Hydraulics Hiccup Forces Thai Airways Flight Back to BKK
SAMUT PRAKAN — A Thai Airways flight to New Delhi had to return to Suvarnabhumi Airport 30 minutes after takeoff Wednesday night due to a mechanical problem.
District Official Dies Leading ‘Workout Wednesday’
BANGKOK — The director of one of Bangkok’s central districts died Thursday morning after fainting during a soccer game he organized for the military regime’s Workout Wednesdays fitness policy.
Divers With Extra Supplies Advance in Thai Cave Passageway
CHIANG RAI — Rescue divers on Monday were making progress through a key passageway inside the flooded mountain cave in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their football coach have been missing for more than a week.
Thais Lose Their Collective Sh*t at ‘999997’ Lotto
BANGKOK — The unusual combination of the top winning lottery ticket number has the entire kingdom in a hubbub Tuesday.
Fire Briefly Closes BTS On Nut
BANGKOK — BTS On Nut resumed service after it was briefly shut down by a raging fire Wednesday morning.
All Children, Coach Found Alive in Cave
An international rescue team has located all missing youths and their coach in the cave where they went missing nine days ago.
Duck-Eating Python Subdued After Epic Struggle
KRABI — That feeling when you get so big, one duck isn’t enough.
Two Tourists Drown Off Koh Chang
TRAT — A German man and a British woman drowned over the weekend in rough seas off of Koh Chang.
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.
Downed Huey Located, All Crew Dead
CHANTHABURI — The wreckage of a missing Air Force helicopter was found Tuesday morning, three days after it went missing. All three crew members were dead.