Gas Fire in Malaysia Injures More Than 100 People and Damages 49 Houses
A fire caused by a burst gas pipe spread to several homes and sent a fireball soaring into the sky outside Malaysia’s largest city Tuesday, injuring more than 100 people.
Speedboat Fire Off Phuket Coast Injures Russian Tourists
A speedboat caught fire in the waters off Phuket while carrying 37 people, including 33 Russian and Kazakhstan tourists, one tour guide, and three crew members.
Earthquake Compounds Myanmar’s Humanitarian Crisis as the Death Toll Passes 2,000
The death toll in last week's massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people's last moments emerged: Two hundred Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery.
Thailand Investment and Expat Services Center Launches As Integrated Hub
Thailand Investment and Expat Services Center was launched on Monday as a collaborative effort between the Board of Investment (BOI), Immigration Bureau, and Ministry of Labor to provide comprehensive one-stop services
Israeli Suspect Arrested Following Koh Samui Sex Assault of Finnish Teen
Police at Bo Phut station in Surat Thani province have received a report from a Finnish female tourist who claims she was sexually assaulted by a foreign tourist on Chaweng Beach in Koh Samui.
Bangkok to Review Quake Safety after Collapse of High-Rise Leaves Dozens Missing
Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower under construction in Bangkok collapsed during an earthquake Friday that otherwise caused limited damage
What to Know About Myanmar’s Civil War, Which Is Complicating Earthquake Relief Efforts
The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma.
Smell of Death Permeates Myanmar Cities After Quake Kills Over 1,600 and Leaves Countless...
The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive
Russians, Ukrainian, French National Nabbed in Samui Poker Raid
In an unusual diplomatic gathering of sorts, police in Koh Samui arrested four foreigners—two Russians, one Ukrainian, and one French national—who had set aside geopolitical tensions to enjoy an illegal poke
Myanmar’s Earthquake Death Toll Jumps to More Than 1,600
The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings
