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Oil spill cleanup underway after cargo ship sinks near Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/02/2026
» Marine authorities are rushing to remove the oil spill from the Andaman Sea after the sinking of a Panama‑flagged cargo ship about 3 miles off Laem Phromthep in Phuket on Saturday while en route from Malaysia to Bangladesh.
Tour speedboat hits trawler, tourist killed, off Krabi coast
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/01/2026
» A tour speedboat collided with a trawler near Koh Khai-Koh Phi Phi in Krabi province on Sunday injuring 22 people, one of whom later died.
Authorities probe price-gouging on Bangkok-Hat Yai flights amid flood crisis
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/12/2025
» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has launched an investigation into allegations that airlines cancelled passengers’ bookings and resold the same seats at significantly higher prices on the Bangkok-Hat Yai route as southern provinces battle severe flooding.
The Voice Thailand singer dies in Chiang Mai car crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/09/2025
» A pickup truck with a cargo of bottled water crashed into a high-voltage power pole in Chiang Mai on Tuesday afternoon, bringing down 24 poles and causing widespread damage.
Snakes on a plane from Thailand bound for India, again
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/06/2025
» Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.
Thailand hopes for direct US flights
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2025
» Thailand will accelerate its efforts to establish direct flight routes between Thailand and the United States, says Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.
Russian dies on tourist boat after using slide
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/02/2025
» A Russian man collapsed and died after using a water slide on a tourist boat in the sea off Pattaya on Tuesday evening.
33 Chinese tourists saved from sinking boat off Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/01/2025
» Thirty-three Chinese tourists were safely rescued from a sinking catamaran off Phuket on Monday afternoon.
Human trafficking suspect arrested after 12 years on the run
Published on 18/09/2024
» Police have arrested a woman on charges of human trafficking in connection with forced labour on fishing boats after she was on the run for more than a decade.
Sub ordered by Thailand ‘offered to Indonesia’
Published on 05/07/2024
» China is reportedly offering to sell Indonesia a half-built submarine originally ordered by Thailand, and claims it will include a German-made engine if that is what Jakarta wants.