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Oil spill cleanup underway after cargo ship sinks near Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/02/2026
» Marine authorities are rushing to remove the oil spill from the Andaman Sea after the sinking of a Panama‑flagged cargo ship about 3 miles off Laem Phromthep in Phuket on Saturday while en route from Malaysia to Bangladesh.
Authorities probe price-gouging on Bangkok-Hat Yai flights amid flood crisis
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/12/2025
» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has launched an investigation into allegations that airlines cancelled passengers’ bookings and resold the same seats at significantly higher prices on the Bangkok-Hat Yai route as southern provinces battle severe flooding.
The Voice Thailand singer dies in Chiang Mai car crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/09/2025
» A pickup truck with a cargo of bottled water crashed into a high-voltage power pole in Chiang Mai on Tuesday afternoon, bringing down 24 poles and causing widespread damage.
Storm Wipha kills 2 Chinese tourists, more rain forecast
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/07/2025
» Strongs winds and a stormy sea claimed the lives of two Chinese tourists, and weathermen warned of continued downpours as the after-effects of Typhoon Wipha continue to hit parts of Thailand.
Snakes on a plane from Thailand bound for India, again
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/06/2025
» Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.
Thailand hopes for direct US flights
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2025
» Thailand will accelerate its efforts to establish direct flight routes between Thailand and the United States, says Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.
Students burned by teacher's science experiment
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/01/2025
» Four boys in Phetchabun were injured by sparks while they were watching a teacher’s science experiment using engine oil that had accidentally been mixed with gasoline.
VAT on postal imports sent starts in May
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/04/2024
» The Customs Department will start collecting of value-added tax (VAT) for imported goods sent through postal services, regardless of the value of the goods, starting in May.
Eight killed, three injured as train hits pick-up
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/08/2023
» Eight people were killed and three others injured when a pick-up truck was hit by a train at a railway crossing in Chachoengsao early on Friday morning.
Thailand cuts power to two Myanmar towns
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2023
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand has cut off the supply of electricity across the Moei river to two border towns in Myanmar where groups of Chinese businessmen have made huge illegal investments, at the request of the Myanmar government, Thai official sources said.