Fast-Moving Fire Torches Bangkok Community
BANGKOK — A massive fire tore through a community in western Bangkok Friday morning, destroying 15 homes and injuring one person.
Falling Crane Severs Worker’s Leg (Video)
BANGKOK — Another day, another crane falls in Bangkok.
Monks Injured in Bangkok Temple Fire
BANGKOK — A fire broke out late last night in a temple in the capital’s southwest, leaving several of its monks injured.
Firefighters managed to...
Fake Pumpkin Seeds Give Farmers Real-Life Halloween Scare
PHAYAO — The northern province of Phayao will be denied plump jack-o-lanterns this month after dozens of farmers said they were been conned into...
Search Resumes for 23 Missing Tourists in Boat Tragedy
PHUKET — Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern resort island of Phuket described heart-breaking scenes of bodies of children found in the arms of their mothers, as a search resumed Saturday for some 23 mostly Chinese tourists missing.
Divers Make Little Progress in Murky Cave Search
MAE SAI — Thai navy divers leading the search for 12 boys and their football coach in a cave have failed to make much headway in their effort to push through the murk of a kilometer-long chamber to what is thought to be a clear area where the missing may be sheltering.
Four Rescued, One Still Trapped in Koh Chang Hotel Collapse
Three adults and a 2-year-old child were found alive today by rescue workers following the collapse of a hotel on Koh Chang this morning.
Please Burn Less ‘Hell Money’ This Smoggy New Year: BMA
BANGKOK — Chinese New Year festivities began Thursday with wan wai, a day of worship which involves family members burning glittering “hell money” for their ancestors. But with Bangkok plagued by heavy smog, health officials warn the tradition may hasten their reunion with the dead.
Jenphop Granted Bail After Being Sentenced for Killing 2 Grad Students
AYUTTHAYA — The court on Wednesday granted businessman Jenphop Viraporn bail for a car crash that killed two grad students a year ago after earlier sentencing him to two and a half years in prison.
Suspected Muslim Insurgents Kill 4 Soldiers in Narathiwat
HAT YAI — Suspected Muslim insurgents killed four paramilitary army rangers Thursday in an ambush in southern Thailand, in the latest high-profile attack in the troubled region.