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Hit by motorcycle: Australian cyclist killed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/06/2017
» Cyclist suddenly fell off bicycle onto motorcycle causing it to crash. Motorcyclist not telling the truth, police think.
Australian tourist pleads guilty in girlfriend's jet-ski death
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/03/2017
» Blinded by sunlight tourist said but pleads guilty to negligence & is allowed to leave Thailand & also fined 5,000 baht.
China tourism: Driving-in tourist numbers plunge after ban
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/07/2016
» Vehicles entering Chiang Mai from China plunge from 600 a day to only 10, ban on inbound tourists driving car deeper into Thailand too effective.
Police transfers: Do they really solve the problem?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/03/2016
» Do police transfers & secrecy in handling police misconduct cases really solve the problem? Last week's Mercedes accident case once again raises this question.
Tycoon Chuwong's death not accident, independent review suggests
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/02/2016
» Neck broken by hard and blunt object & not accident, independent review of autopsy report suggests.
Taxi crushed by cement truck & bus
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/11/2015
» Cement truck hits taxi at green light, pushes under bus, bus hits two taxis, taxis hit parked cars, driver survives with minor injuries.
Thailand's roads second-deadliest in world, UN agency finds
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/10/2015
» 14,059 reported road-deaths per year, 24,237 actual deaths says WHO, 70% on motorbikes, lack of traffic law enforcement. Catalog of road safety articles at Bangkok Post learning.
MH17 wreckage reveals horror of plane's last moments
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/10/2015
» As Russian-made surface-to-air missile exploded, front of plane torn off, plane broke up & passengers conscious for up to 90 seconds before pieces fell to ground.
UPDATED: Dangers of bicycling close to large, speeding trucks
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/10/2015
» Warning on dangers of bicycling close to large, speeding trucks. Taking the lane might be standard practice in western countries, but is still new to Thailand.
Phuket riot after police chase deaths
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/10/2015
» Phuket residents surround police station & burn police vehicles after police truck chases & accidentally hits motorcycle that sped past police checkpoint, killing two two young men who were apparently carrying drugs.