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Two Travellers Held at Suvarnabhumi With $1.7m in Undeclared US Cash
BANGKOK, Thailand – Customs officers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport have detained two foreigners who arrived from Indonesia after allegedly trying to smuggle US dollar banknotes worth about 56 million baht into Thailand. Thai Airways Shares Tumble as Suvarnabhumi Baggage Chaos Drags On The pair were stopped on 30 September when officers searched their luggage on […]
Two Women Killed by Drunk Driver in Bangkok’s Thong Lor
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Thai woman and a German woman died early on 3 October after being hit by a car while crossing the road in Bangkok’s Thong Lor area, with police saying the driver was over the legal alcohol limit and now faces charges of drink-driving causing death. Tragic Hit-and-Run in Khao Lak Claims […]
Nigerian National Arrested in Bangkok With 10kg of Heroin
BANGKOK, Thailand – A 48-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested in Bangkok after police allegedly found about 10.21 kilograms of heroin hidden in soap boxes and plastic-wrapped packages, with officers also accusing him of entering the country illegally. Nigerian Drug Syndicate Dismantled In Bangkok Danial Okeke was stopped behind the wheel of a white, Bangkok-registered […]
Rare Hail Falls Over Bangkok as Storms Sweep the Capital
BANGKOK, Thailand – Bangkok residents were startled Thursday afternoon when heavy rain lashed several districts accompanied by hail, a rare sight during the rainy season, with people in Ratchadapisek, Chatuchak, Lat Phrao and Chokchai 4 posting photos and clips of the ice pellets online. Samut Songkhram on Flood Alert as Bangkok’s Waters Recede Somkuan Tonjan, […]
Rescue Underway After Man Buried in Sukhumvit Landslide
BANGKOK, Thailand – Emergency crews are battling to free a man trapped roughly three metres underground after a landslide in Soi Pridi Banomyong 14, off Sukhumvit 71, on Thursday evening. Prachin Buri Hospital Moves Patients to Field Facility as Floodwaters Rise The Rama 199 radio centre received the alert via the 199 hotline at 6.47pm […]
Car Ploughs Into Yaowarat’s Guanyin Shrine, Injuring Three
BANGKOK, Thailand – Three people were hurt Thursday when an electric car crashed into the Guanyin Shrine in Bangkok’s Chinatown, after the driver reportedly lost consciousness behind the wheel and hit the accelerator. Phuket Police Get Into a Car Chase with a Nigerian Man on a Four Year Overstay, Seize Cocaine From His Home The […]
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Myanmar Boy Dies After Suspected Lightning Strike Near Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 17-year-old Myanmar national has died after apparently being struck by lightning while out looking for fish in Huai Yai, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi, on 3 October. Delivery Rider Seriously Injured After Lightning Strike On Bangkok Flyover Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan rescue workers and volunteers were called at 1.30pm after reports of a […]
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Chinese Tourist Says He Was Beaten in Pattaya After Being Clipped by Car
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 36-year-old Chinese visitor has told police he was punched and left bruised by two Thai men after a car allegedly struck him in a Pattaya side street early on 2 October, with officers now reviewing CCTV and gathering evidence as they search for the attackers who reportedly fled in a white […]
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Six Bodies Recovered From Sunken Fishing Boat Off Sattahip
BANGKOK, Thailand – Salvage teams have recovered six bodies from the wreck of the S. Kanchanawari 888, the fishing boat that sank about 50 nautical miles off Samae San in Sattahip, Chonburi, closing the search for the Myanmar crew members missing since the vessel went down in a storm around 10pm on 21 September. Fishing […]
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German Man Seriously Injured In Pattaya Hotel Balcony Fall
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 33-year-old German man has been seriously injured after plunging backwards from a second-floor hotel balcony in Pattaya early on 1 October, with police now working to establish exactly what happened at the property on Soi Pratumnak 2. Mother And Daughter Injured In Fourth-floor Bangkok Apartment Fall Pattaya City Police were alerted […]
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Knife-Wielding Man Subdued After Taking Toy Shop Worker Hostage in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic hostage standoff at a toy shop near a school in Nong Prue ended with a 31-year-old employee rescued and a knife-wielding man subdued on 29 September 2026, with police later saying the suspect was high on methamphetamine and believed officers were chasing him. Pattaya Police Rescue Woman Held Hostage by […]
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Body Found in Pattaya Canal After Korean Tourist Vanishes
PATTAYA, Thailand – A grim discovery in a Pattaya canal has brought a three-day search to a close, with rescuers recovering a body believed to be that of a Korean man who vanished after being carried off by floodwater. Foreign Man Missing After Being Swept Into Canal Near Pattaya The body was pulled from a […]
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Chiang Mai Closes Two Waterfalls as Heavy Rain Raises Flood Risk
