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Deaths soaring on crowded Everest
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/05/2023
» The latest climbing season on Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, is set to become one of the deadliest ever.
Russians top list of crimes by foreigners
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/03/2023
» More than 180 foreigners have faced criminal charges in Phuket since the start of the year, with the top three offenders being nationals from Russia, France and the United Kingdom.
Latest Covid variant 'not a concern'
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/02/2023
» The new Omicron subvariant CH.1.1, which has been detected in 67 countries including Thailand, can evade immunity produced by some vaccines but its rate of transmission is low, the Department of Medical Sciences said.
Court orders release of serial killer Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/12/2022
» Nepal's top court ordered on Wednesday the release of Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer portrayed in the Netflix series "The Serpent" who was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s.
Hong Kong to lift ban on flights in April
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2022
» Hong Kong is set to resume international flights from nine countries, the government said Monday.
Tourists from 63 countries exempt from quarantine
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/11/2021
» Thailand will begin admitting fully vaccinated visitors from 17 more countries without quarantine, increasing the number of countries on the list to 63.
South Asia ban widens
Published on 11/05/2021
» Thailand has expanded an entry ban on Indian nationals to include non-Thai travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.
Virus deaths in China rise to 360
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/02/2020
» China's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic hit 360 on Monday, with deepening global concern about the outbreak and governments closing their borders to people from China.
Where is it? Coronavirus spreads around the world
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/01/2020
» The coronavirus has claimed 106 lives since emerging in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and spread around the world.
Govt: turning away Chinese tourists is "too much"
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/01/2020
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said authorities are still working out measures to prevent further spread of the coronavirus and said turning away travellers from China is possibly asking too much and too soon.