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Asia airlines hike fares
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/03/2026
» Airlines in Asia are raising ticket prices and mapping out contingency plans that include grounding planes as the escalating Middle East conflict threatens to trigger the worst oil shock since the 1970s.
Govt officials ordered to work from home, suspend overseas trips
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/03/2026
» Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered officials at government organisations and state enterprises to work from home and suspend overseas trips, as part of measures to cope with the Middle East war's impact.
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.
Fire destroys around 20 speedboats in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/01/2026
» Some 20 fully speedboats caught on fire at Chalong Pier in Phuket on Wednesday morning.
New Bangkok clean-air measures announced
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/11/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and its network partners will adopt 10 new measures to help reduce PM2.5 in the city for 2026.
Phuket airport reopens after Navy plane mishap
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/10/2025
» Phuket International Airport reopened its main runway on Wednesday afternoon, three hours after a Royal Thai Navy aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction and blocked the runway.
Fuel dumped by Thai Airways plane 'no threat' to Gulf of Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/05/2025
» The jet fuel dumped by a Thai Airways International aircraft before making an emergency landing on Sunday was released over the sea as a fine mist and posed no harm to the environment, a top air traffic control officer said on Tuesday.
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.
Canadian found dead from heat on Phuket beach
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/03/2025
» An 80-year-old Canadian woman has been found dead on Kata beach on Phuket, with the cause of the death initially said to be heatstroke.
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.