Thirty-two people are confirmed dead and 62 others are still listed as missing, as the search continues, following the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district on March 28th, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Light signal detected under Bangkok building debris raises hope of survivors Surachai Veerawan, director […]
A search team has detected a light signal, believed to be coming from the cellphone of a possible survivor trapped under three metres of debris, as four more bodies were recovered last night from the rubble of the collapsed SAO building. Thai PM Paetongtarn Inspects Collapsed State Audit Office Site in Bangkok A rescue official […]
Bangkok, Thailand — Two Chinese nationals found themselves in handcuffs after allegedly pilfering cash from fellow passengers aboard an Air Macau flight in what authorities are calling a brazen mid-air theft operation. Chinese passenger arrested for in-flight theft The incident unfolded Thursday morning as flight NX996 touched down at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Tourist Police officers, […]
A horrific crash between a passenger bus and a six-wheeled truck on the Taling Chan-Suphan Buri Road in Lat Lum Kaeo District left two dead and 25 injured early Saturday morning, marking one of the province’s worst traffic accidents this year. Tour Bus Overturns in Surat Thani, Injuring 10 Foreign Tourists The tragedy unfolded at […]
In a major drug interdiction, Thai authorities intercepted a sophisticated smuggling attempt at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday, uncovering over 2 kilograms of heroin cleverly disguised as protein bars. The Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) revealed that the illicit shipment, totaling 2,140 grams of high-grade heroin, was meticulously packed into 84 individual protein bar wrappers and […]
A violent shooting erupted near Tonsai Market in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district on Friday afternoon, leaving one man dead and two others seriously injured in what authorities believe was a targeted attack between rival factions. The bloodshed occurred at approximately 12:20 p.m., shockingly on the opening day of the popular flea market’s new season. […]
BANGKOK — The Thai government has revoked Bangkok’s disaster designation, nearly one week after the powerful March 28 earthquake rattled the capital and multiple provinces. The decision, effective April 3, marks a return to normalcy for most of the city—except for the collapsed construction site of the new Kingdom of Thailand office building in Chatuchak […]
BANGKOK — Rescue teams worked through the night under floodlights at the collapsed State Audit Office site, where the death toll rose to 15 after another body was pulled from the wreckage late Monday. With 72 workers still missing, the operation has become a delicate balance of hope and heartbreak as heavy machinery claws through […]
