Fire Burns Through Chiang Mai Temple Hours After New Year
CHIANG MAI — A fire broke out early Monday morning at a temple in Chiang Mai’s Chai Prakan district only an hour after the cross-year prayer. No injuries were reported.
80-Meter Bridge Collapses After Barge Strike (Video)
NAKHON PATHOM — A barge pilot was hit with a minor fine Thursday morning after his vessel smashed into a bridge and made it collapse.
Thais Working in Korea Are Dying in Droves
SEOUL — Dozens of Thai nationals have frozen to death in Korea in this year, pointing to a worrying trend, the Thai Embassy in Seoul disclosed Tuesday night.
Both Parents Charged Over Line Group Toddler Rape
PHITSANULOK — Police said Monday said they now have in custody a mother and stepfather accused of sexually assaulting their toddler and selling the footage to a Line group they’ve traced to Bangkok.
Century-Old Shophouses Destroyed in Bangkok Old Town
BANGKOK — Residents in the old quarter of Bangkok had to flee their homes early Monday morning after a fire broke out and destroyed over a dozen historic shophouses.
Falling Crane Severs Worker’s Leg (Video)
BANGKOK — Another day, another crane falls in Bangkok.
Provincial Airport Closed as Southern Flood Toll Rises
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — A southern provincial airport remained closed a second day Thursday as two more bodies were recovered from deadly floodwaters, bringing the death toll from the regional flooding crisis to eight.
Epilepsy Blamed for Crash That Kills 2, Injures 15
PATTAYA — Two people were killed and 15 injured Monday morning after a black truck plowed through nearly a dozen motorbikes on Pattaya Tai Road.
Southern Flooding Claims First Victim (Video)
TRANG — A nurse driving to work early Friday morning died when a storm surge swept her car off a bridge and into a canal where she drowned.
Dead Cadet’s Autopsy Results Due Tomorrow
BANGKOK — Thursday will mark the deadline set by the Central Institute of Forensic Science to complete its autopsy of a cadet whose death at a military academy has become a national controversy and embarrassment to the ruling junta.
