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Suspect locks up duty warden, escapes police cell
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/11/2018
» A 23-year-old drug suspect who locked up a duty warden and escaped from a police cell in Sena district of Ayutthaya on Monday was recaptured after an extensive manhunt involving about 200 police and volunteers.
Hospital facing legal action for rejecting acid-attack victim
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/11/2018
» Praram 2 Hospital in Bangkok will face multiple legal actions for rejecting a woman who had been attacked with acid and who died shortly after being sent away, the Health Service Support Department announced on Tuesday.
Dead sperm whale had 6kg of plastic in its stomach
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/11/2018
» JAKARTA: A sperm whale has been found dead in Indonesia with 115 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its stomach, raising concern among environmentalists and throwing the spotlight on the country's rubbish problem.
'Phoenix' had serious design flaws, finds initial probe
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/11/2018
» Police investigators and forensic officials in Phuket are gearing up for the next phase of investigation now that the Phoenix tour boat that sank and killed dozens of Chinese visitors in July has been pulled from the bottom of the sea.
Bans set to hit air polluters
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/11/2018
» Construction sites in Bangkok found to be a source of severe air pollution could be ordered to halt work until the problem is resolved, according to Environment Minister Gen Surasak Kanjanarat.
Teenager drowns while trying to save monkey in Phuket
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 04/10/2018
» A young worker from Myanmar drowned while he and two friends were trying to save a monkey which had fallen into a swamp near an old tin mine in Muang district, Phuket.
Temple told to 'tone it down' after bell annoys luxury condo
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 04/10/2018
» Monks at 300-year-old Wat Sai have been ordered to hit their bell more softly in the early hours, to avoid further disturbing the sleeping residents of a nearby newly-built high-rise condominium.
Chinese tourists turning away from Thailand
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/10/2018
» Thailand is expected to lose some 50,000 Chinese tourists during China's Golden Week period as a result of incidents that happened over the past three months.
Thailand needs hyperloop, not China-built high-speed rail says Thanathorn
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/10/2018
» Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the tycoon turned politician who opposes Thailand’s ruling junta, has criticised the government's $5.6 billion high-speed rail project with China, arguing that hyperloop technology offers a more modern alternative.
Thaksin's son shows up for money-laundering indictment
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/10/2018
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's son Panthongtae reported to the Office of the Attorney-General on Wednesday to be indicted for money-laundering in the Krungthai Bank loan scandal.