Lion Air Jet Crashes Into Sea After Jakarta Takeoff, 188 on Board
JAKARTA — Indonesia's disaster agency says a Lion Air passenger jet crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta and was carrying 188...
Fire Breaks Out in CentralWorld Restaurant
BANGKOK — A fire broke out at noon on Saturday at a restaurant in CentralWorld, sending smoke pouring into the interior of the mall.
Large Fire Breaks Out at Italian-Thai Worker Camp
BANGKOK — A construction worker was killed Wednesday night when fire struck his company housing in Don Muang district.
Crude Cluster Bomb Kills 1 in Night Market, Injures Dozens
PATTANI — A homemade cluster bomb exploded Monday evening at a night market in Pattani, killing one and injuring dozens.
The device detonated at 7pm...
Pabuk Leaves 4 Dead, Billions of Baht in Damage
BANGKOK — The first tropical storm to hit the south in decades killed at least four people and left over 3 billion baht of destruction in its wake.
Relatives Rejoice First 15 Thais Return from Israel, 5,000 More Await
The first group of Thai nationals returning from Israel, consisting of 15 people, arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday, October 12. Five of them...
Nearly Dozen Charoen Krung Homes Ravaged by Fire
BANGKOK — About 10 residences in the city’s old quarter were destroyed in an early morning fire Wednesday.
Storm Storms Into Bangkok as Millions Reel From Flooding
BANGKOK — A Wednesday afternoon storm heralded what could be a relatively wet week for the capital, though nothing to cause the level of devastation still being felt across much of the country, where severe flooding has killed 11 people.
Zoo Sorry For ‘Unpreventable’ Death of Mahout by ‘Ong Bak’ Elephant
CHIANG MAI — Chiang Mai Zoo officials apologized to the family of an experienced mahout trampled/gored to death by an elephant that appeared in a martial arts blockbuster film, describing the incident as “unpreventable.”
Absurd News Parody Brings Smiles to Flood-Ravaged South (Photos)
NARATHIWAT— As floods deluge Southern Thailand, devastate communities and drowned at least one man, some soggy smiles were found in the antics of an amateur news report skewering disaster-porn journalism.
