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Angry son denied money, burns down neighbourhood
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/01/2026
» A 37-year-old drug user set fire to his family home in Pichit after an argument with his mother about money, and the blaze burnt down an entire block of houses on Sunday.
‘Hi-so Luk Nat’ held on threat and drug charges
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/08/2025
» Police have arrested “Hi-so Luk Nat”, a wealthy Bangkok resident who became a high-profile figure in anti-government protests in 2021, on drug charges and seized numerous weapons after a woman accused him of threatening her and forcing her to take drugs.
Tanker runs aground near Pattaya after hitting rocks
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/03/2025
» A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker ran aground on Koh Larn near Pattaya after colliding with rocks at a beach early Tuesday. No gas or oil spills have been found.
Taxi driver flees petrol station, hits police vehicle
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/12/2024
» A taxi registered in Bangkok collided with a truck and a police vehicle as its driver fled a Chaiyaphum petrol station without paying for fuel.
Bangkok taxi fire injures five
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/10/2024
» A taxi caught on fire on Rama IX Road in Bangkok on Saturday morning, injuring five people including the driver. The incident happened near the Premier intersection on Srinakarin Road.
Inferno bus owner ‘tried to hide illegal gas cylinders’
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/10/2024
» The owner of the bus that caught fire and killed 23 students and teachers in Pathum Thani tried to hide some gas cylinders on other buses in the same fleet, according to the Department of Land Transport.
22-wheel truck smashes into 16 vehicles
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/09/2024
» A 22-wheeled truck smashed into 16 other vehicles on Bangkok's southern ring road in Phra Pradaeng district on Sunday evening.
Toxic smoke alert from fire in Rayong
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/09/2024
» People living near Thai Plastic and Chemicals Plc in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong have been advised to stay away from toxic smoke from its plant fire.
Full Moon Party vendor arrested for selling laughing gas
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2024
» A shop owner on Koh Phangan, where the Full Moon Party is held, was arrested for selling balloons filled with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.
Three die in family toilet
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/08/2024
» Police have warned of the danger of mixing sulphuric acid and caustic soda to clean a clogged pipe, after three people died in a small toilet at a family home in Chon Buri.