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Thai private schools facing mass closures this year
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/04/2026
» Private schools in Thailand face a wave of closures this year, with up to 80 institutions expected to shut, reflecting mounting financial pressures across the sector.
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.
Summer coming late, but it'll be a scorcher
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/02/2026
» Thailand is forecast to enter a hotter‑than‑usual summer later this month, with peak temperatures in some northern provinces likely to climb beyond 42°C, according to the Meteorological Department.
Body of missing Russian found off Phuket beach
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/11/2025
» The body of a Russian man who went missing after being swept out to sea by strong waves off Nai Thon Beach on Monday was found on Tuesday evening.
Youth electrocuted pushing motorcycle along flooded road
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/09/2025
» A 17-year-old boy was electrocuted while pushing his motorcycle through floodwater when he grabbed hold of a concrete barrier with an electrical wire running along it, in Samut Prakan early Monday morning.
Former Cambodian MP shot dead in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2025
» A former Cambodian MP was shot dead by a motorcyclist near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok on Tuesday evening.
Funeral held for drowned Russian yoga influencer
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/12/2024
» A funeral for a Russian woman swept out to sea while practising yoga sitting on a seaside rock last week was held on Koh Samui on Wednesday.
Maho Rasop returns
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/11/2024
» Thailand's hippest music festival returns this weekend
Thailand wins Olympic weightlifting silver
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/08/2024
» Weeraphon "Wave" Wichuma, a 19-year-old from Surin province, won silver in the men's 73-kilogramme weightlifting on Thursday at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2024
» The Philippines has closed schools down and warned of overloading on its power grid, as authorities across Southeast Asia issued a series of health alerts for a deadly heat wave.