Unaware, Cab Strands Tourist Midway Through Airport Trip
BANGKOK — On Tuesday night, taxi driver Suthee Inthorn was driving his passenger from Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi Airport to catch his flight back to Japan.
Distraught Woman Wants Justice For Boyfriend’s Prison Death
SAMUT PRAKAN — Earlier this week, Wanicha Ouyub visited her man doing time in prison. He was over halfway through a two-year sentence and in high spirits. Two days later, she was staring at his purple-bruised body on a table at Bang Bo Hospital.
Chemical Weapons Extract Python From Lopburi Family Truck (Video)
LOPBURI — A family temple outing took a slithery turn when they found a python waiting for them in their truck Friday morning.
Police Commanders Lose Jobs in ‘Deadliest’ Provinces
BUENG KAN — The Songkran road mortality blame game has claimed the jobs of the top cops in provinces which saw the most death during the long holiday.
Songkran Death Toll Surges to 418
BANGKOK — Speeding edged out intoxication to claim the most lives during the “dangerous days” of Songkran this year, which ended after 418 people died on the roads over seven days, according to officials.
Laws Can’t Solve Road Deaths: Interior Minister
BANGKOK — Interior Minister Gen. Anupong Paochinda on Tuesday denied that this year’s apparent rise in road fatalities during Songkran were caused by a lack of police diligence at traffic checkpoints.
Death Takes a Holiday: Bangkok Savors ‘Boring’ Songkran
BANGKOK — Behind the wheel of a turbo Toyota van called the “flying pig” for speeds considered fast even by first responders, Isadar Sinthu-aree settles in for a long night’s patrol of lower Bangkok.
We’re No. 1? Chiang Mai Air Pollution Smashes Competitors
CHIANG MAI — The “Rose of the North” won world recognition Wednesday for the dubious distinction of having the worst recorded air quality during peak conditions.
39 Die on 1st ‘Dangerous Day’ of Songkran
BANGKOK — Thirty-nine people were killed on the first day of what have come to be known as the “seven dangerous days” of Songkran. Drunk driving was the biggest culprit.
Bus Travel Kills Yet More Migrant Workers
TAK — At least six foreign laborers died when a bus left a mountain road early Monday morning in the northeastern province of Tak.
