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Thai bats carry Nipah virus, but danger comes from infected tourists
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/01/2026
» Some Thai fruit bats carry a strong strain of the Nipah virus, but the bigger danger comes from infected people arriving from countries where there is an outbreak of the disease, health authorities said on Monday.
Ten foreigners caught gambling on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/12/2025
» Ten foreigners were arrested when caught illegally playing poker at a rented house on Koh Phangan on Tuesday night.
Slain model not ‘forced’ to go to Myanmar, Thai officials say
R May, Published on 22/10/2025
» Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has denied reports that a Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for work was “forced” to go to Myanmar, where she was reportedly killed by a scam gang who then sold her organs on the black market.
Govt confirms hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/06/2025
» The Department of Disease Control has confirmed that Thailand is facing an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a highly contagious viral disease primarily affecting children under the age of five.
Chon Buri police reject Brit’s ‘Thai holiday hell’ tale
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/02/2025
» Chon Buri Provincial Police have officially refuted British media reports about mistreatment of a tourist by Pattaya police.
Maid inherits B100m from French woman
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/05/2024
» A French businesswoman reportedly left about 100 million baht worth of assets to her Thai maid after she died on Koh Samui on Monday.
Passenger service charges rise at airports
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/04/2024
» Airports of Thailand Plc has raised its passenger service charges at six main airports for departing passengers on both domestic and international flights.
Airport chaos as biometric system fails
Published on 25/01/2024
» Long queues formed at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday morning after the biometric blacklist system used by the Immigration Bureau broke down.
Man accidentally shoots himself while dancing in pub
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/08/2023
» About a hundred pub-goers ran for their lives out of a pub in Hat Yai early on Sunday after a gun carried by a customer accidentally went off, sending a bullet into his leg.
New tech to solve city traffic problem
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/06/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has launched an automatic traffic-management system on four city roads to improve flow along the routes.