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Shock, prayers around the world for Notre-Dame Cathedral
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 16/04/2019
» The world reacted with shock, horror and prayers to the massive fire on Monday at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, united in grief and in solidarity with the people of France.
Lao murder suspect arrested trying to flee back home
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/09/2018
» A Lao national suspected of killing a 67-year-old woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter in their house in Samut Prakan was arrested in the border province of Mukdahan early on Monday morning.
Flooding overnight in Bangkok and more rain on the way
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 04/09/2018
» Following a night of torrential rain which paralysed traffic on several main roads in the capital well into Monday morning, the weather office has warned residents there could be a repeat on Tuesday night.
Missing Irishman found dead in Kwai Noi River
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/08/2018
» The body of a 51-year-old man from Northern Ireland missing since Tuesday following a quarrel with his Thai girlfriend was found floating in the Kwai Noi River in Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi on Thursday morning.
Grand Palace touts nabbed
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/06/2018
» Almost 90 people have been rounded up in a joint operation to restore law and order around the Grand Palace following complaints by foreign visitors of being pressured to purchase services they do not require.
Shootout at Kanchanaburi riverside BBQ kills 2, injures 3
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/06/2018
» Visitors enjoying a riverside barbecue fled for cover after two groups exchanged gunfire, ending in the death of two men and injuries to three boys caught in the crossfire. Some 36 bullet casings were recovered at the scene.
Police chief returns from Frankfurt alone after ex-monk 'claims asylum'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 07/06/2018
» National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda returned to Bangkok from Frankfurt on Wednesday -- without the fugitive former monk from Wat Samphanthawong he had hoped to escort back to Thai soil from Germany.
Two policemen shot by drug suspect
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/05/2018
» A manhunt is under way for a drug suspect who shot two police officers during a raid on a raft on Lam Pao river in Tha Khantho district of Kalasin on Thursday evening.
Bangkok braces for heavy rainfall, flooding
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 07/05/2018
» City Hall has rolled out preventative measures against flooding in Bangkok as heavy rains have been forecast this month by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD).
Barge sinks in Chao Phraya
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/11/2017
» Experts are deciding on the best way to raise a large barge and its cargo of wind turbine towers that sank in the Chao Phraya River.