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New Zealand tourist dies while taking selfie over ‘death railway’ in Thailand
A New Zealand tourist fell to his death from a train over the World War II “death railway” in Kanchanaburi province in western Thailand on Tuesday.
Sai Yok Police Station was alerted at 11.50am that a foreign tourist had died after…
8.1 million people in Thailand poor, 4.4 million below poverty line: Study
The report on Thailand’s poverty situation in 2021, which was released this year, said that the number of people living below the poverty line had dropped from 4.7 million in 2020 to 4.4 million last year.
“This is all thanks to the…
6 dead, 23 missing after Thai warship sinks
The Royal Thai Navy said Tuesday that six bodies have been recovered and 23 other crew members remain missing after one of its ships sank in the Gulf of Thailand amid rough seas on Sunday.
So far, more than 70 crew members of the Sukhothai…
Thai navy ship sinking: Race against time to find missing sailors
Rescuers are combing the Gulf of Thailand on the crucial second day of a search for 30 sailors who are still missing after a warship sank.
Survivors have been found after floating for hours, with some in an unconscious state,…
Thai princess who collapsed remains hospitalized, organ functions supported medically
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thailand’s King, is still hospitalised and her overall condition remains stabilised “at some level”, said the royal palace in an update early on Monday.
While her exact…
Thailand navy ship sinks stranding more than 100 sailors
A Thai naval ship capsized during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand on Sunday night, leaving more than 100 sailors needing to be rescued.
Authorities said there were still 28 sailors stranded in the water on Monday, after the…
Thai police swoop on locations in Sa Keo, linked to illegal call center in Cambodia
Thai police have raided six locations in the country’s Sa Keo province and arrested dozens of suspects allegedly connected to a call center gang in Cambodia.
The operation was jointly carried out by the Ministry of Digital, Economy and…
Train travel suspended between Thailand and Malaysia after Saturday’s bomb blast
Train travel on the railway linking Thailand and Malaysia has been suspended as officials investigate a bomb blast that derailed a cargo train early on Saturday (Dec 3) afternoon, officials from the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said on…
Russian tourists return in large numbers to Thailand on chartered flights
Russian tourists are once again traveling in large numbers to Thailand via chartered flights and using credit cards issued outside Russia to get around payment difficulties, turbo-charging a gradual tourism recovery in Thailand.
More than…
Covid-19 cases spike in Thailand as tourism recovery gains steam
Thailand reported a surge in serious Covid-19 infections and deaths, just as the South-east Asian nation is seeing a rebound in foreign tourist arrivals that is likely to gain further momentum into the holiday season.
An average of 702…