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Emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi: Turbulence on flight kills 1
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2024
» A Singapore Airlines flight that made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday had fallen into an air pocket before it encountered turbulence, with one man killed and seven people critically injured on board, a senior airport official said.
Foreigners arrested at Bangkok drug party
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/08/2023
» Police raided a luxury house in Saphan Sung district of Bangkok on Friday and found nine foreigners, drugs and a gun.
The 1975's show stopped in Malaysia after onstage kiss
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/07/2023
» The British pop rock band The 1975 had its set at a Malaysian music festival cut short on Friday night after frontman Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate onstage and criticised the country's anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
Missing Malaysian woman tracked to Myanmar border
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/06/2023
» A missing 22-year-old Malaysian woman went to the border with Myanmar in Mae Sai district before her family lost contact with her, according to official sources.
Malaysian woman missing in Chiang Rai
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/06/2023
» A search has been launched for a young Malaysian woman whose mother says has been out of contact since sending photos taken during a visit to the border town of Mae Sai in Chiang Rai province.
Cop chief linked to drug trade
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/10/2022
» The Narathiwat provincial police chief has been transferred to an inactive post with the Royal Thai Police for alleged connections to drug networks in the deep South and Malaysia.
11 immigration police, officials arrested on bribery charges
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/09/2022
» Eleven government officials, including six immigration police, have been arrested and charged for allegedly taking bribes.
Romance scam sets world record
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/05/2022
» In late 2019 Essilor International discovered fraudulent fund transfers totalling 6.3 billion baht at its Thai unit, Essilor Manufacturing (Thailand).
No-quarantine travel with Malaysia to start this month
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/03/2022
» Quarantine-free "vaccinated travel lane" (VTL) entry is planned for air travel between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least 10 daily return flights from mid-March.
Bangkok rated 4th best by Southeast Asia expats
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/12/2021
» Bangkok was rated behind Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City as the best place for expats to live in Southeast Asia in a global survey released on Wednesday.