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Passenger hits head on road after cop pulls over motorcycle
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/06/2025
» An incident on Thursday involving a police officer and a motorcycle rider has sparked public debate in Thailand, following the release of dashcam footage showing a young female passenger being thrown from a motorcycle and hitting her head on the road.
Four dead in crane collapse on Rama II Road
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/11/2024
» A crane and concrete segments collapsed on Rama II Road early Monday morning, resulting in four deaths and 10 injuries.
17 hurt as tour bus hits truck
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/10/2024
» A Malaysian tour bus hit a trailer truck in Sadao district in Songkhla on Monday, injuring 17 Malaysian tourists and a Thai tour guide.
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.
New bill plans to keep cannabis legal
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/09/2024
» Thailand has proposed a new bill to regulate its cannabis industry and restrict marijuana uses to health and medical purposes, the latest effort to control recreational smoking after several policy u-turns.
Second runway planned for U-Tapao airport
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/09/2024
» The U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport plans to begin construction of its second runway this year.
Thailand signals another U-turn on cannabis
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/07/2024
» Thailand will work towards controlling the use of cannabis through laws instead of re-listing it as a narcotic, according to Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, in yet another policy U-turn.
Anutin 'puzzled' by cannabis U-turn
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/07/2024
» Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul said he had spoken to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin about the party's concerns over the Ministry of Public Health's plan to re-list cannabis as a narcotic.
Inbound duty-free shops to be closed
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/07/2024
» The cabinet says duty-free shops in arrivals areas of international airports will be closed to encourage more spending by visitors in domestic stores.
Big-biker dies in flames after hitting bus
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/06/2024
» A motorcyclist died when his big bike hit a bus making a U-turn and caught fire in Bang Lamung district, near Pattaya, on Sunday night.