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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.
Overpass collapse kills pickup driver
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/12/2025
» An overpass collapsed onto two vehicles, killing one of the occupants, after being struck by a dump truck on Thursday morning, causing heavy traffic congestion along Bang Na-Trat Road in Samut Prakan.
Afternoon alcohol ban lifted, effective immediately
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/12/2025
» Registered outlets can now sell alcoholic beverages during the previously banned period of 2pm to 5pm, with a one hour extension of time for customers in licensed premises at night to finish their drinks.
Afternoon ban on alcohol sales scrapped
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/11/2025
» The National Alcohol Policy Committee has agreed to scrap the long-standing ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages between 2pm and 5pm, citing the need to boost spending during festive seasons.
Bus left hanging on Bangkok road
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/02/2025
» Emergency responders called to an accident on Monday night were confronted with the unusual sight of a public bus hanging metres above the road, its front end tangled in low hanging cables.
Singaporean held for flight bomb threat
Published on 25/11/2024
» Authorities have arrested a man holding a Singaporean passport following a bomb threat called in against an AirAsia flight departing from Bangkok to Hat Yai.
Thailand wins Olympic weightlifting silver
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/08/2024
» Weeraphon "Wave" Wichuma, a 19-year-old from Surin province, won silver in the men's 73-kilogramme weightlifting on Thursday at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Pink Line conductor rail collapses in Nonthaburi
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/12/2023
» Several kilometres of an aluminium conductor rail on the elevated Pink Line monorail system fell onto a street in Nonthaburi early Sunday morning. Three vehicles were damaged, but no casualties were reported.
Foreign tourist arrivals reach 22 million
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/11/2023
» Thailand welcomed more than 22 million foreign tourists over the past 10 months, with the government’s visa-free policy helping boost arrivals, said government spokesman Chai Wacharonke.
Overpass project suspended after worker killed
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/08/2023
» City Hall has ordered the suspension of work on an overpass at Bang Kapi intersection after a 10-metre-long sheet of metal crashed to the ground as it was being lifted by a crane, killing one worker and injuring two others.