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Police investigate parasailing incident in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2026
» Police and maritime officials have launched an investigation into a parasailing incident off Phuket's Kamala beach in which a tow rope snapped mid-air, sending a tourist into the sea. The tourist survived without serious injury.
Pattaya reins in Walking Street security guards
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/04/2026
» Tourist police have moved to tighten control over private security guards on Pattaya’s Walking Street following online criticism over alleged violence against tourists.
Bangkok residents seek quake-proof homes
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/04/2025
» Shaken hours earlier by a massive earthquake, Phatsakon Kaewkla's terror was magnified when he came home to find gaping cracks in the walls of his 22nd-floor Bangkok apartment.
Phuket to update motorcycle taxi rules
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2024
» Local authorities in Phuket's Patong area are working to overhaul the city's motorcycle taxi service following a recent fight among drivers over passengers.
Teachers, students to share school toilets
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2024
» Teachers and students will share the same toilets at all schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec).
Teen gunman kills 1, injures 3
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/02/2024
» A 16-year-old gunman, apparently seeking revenge for the shooting of a friend, opened fire in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Monday night, resulting in one death and three injuries, police said.
Cops transferred after armed robbery at illegal casino
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/08/2022
» Five senior officers at Din Daeng police station were transferred and will be investigated following a 300,000-baht robbery at a gambling den in Bangkok early Wednesday morning.
Holding those behind the haze to account
News, Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2021
» Chiang Mai spent several days this month as the most polluted city on the planet, with PM2.5 levels reaching 226 microgrammes per cubic meter (μg/m³) there. The predictability of the annual surge in pollution and the lack of effective preventative action have angered city residents and concerned civil society groups.
TEST YOURSELF: Art escapes
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/11/2020
» Bangkok Art Biennale returns to the city
Govt backs off submarine deal
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/08/2020
» The government has decided to temporarily back off from buying two submarines worth 22.5 billion baht from China after the Chinese government allowed the purchase to be delayed for a year, a source said.