Foreign tourists commended for CPR rescue of teenager

Social media users have praised foreign tourists for saving a 15-year-old Thai boy’s life using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Sunday at Wat Tham Sua in Krabi province. Commentators also suggested more members of the public should be trained in CPR, while others recommended that the tourist attraction should be equipped with a first-aid kit, oxygen […]

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Authorities raid illegal hostel in Ko Samui

A combined force of military and police in Surat Thani province began regulating hostel operators on Koh Samui on Saturday (Feb 24). The operation followed the Fourth Army chief Lt Gen Piyawat Nakwanich’s recent visit to Surat Thani province earlier this month and instructed authorities to crackdown on illegal business operators at the three tourists […]

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Security beefed up in Deep South following spate of attacks

Suspected insurgents staged another round of violence last night by burning stores, firing at houses, security bases and checkpoints in Narathiwat, Pattani and Songkhla provinces. The spate of attacks place all government authorities in the four southern border provinces to increase security checks on all vehicles entering southern towns as forensic police and EOD officers […]

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