BANGKOK – Four Myanmar nationals have been arrested for the fatal beating of a 55-year-old American man in Bangkok’s Chom Thong district on Monday evening, in an incident police say stemmed from a prolonged romantic dispute. Officers from Bang Mod Police Station were alerted to a violent assault in Soi Suksawat 26 at approximately 6 […]
BANGKOK – A 44-year-old male inmate with underlying health conditions including HIV has died of mpox (monkeypox) at Thonburi Remand Prison, with approximately 100 other inmates and personnel now under observation, health authorities confirmed. Thailand detects a suspected case of the new Mpox Clade1 variant Dr Montien Kanasawat, Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, […]
SAMUT PRAKAN — A man suffered severe burns Wednesday evening when a cooking gas cylinder exploded while he was frying rice at his home, causing extensive damage to his property and affecting neighboring houses. Five hurt in Bangkok restaurant gas explosion The explosion occurred at approximately 7:35 p.m. on February 11, 2026, at a house […]
BANGKOK – Immigration police arrested a 22-year-old Congolese woman and a Thai salon owner on February 9, 2026, for illegally operating an African-style hair braiding business in the Ratchaprarop area of Bangkok. Money Launderer from Congo Arrested in Pattaya for Fake Passport Scam The operation was conducted by Immigration Division 1 under the supervision of […]
BANGKOK – A fire broke out at the famous Chatuchak Weekend Market on Monday night, destroying 28 stalls before being brought under control. Preliminary investigations suggest the blaze was caused by an electrical short circuit—the second such incident at the market in a matter of days. Fishing Boat Destroyed by Fire Off Nakhon Si Thammarat […]
SAMUT PRAKAN — A dome-shaped structure at the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) Training and Electrical Skills Testing Center collapsed around noon today, injuring at least four people. Tower Crane Collapse at Asok Intersection in Bangkok Injures Two Workers The incident occurred at approximately 11:45 a.m. in the Bang Sao Thong district. Initial reports confirmed four […]
BANGKOK – Two construction workers were injured, one critically, after a tower crane collapsed at a busy construction site near the Terminal 21 shopping mall at Asok intersection on Saturday morning, the Bangkok Post reported. Crane Collapse on Rama II Road in Bangkok, Kills Two The incident occurred at 10:27 a.m. at the site on […]
NONTHABURI – A 61-year-old German national was detained on February 4 for tearing down political campaign banners supporting People’s Party candidate Sutat Meesiri in Bang Yai district, Nonthaburi. The vandalism occurred on two consecutive days, prompting the candidate to file a complaint with local police. German Man Arrested for Pro‑Gaza Graffiti Spree on Koh Phangan […]
