Phuket Plane Crash Kills 2
PHUKET — Two were killed and two injured when a light plane crashed on Phuket on Saturday morning.
Aunties Murder Nissan Because Illegal Parking Killed Their Neighbor’s Dad
BANGKOK — Sunday was the last straw for the Saengyotrakarns. Once, someone blocking their driveway kept them from getting to the hospital with a broken leg. Then there was the time their dad died because they couldn’t get him to the hospital in time.
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.
Phi Phi Fire Levels 25 Shops, Injures 9
KRABI — Twenty-five shops burned down in a Tuesday night fire and about 100 tourists were forced to relocate on the popular tourist island of Phi Phi Don.
2017 Was Hottest Year Without an ‘El Nino’
WASHINGTON — Earth last year wasn't quite as hot as 2016's record-shattering mark, but it ranked second or third, depending on who was counting.
Missing Briton’s Body Found by Cha-am Beach
PHETCHABURI — Police are awaiting the autopsy results of a British man found in the forest by Cha-am Beach on Wednesday, weeks after he went missing.
Swede’s Fall From Bangkok Balcony Was Suicide: Police
BANGKOK — Police on Monday ruled the death of a Swedish national who fell from a hotel balcony a suicide.
Tourist Boat Bursts Into Flames, 16 Injured
KRABI — A speedboat carrying tourists between islands in the south caught fire Sunday, injuring at least 16 people on board including the boat operator.
Thousands Attend Vigil for California Mudslide Victims
MONTECITO, California — Thousands of people attended a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to the 20 people who were killed when mudslides ravaged a Southern California town.
Americans Raise Money For Thai Immigrant Family ‘Decimated’ by Mudslide
MONTECITO, California — Pinit Sutthithepa, originally from Khon Kaen, immigrated from Thailand, leaving behind his wife and two children but sending them money for years until he could bring them to the United States, a friend, Poy Sayavongs, told the Lee Central Coast News.
