TAK — Authorities have confiscated 16,000 litres of smuggled diesel worth nearly 700,000 baht and arrested two men in Tha Song Yang district, following a high-speed chase along the Myanmar border that exposed an ongoing fuel smuggling operation. Authorities Probe Mystery Loss of 57 Million Litres of Fuel in Surat Thani The seizure was made […]
SARABURI — A 42-year-old woman who claimed she had spent about one million baht on her common-law husband deliberately drove her car into his motorcycle, killing him, before getting out and stamping on his body in the middle of Phahon Yothin Road, police have said. Thai wife kills husband after having unsatisfied sex The victim, […]
CHACHOENGSAO — Bangkok-bound on-ground and elevated highways remained partially closed for inspection on Monday morning after a truck carrying lithium batteries caught fire and damaged a section of elevated road structure, triggering an explosion and a blaze that took multiple fire engines to control. Porsche Panamera goes up in flames during battery charge The incident […]
AYUTTHAYA — A 35-year-old motorcyclist allegedly under the influence of methamphetamine was arrested in Lat Bua Luang district after indiscriminately firing his gun at innocent people, killing a teacher who had her two daughters in her car and injuring another driver. Thai Interior Ministry and police force declare war on drugs Media reports identified the […]
KANCHANABURI — Illegal gold prospectors in a national park in this western province have been accused of deliberately setting forest fires to distract authorities and cover their tracks as they flee from rangers, according to senior park officials. Mother and Son Rescued From Pattaya Condo Set Afire by Irish Husband More than 800 hotspots have […]
MAE HONG SON — Hundreds of Thai citizens living near the Thailand-Myanmar border in Sob Moei District have been evacuated to safer areas after a Myanmar military aircraft dropped a bomb on their village during airstrikes targeting Karen rebels, according to authorities. Stray Bullet from Myanmar Border Clash Forces Thai School Evacuation Informed Thai military […]
NAN — Nine people were killed and five others injured when a pickup truck carrying 21 relatives home from a fishing trip crashed off a steep mountain road in Pua district, in one of the deadliest road accidents in northern Thailand this year. Thailand Reports 242 Road Fatalities During Songkran Period, Marking 5% Decline Versus […]
UTHAI THANI — Two teenagers are dead and another injured after falling from the back of a pickup truck while returning from Songkran festivities, in an incident that has deepened the sense of tragedy in a community already mourning the third road fatality of the holiday period. Songkran Road Toll Reaches 191 in Five Days […]
