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Van on railway crossing hit by train, 6 killed, 9 hurt
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» LOP BURI: Six passengers, one a child, were killed and nine others hurt when a van driver went through a rail crossing barrier and into the path of a Bangkok-bound passenger train in Phatthana Nikhon district in the early hours of Friday.
Regime seeks neighbours' help on smog
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/04/2019
» The government has sought cooperation from Myanmar and Laos to help mitigate haze, which is wreaking havoc in the North, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Chiang Mai still No.1 for road accidents
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/01/2019
» The first five of the "seven dangerous days" of New Year travel has seen 2,761 road accidents, 314 deaths and 2,848 people injured -- with Chiang Mai posting the highest number of accidents, while Nakhon Ratchasima has suffered the most deaths.
Teen girl, infant boy killed by train in Nakhon Ratchasima
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/11/2018
» A teenage girl and the three-year-old boy she was carrying were killed by a special express train on a railway track in Huai Thalaeng district of Nakhon Ratchasima late on Monday night.
Dusit Zoo closing date moved to Sept 30
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 24/08/2018
» Dusit Zoo announced on Friday that the closure of the zoo had been postponed for another month to the end of September.
Floodwaters rise in North and Northeast
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/08/2018
» Flooding continued in four northern provinces, four northeastern provinces and one central province on Monday -- and water levels are rising in most of them, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.
Close watch on new substance in weight-loss products
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/08/2018
» The Department of Medical Sciences is keeping a close watch on a new psychoactive substance detected in weight loss products in Thailand.
Dusit Zoo to close for good at the end of this month
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/08/2018
» The end is nigh for Bangkok's famous Dusit Zoo as it prepares to close its gates for good at the end of this month and begin the slow move to its new home in Pathum Thani.
Loss of innocence: Teens lure teens into sex work
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/06/2018
» The recent arrest of a 17-year-old girl who procured an underage girl for an Indian tourist in Pattaya highlighted the recent crackdown on prostitution and human trafficking rings whose perpetrators and victims are getting younger, according to police.
Indian, teen procurer arrested for Pattaya child prostitution
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/06/2018
» Police in Pattaya have arrested an Indian man for paying for sex with a 14-year-old girl from Ubon Ratchathani and the 17-year-old girl who was the alleged procurer.