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French pedestrian killed by drunk driver in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/01/2026
» A French pedestrian has died after being struck by a car driven by a drunk driver fleeing after crashing into six parked vehicles in Phuket, around noon on Saturday.
Immigration police target visitors making multiple visa runs
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/11/2025
» Immigration police are focusing on blocking foreigners, especially scammers, who do visa runs to extend their stay in Thailand by abusing the government's visa-free entry scheme.
Bangkok student in hospital after 200-squat punishment
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/06/2025
» A Bangkok high school student is being treated in hospital for a serious muscle breakdown after a teacher punished him for late homework submission by making him do 200 squats in a row.
Airline hit by disability row
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/03/2024
» The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will look into a complaint filed by a wheelchair-bound activist after an airline denied boarding on the grounds that he had no one to escort him on the flight.
Power bank explodes on domestic flight
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/02/2024
» A power bank explosion triggered chaos on a flight from Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat on Saturday morning, forcing passengers and crew to extinguish a midair fire.
Thailand falls 7 places in corruption survey
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/01/2024
» Thailand has fallen seven places, to 108th out of 180 countries, in the annual survey on corruption published by Transparency International.
Cops under fire in assault death
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/01/2024
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has instructed police in Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet district to clear doubts over their handling of an assault case involving the death of a 47-year-old woman.
Thai Airways sorry for burning passenger with hot coffee
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/12/2023
» Thai Airways International has apologised for an incident where hot coffee was spilled on a passenger, causing serious burns.
Pickup hits cyclists; 2 killed, 4 injured
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/10/2023
» A pickup truck rammed into a group of six cyclists on a road in Buri Ram early on Friday, killing two and injuring the four others. The pickup driver, an army officer, fled the scene but later surrendered to police.
B11m bill gives hotel owner shock
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/08/2023
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) on Monday apologised to a small hotel owner on Koh Samui for miscalculating her usage and sending her a bill for more than 11 million baht last month.