PHUKET, Thailand – Twelve people sustained injuries after an Air India Airbus A320 traveling from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe turbulence on Tuesday, causing unbelted passengers to be thrown violently against the cabin ceiling. Flight A12379, carrying 134 passengers and crew, was approximately 90 minutes into its early-morning journey when it experienced a sudden and […]
FUKUOKA, Japan / BANGKOK, Thailand — A 28-year-old Thai woman has been detained by Japanese authorities at Fukuoka Airport after customs officials allegedly discovered crystal methamphetamine concealed within coffee packages inside a parcel she was hired to transport. The incident has prompted a parallel investigation in Thailand as the suspect’s family seeks to identify the […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — Surveillance footage from the residence of a Thai Airways flight attendant arrested in Australia for allegedly attempting to smuggle heroin reveals an unidentified man delivering a package to her condominium shortly before her departure, Thailand’s Justice Minister Rutthaphon Naowarat announced. Thai Airways Orders Pay Cut for Negligent Flight Attendants The Minister disclosed […]
YANGON, Myanmar — A Thai woman has been taken into police custody in Myanmar as authorities investigate the death of an American diplomat whose body was discovered at a residential hotel in Yangon. The U.S. State Department has confirmed the passing of the government employee, while diplomatic sources indicate that local police are treating the […]
MANILA, Philippines — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, killing at least 32 people and injuring more than a hundred others. The severe tremor, which also prompted temporary tsunami warnings across the region, caused significant structural damage and widespread infrastructure disruptions as emergency crews scrambled to respond to […]
XAYSOMBOUN, Laos — Rescue teams have reached five of seven Laotian miners who had been trapped in a flooded gold mine in Xaysomboun province for seven days, bringing cautious hope to a multinational rescue operation that has drawn comparisons to previous high-profile cave rescues in Southeast Asia. Karen Man Shot Dead by Police After Opening […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — A Thai woman residing in South Korea has been found deceased in a rented room in Seoul, with family members indicating she had been under severe stress related to mounting business debts and online public shaming by creditors, according to relatives and verified media reports. South Korea Blacklists Thai Farm Workers From […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — The South Korean government has placed Thai agricultural workers from four northeastern provinces—Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, and Maha Sarakham—on a blacklist after approximately 16 individuals from a cohort of 80 farmhands abandoned their employers in violation of their employment contracts, according to Thailand’s Employment Department. Thai Tourists riled by South Korea’s […]
