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Wild ride in Chiang Mai Tuk Tuk
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/09/2015
» Wild high-speed ride through streets of Chiang Mai hanging from side of Tuk Tuk was not a stunt but a tourist being dragged by Tuk Tuk.
Chuwong case: Police Lt Colonel, ex-minister Banyin & mistresses to be arrested
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/08/2015
» Warrants issued for ex-minister & police Lt Col Banyin & mistresses for theft from late billionaire Chuwong Sae Tang involving stock transfers of 260 million baht to mistresses shortly before death by road accident.
Soap opera shuts down downtown Bangkok
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/08/2015
» Two-kilometer traffic jam greeted motorists Monday afternoon at Asoke intersection as traffic police closed it down so Channel 3 could shoot scenes for soap opera.
22-wheel truck downs 47 power poles, 18-wheeler drags 12-year old to death
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/08/2015
» 46 power poles collapse on 37 vehicles after 22-wheel truck strikes power poles setting off chain reaction. In Phuket, truck hits motorcycle with mother & daughter, killing daughter.
New Chinese road signs: To reduce road accidents in northern Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/06/2015
» Chinese road accident boom follows Chinese tourism boom, so govt to install road signs to reduce road accidents. Chinese & Korean tourist guide shortage.
Actress driver of Mercedes that killed policeman (UPDATE #2)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/06/2015
» Police charge actress with reckless driving. Actress Anna Reese, 28, found crying & screaming next to her black Mercedes-Benz after fatal accident. Witness saw the Mercedes & big bike racing at high speed & then loud crash.
Taxi hits bicycle: What happens next?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/06/2015
» If I hit a motorcycle with my car, my insurance has to pay. But when a careless taxi hits my bicycle, I have to pay? But, wait, if I tell the police officer my work is a journalist, then the taxi has to pay? What exactly is the law?
Street racers: Shock therapy with parents
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/06/2015
» 125 street racers over 18 charged with reckless driving, 107 juvenile racers (106 boys & 1 girl) will undergo special "shock therapy" with parents & some parents may be punished too.
Road collapse: Death traps shut down (with photos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/06/2015
» Two more collapsed sections of road near place where motorcyclist ran off road & died last month in Pathumthani shut down. Dried up irrigation canals without water may be cause.
What's new in business news: May 22, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/05/2015
» Japan unveils $110bn in Asian infrastructure funding, action against Bangkok Tuk-tuk & gem scams targeting tourists & China meets with govt over jet ski & motorcycle tourist scams on Koh Samui & Phangan.