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Authorities have shut off access to two waterfalls in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park after heavy rainfall swelled their waters, as the provincial governor ordered officials across Chiang Mai to stay alert for flash floods and other sudden natural hazards. Bangkok Rain Eases but Floodwaters Linger as Airport Baggage Backlog Persists Governor […]
Canadian Arrested In Chiang Mai Over Rape Of British Tourist
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – A 38-year-old Canadian man of foreign origin has been arrested in Chiang Mai on a charge of raping a British tourist, after police said they found information indicating he was preparing to leave Thailand. The suspect, named by authorities as A. G. O. S., was detained in a hotel room in […]
Chiang Mai Police Head Ousted Amid Probe into Illegal Gambling Dens
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – The Chang Phueak police superintendent in Chiang Mai was abruptly transferred yesterday to the provincial police bureau over his alleged failure to crack down on illegal gambling businesses in his district. Police chief Torsak and his deputy Surachate Hakparn transferred to inactive posts On Friday night, Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee […]
Chinese Man Arrested In Chiang Mai Over Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Chiang Mai police have arrested Chinese national Wei Huang, also known as Ah Wei, over an alleged cryptocurrency money-laundering trail worth more than 238 million baht. The Central Investigation Bureau and Anti-Online Scam Centre announced the arrest on 16 September under their Highway Scam Hunter operation, with police saying Wei was […]
Man Held After Death Of Woman In Chiang Mai Resort
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – A 23-year-old Thai-American man has been detained by police after a 26-year-old woman died following an alleged assault at a resort in Mae On district, with the suspect facing a charge of assault causing death. Police identified the man as K. R., who is receiving treatment at Nakornping Hospital after allegedly […]
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Floodwaters Destroy 30-Year-Old Suspension Bridge in Kanchanaburi
KANCHANABURI, Thailand – A 30-year-old suspension bridge in Sai Yok district has been wrecked by surging floodwaters, with officials revealing the full extent of the damage after the water receded on 1 October 2026. Rare Hail Falls Over Bangkok as Storms Sweep the Capital The Ban Had Ngio bridge had already been closed to all […]
Samut Songkhram on Flood Alert as Bangkok’s Waters Recede
BANGKOK, Thailand – Samut Songkhram has declared three districts disaster zones and opened 33 temporary shelters able to hold up to 6,140 people as it braces for potential flooding from surging Mae Klong Dam discharges. Prachin Buri Hospital Moves Patients to Field Facility as Floodwaters Rise Governor Chayachai Saeng-in said outflow hit 2,227 cubic metres […]
Prachin Buri Hospital Moves Patients to Field Facility as Floodwaters Rise
PRACHIN BURI, Thailand – Abhaibhubejhr Hospital has begun evacuating inpatients to a 200-bed field hospital set up at Chakrapong Military Hospital as flooding deepens around its compound. Floods Stall Toyota Production and Halt Thai Airways Cargo The first group moved yesterday included the seriously ill, sick children, mothers with newborn infants and two elderly men. […]
Nine Drug Smugglers Killed in Border Firefight; 272kg of Meth Seized in Chiang Rai
CHIANG RAI, Thailand – Nine suspected drug smugglers were killed in a gun battle with Thai soldiers near the Myanmar border in Chiang Rai’s Mae Fah Luang district, with troops later recovering 272kg of crystal methamphetamine from 16 modified sacks abandoned at the scene, the Phamuang Force said. Four Drug Smugglers Killed in Chiang Mai […]
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Woman in ICU After Falling From Seventh Floor at Mukdahan Hospital
BANGKOK, Thailand – A 29-year-old patient is fighting for her life in intensive care after falling from the seventh floor of a building at Mukdahan Hospital on 26 September 2026. Sai Jai Charunsri was found on a third-floor balcony of the Chaloem Phra Kiat building and rushed to the ICU. Mother And Daughter Injured In […]
Thai Woman Dies In Fall At Pha Taem Waterfall In Ubon Ratchathani
UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand – A 48-year-old Thai woman tourist has died after slipping while taking photographs at Kuang Ton Waterfall in Pha Taem National Park, Khong Chiam district, Ubon Ratchathani Province on the evening of 19 September. The woman, Wansisa, fell from the second tier of the waterfall to a lower level more than 10 […]
Volunteer Officer Accidentally Kills Village Headman In Nakhon Phanom
NAKHON PHANOM, Thailand – A village headman in Nakhon Phanom province has died after being struck by a bullet fired by a volunteer security officer during an attempt to restrain a man armed with a knife. Wasana Srikason, 52, headman of Moo 8 in Phon Thong subdistrict, Ban Phaeng district, was shot in the chest […]
Yasothon Hospital Apologizes After Nurse’s Assistant Severs Toddler’s Fingertip
YASOTHON, Thailand – A Yasothon hospital has apologised to the family of a one-year-old boy who lost the tip of his right index finger after an assistant nurse accidentally cut it while trying to remove tape securing his IV line, in an incident that has drawn widespread attention after the family sought help from a […]
