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Thailand scores poorly in corruption ranking
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/02/2026
» The government has said it will act after Thailand scored 33 out of 100 and ranked 116th in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
Lifting crane and load fall and crush family home
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2026
» A 29-year-old man was lucky to escape with his life when a heavy crane lifting a prefabricated house toppled over and crushed his family home in Khon Kaen.
Nipah screening at airports, travel warning for India
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2026
» Disease control has been intensified at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and Phuket airports, screening travellers from West Bengal in India where there is a confirmed outbreak of the potentially deadly Nipah virus disease.
PM ends Italian-Thai contracts after deadly crane collapses
Published on 16/01/2026
» Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Ministry of Transport to end two contracts with Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) following crane collapse incidents that resulted in over 30 deaths.
Moving train hits collapsed crane, 22 killed
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/01/2026
» A Bangkok-Ubon Ratchathani train collided with a collapsed construction crane in Nakhon Ratchasima, killing 22 passengers and injuring 55 others.
Chinese woman bound, robbed, left in crashed Mercedes
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/01/2026
» A Chinese woman found wrapped in adhesive tape inside a crashed Mercedes-Benz at the back of a Pattaya housing estate told police she had been lured there and robbed.
Floating market hit with overpriced omelette complaint
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/01/2026
» A plain omelette costing 400 baht and other dishes featuring sky-high prices at a restaurant in the famous Damnoen Saduak floating market in Ratchaburi have become the target of tourist complaints.
Fire destroys around 20 speedboats in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/01/2026
» Some 20 fully speedboats caught on fire at Chalong Pier in Phuket on Wednesday morning.
Drug trafficker killed in Chiang Mai shootout
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/12/2025
» One drug trafficker was shot dead and another escaped during a clash with police in Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai province on Monday night, after which at least 2 million methamphetamine pills were found in their car.
Expressway shooter ‘tested positive for drugs’
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/12/2025
» The murder suspect dubbed “Karn Vellfire” was drunk and high on drugs on the night he shot another driver to death in Bangkok before fleeing to Koh Chang, police said on Thursday.