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Emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi: Turbulence on flight kills 1
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2024
» A Singapore Airlines flight that made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday had fallen into an air pocket before it encountered turbulence, with one man killed and seven people critically injured on board, a senior airport official said.
Official accused of demanding B9m to save golf course
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/05/2024
» Police arrested an official of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Monday morning for allegedly demanding a nine-million-baht bribe for diverting a planned new road away from a golf course.
Thaksin appears seriously ill, says official
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/02/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra looked seriously ill when he showed up for a lese majeste case at the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) on Monday, according to a senior prosecutor.
Russian rock band faces deportation from Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2024
» Members of a Russian rock band critical of the war in Ukraine are facing possible deportation home from Thailand after they were arrested in Phuket for working without a permit, officials told Reuters on Monday.
Chiang Mai pub raid finds 242 underage customers
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/11/2023
» Five senior Chiang Mai police officers recently reinstated after being transferred to inactive posts over an illegal casino have again been suspended, following a raid on a pub.
Official caught with envelope holding B3.2m bribe
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/04/2023
» A senior Bangkok district official caught with an envelope containing 3.2 million baht in cash has denied it was a bribe.
15 nabbed in raids over scams
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/11/2022
» Police have arrested 15 Chinese and Thai citizens over their suspected links to a string of illegal businesses and phone scam rings, from which they seized assets valued at over 42 million baht.
134 new Covid-19 cases
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/03/2021
» A total of 134 new Covid-19 cases, 128 local infections and six imported, were reported on Friday, raising the total to 28,577.
Sweeping closures in city
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/12/2020
» As a new wave of Covid infections bites, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered the closure of all entertainment venues from Tuesday until Jan 4.
Bumpy start for distance learning
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/05/2020
» The rollout of state distance learning television (DLTV) and online classrooms got off to a bumpy start as children on Monday could not tune in to the broadcast, had no internet connection or were even led to online advertisements instead of school programmes.