Patong Beach Shops Engulfed in Fast-Moving Electrical Fire
PHUKET — An explosion near a popular Phuket beach ignited a huge fire last night that caused 60 million baht in damages.
46 Road Deaths on Songkran’s 1st ‘Dangerous Day’
BANGKOK — Nearly 500 road accidents have already killed 46 people on the first day of the “seven dangerous days” of Songkran.
2 Mall Staff Likely Jumped to Death While Aiding Fire Rescue: Official
BANGKOK — Investigators said Thursday that two workers in an upscale Bangkok shopping complex were likely forced to jump to their deaths because they were trapped by flames while assisting evacuation.
Huge Blaze Ravages Bangkok Broom Factory
BANGKOK — Firefighters spent hours battling a huge fire that tore through a large factory Wednesday afternoon in the capital’s northeast.
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...
Naresuan Seniors, Alumni Defend Muddy Hazing
PHITSANULOK — A ceremony, watched over by professors, sanctifies a wooden pole. Freshmen in white carry a heavy wooden pillar around the campus before...
Freshmen Stripped to Undies on SOTUS Beach Trip
PHETCHABURI — Freshmen were stripped to their underwear and forced to stand shoulder to shoulder as early-morning waves crashed around them. Some were made...
Driver Miraculously Escapes Flipped, Flaming Car
BANGKOK — A car burst into flames late Sunday night in the capital’s northwest after the driver fell asleep and crashed.
Police Lt. Col. Suthee...
Fire Destroys Nearly 70 Moken Tribe Homes
PHANG NGA — Hundreds of Moken tribe members were evacuated after nearly 70 homes on Koh Surin were destroyed in a major fire Sunday night.
Monk Killings Add Poison to Already Toxic Deep South
BANGKOK — When two monks were killed on holy ground in Thailand’s Deep South one week ago, virtually every human rights group from Human...
