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Australian in wheelchair robbed by woman in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/05/2025
» A 65-year-old Australian man in a wheelchair has told police he was robbed of more than 11,000 baht by a Thai woman he met on a beach in Pattaya and invited back to his room.
Man charged with paying children to drink
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2024
» A man who admitted paying a 13-year-old girl to drink alcohol at an ordination ceremony, leading to her collapsing into a coma, has surrendered to police.
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.
Thaksin appears seriously ill, says official
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/02/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra looked seriously ill when he showed up for a lese majeste case at the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) on Monday, according to a senior prosecutor.
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.
Rain collapses roof at Indoor Stadium Huamark
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/10/2023
» A section of the fabric roof at Indoor Stadium Huamark collapsed just before the opening of the 2023 Women’s U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship on Tuesday evening.
Flight ban on disabled tourist investigated
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/02/2023
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken up a four-year-old case in which an airline refused boarding to an Israeli tourist using an electric wheelchair.
PM calls Lazada ad 'unacceptable'
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/05/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has slammed a controversial online promotion for Lazada that some people regarded as being offensive to the monarchy as "unacceptable".
Army boycotts Lazada over controversial ad
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/05/2022
» The army chief has ordered all units and organisations under his command to stop buying products via the Lazada online platform, in protest against a controversial video promotion.
Twenty protesters arrested, planned Thursday rally banned
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/10/2020
» Police said 20 demonstrators, including three rally leaders, were arrested in Bangkok early on Thursday as the protest outside Government House was dispersed.