said they would temporarily ban small boats and speedboats from carrying passengers between Ko Lan and Pattaya after one sank Thursday evening. Twenty-three Indian...
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Tourist Bitten Trying to Take Selfie With Crocodile
PRACHINBURI — A French woman was bitten by a crocodile Sunday afternoon while hiking at Khao Yai National Park.
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Screaming Panic as Fire Rains Down on Koh Phangan ‘Full Moon’ NYE Party (Video)
SURAT THANI — An unknown number of tourists suffered burns and injuries when a pyrotechnic meltdown prompted panic New Year’s Eve on Koh Phangan. Revelers screamed and ran when a fiery sign reading...
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25 Die in Fiery Chonburi Wreck
CHONBURI — At least 25 people were killed Monday afternoon when a van and truck burst into flames after colliding in the Ban Bueng district of Chonburi province. The van was traveling from Chanthaburi...
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Anger, Anguish as Chonburi Wreck Victims Mourned
BANGKOK — While police still try to identify five charred bodies from a horrific wreck Monday afternoon in Chonburi province, shock, sorrow and outrage came from the friends and families of the dozens...
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Chonburi Wreck: Van Driver Was Sober but Sleepy
CHONBURI — High speed and fatigue were blamed Wednesday for the fatal crash in Chonburi which killed 25 people.
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Bad Weather Disrupts Search for Japanese Diver
SURAT THANI — Search efforts for a Japanese tourist who went missing in the sea off Koh Phangan were paused Thursday due to flooding and heavy rain.
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Road Deaths to Persist After Deadliest Holidays in Decade
BANGKOK — Fourteen more people died on average during each day of the holidays over last year, with drunk and speeding drivers blamed for the highest year-end death toll in 10 years.
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Absurd News Parody Brings Smiles to Flood-Ravaged South (Photos)
NARATHIWAT— As floods deluge Southern Thailand, devastate communities and drowned at least one man, some soggy smiles were found in the antics of an amateur news report skewering disaster-porn...
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Malls, Airport Closed as Worst Flood in Decades Hit South
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Banks, schools, shopping malls and at least one airport in the south were forced to close Thursday by the ongoing flood crisis that has already claimed six lives.
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19 Die as Floods Continue to Submerge South
BANGKOK — Ongoing floods in the southern region have killed 19 people and affected nearly one million people, authorities said Sunday.
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Reform Assembly Members Donate 5,000 Baht Each to Aid Flood Relief Efforts
BANGKOK — A junta-appointed reform assembly donated 5,000 baht each out of their 110,000 baht salary to help ongoing floods in the southern region.
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More Flash Floods Expected as North-to-South Road Reopens
BANGKOK — Highway access between the north and south of Thailand was reopened to service Wednesday after being cut off by heavy flooding, leaving thousands of people stranded, some for two days.
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