Street sweeper hit by car in Bangkok, dies

A Sripathum University student lost control of the car he was driving while reaching for a cell phone and fatally hit a street sweeper in Bangkok’s Don Muang district Tuesday morning, police say Arriving at the scene on inbound Vibhavadi-Rangsit road at 6.30am, they found fourth-year student Worakorn Limplew and the dead body of city […]

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16 wounded in Yala motorcycle bombing

YALA, July 19 – A roadside motorcycle bomb blast on Tuesday wounded 16 people, including military personnel and local residents, in front of a school in the southern border province of Yala, according to the Yala bomb disposal squad and forensic unit. The 16 casualties, including nine military personnel, three students and four residents, have […]

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Thaksin rules out serving jail term

In his latest interview, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has ruled out serving jail term, saying he will have to “stand for justice” by not accepting ‘unfair’ legal action against him. Speaking to Thai PBS in a special interview aired Monday night, Thaksin said he was not fighting for himself but for the justice system […]

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