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Doi Suthep fire likely caused by villagers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/05/2016
» Villagers are being blamed for causing a wildfire that ravaged 290 rai of forest in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park and sparked smoke pollution concerns.
More arrests likely in SCB tragedy (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/03/2016
» Police probing the tragedy at Siam Commercial Bank's (SCB) head office have vowed to seek more arrest warrants as company officials and eyewitnesses cast doubt on early theories about the cause.
Negligence suspected in SCB gas leak, arrest warrants issued (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/03/2016
» Police have cited negligence as one possible cause of a deadly accident at the head office of Siam Commercial Bank in the capital on Sunday night. Meanwhile, two arrest warrants have been approved
Bangkok building 'still strong' after fire
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/02/2016
» If a building has to burn, better the top than the bottom. Engineers say the fire-gutted residential building in Yannawa district is still structurally strong.
Rain and wind shifts like to bring haze relief to South (Updated Friday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/10/2015
» Air quality is at dangerous levels in much of Southeast Asia, but the situation in Thailand is likely to improve because of rain and a shift in wind direction.
PM warns over bomb attacks as warrants issued for 9 suspects (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/03/2015
» The grenade attack at the Criminal Court on Saturday aimed to demonstrate that anti-government dissent still exists, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says. Meanwhile, security is tight over warnings of more bombs this Sunday.
Paris attack: Police kill gunmen, freeing hostages
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/01/2015
» Heavily-armed elite French forces killed two brothers and an ally in a dramatic end to the country's worst terrorist crisis in decades. Three blood-soaked days left 17 people dead, including four hostages killed yesterday as one gunmen stormed a Jewish grocery store. (Videos included)
Violent end to Sydney hostage drama (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/12/2014
» Two hostages and an extremist Iranian-born gunman were killed in a siege that ended when armed police stormed a central Sydney cafe Tuesday after hearing gunshots.
Coming down: Court orders big hotel destroyed
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/12/2014
» A large luxury hotel and serviced apartment building on Soi Ruam Rudi in Bangkok have been ordered demolished by the Supreme Administrative Court since the soi is too narrow and they should never have been built in the first place.
Debt-free, but at a terrible cost (Updated Friday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2014
» The 1.5-million-baht debt owed by Sangvean Raksaphet, who suddenly set herself on fire on Wednesday while discussing her debt problem at a consumer protection office, was written off Thursday.