Turbulence Injures 27 Aboard Aeroflot on Approach to BKK
BANGKOK — Twenty-seven people have been injured, several with suspected spinal damage, after an Aeroflot Boeing 777-300 on which they were travelling from Moscow to Bangkok hit strong turbulence.
Thai Family Mourns Girl Killed in Video Streamed on Facebook
PHUKET — The funeral was held Saturday for an 11-month-old Thai girl who was killed by her father in a video broadcast live on Facebook before he then hanged himself.
Legal Action Against Italian-Thai Weighed After Red Line Collapse Kills 3
BANGKOK — The head of the labor welfare department is threatening legal action against Italian-Thai Development Co. Ltd. after three workers were killed Friday night while working on the elevated Red Line extension.
Suspected Muslim Insurgents Kill 4 Soldiers in Narathiwat
HAT YAI — Suspected Muslim insurgents killed four paramilitary army rangers Thursday in an ambush in southern Thailand, in the latest high-profile attack in the troubled region.
Counseling for Mother of Baby Murdered by Father Live on Facebook
PHUKET — Police on Wednesday declared a man’s murder of his own 11-month-old daughter and subsequent suicide a case closed.
Thai Husband Kills Baby, Self on Facebook Live
BANGKOK — Police in Thailand say a man upset with his wife hanged their 11-month-old daughter on Facebook Live and then killed himself.
Korat Ranked Top in Songkran Road Fatalities
BANGKOK — Road accidents throughout five days of the Songkran holiday claimed 283 lives this year, with Korat having the highest number of fatalities, the government disaster agency announced Saturday.
Englishman Falls 3 Stories to His Death in Pattaya
PATTAYA — An Englishman fell to his death in the early hours of Friday morning at Walking Street in Pattaya.
Happy Songkran? Motorists Pelted With Urine, Fish, Motor Oil
CHONBURI — Local police said Thursday they were searching for a group of youths who were seen tossing bags filled with urine and other foul fluids at passing motorcycles and cars.
Victims of April 10 Remembered Only on Social Media
BANGKOK — Seven years later no solemn commemoration, no marker, and, in the present political climate, no formal ceremony was staged to remember 25 lives lost near the Democracy Monument in deadly clashes between security forces, armed militants and protesters.
