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Teen boy killed by sugar cane harvester
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/02/2025
» A 15-year-old boy taking a nap in a Kampaengphet sugar cane field was killed by a giant harvester on Tuesday.
Tuk-tuk drivers arrested for assault on tourist
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/10/2023
» Three tuk-tuk drivers were arrested on Monday after a tourist from Saudi Arabia was assaulted outside a Phuket hotel on Sunday.
Drunk trucker rear-ends 15 vehicles, one person killed
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2023
» A 22-wheel trailer truck with a drunk driver at the wheel crashed into 15 other vehicles on a downhill stretch of a highway in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday night, killing one person and injuring six others, police said.
Man shot to death inside police station
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/12/2022
» A 27-year-old man is in custody after shooting another man to death inside a Bangkok police station during negotiations over an earlier traffic accident.
Government extends state of emergency
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/05/2020
» The military-backed government has extended Thailand’a state of emergency for a second time, to the end of June, despite opposition calls to scrap it after novel coronavirus cases dwindled.
Abhisit 'won't back' Prayut return as PM
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/03/2019
» Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva took a political stance Sunday against Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha returning to power as prime minister after the March 24 election, drawing instant criticism from both the anti-regime Pheu Thai Party and the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).
Karen poacher jailed, officials who hired him let off lightly
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/03/2019
» KANCHANABURI: A Karen man who said he shot a bearcat in a national park on the orders of "Thai officials" who hired him has been sent to prison for 3 years and seven months.
Policeman caught stealing from policeman
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/02/2019
» A 41-year-old police captain was arrested and then sacked for theft from a colleague's car and from police headquarters in Bangkok on Saturday morning.
Sudarat leads pick for PM, says poll
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/11/2018
» The Pheu Thai Party, still reeling from party heavyweights jumping ship to join a pro-regime party, has been buoyed by a poll result which shows key party figure Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan is the number one choice for prime minister.
Cram schools hit as student numbers fall
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/03/2018
» The number of students at private tutorial schools preparing for entrance exams has dropped by about 20% over the past couple of years and the trend is likely to continue, putting many cram schools, especially small-sized ones, at risk of closing down.