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Senior football player dies after collapsing during match

  A SENIOR football player collapsed and died during a match in Nakhon Phanom province yesterday (April 25) with this attributed to his physical condition and the hot weather, TV Channel 7 and MNG Online said. Mr. Watcharakorn Nithi, 46, a temporary employee and driver at Saharat Rangsarit School in Si Songkhram district, was a […]

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Tourist dies at EDC music festival in Phuket 

  A TOURIST who collapsed at Electric Daisy Carnival Thailand 2026 (EDC Thailand) music festival being held today (Jan. 18) at Choeng Thale subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket, later died at a hospital, Amarin TV said. At around 3.15 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Thanaphop Rattanaburi, an investigating officer at Thalang police station, was informed by the […]

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French tourist dies in Phuket as drunk driver hits 9 vehicles

  THERE was chaos in Phuket at around noon today (Jan. 10) when an intoxicated man driving a luxury sedan slammed into nine vehicles as well as two tourists walking by a roadside leading to one of them, a Frenchman, later dying at the hospital, Amarin TV said this evening. Upon being alerted of the […]

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Trans women hug, steal gold chain from Indian tourist 

  AN INDIAN tourist filed a complaint at Pattaya City police station after a group of transgender women hugged him then stole over 25-gramme gold chain worth more than 100,000 baht with police chasing the culprits, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 20). Pol. Lt. Manasak Phonliam, deputy investigation officer at Pattaya City police station, immediately […]

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Tourist killed by falling tree branch in Phuket

  A LITHUANIAN man holidaying in Phuket died after a pine tree branch fell on his head as he was riding his motorcycle along Nai Thon Beach road, Thalang district, Thai Rath  newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this morning (March 21). Pol. Lt. Col. Wisanu Chalok, an investigation officer at Sakhu police station, was […]

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Senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party dies while serving prison sentence

  By AP and published by Yahoo!News ZAW Myint Maung, a senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party arrested during the 2021 military takeover, died today (Oct. 7) while serving a prison sentence that was considered politically motivated. He was 72. He was a close colleague of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and spokesperson […]

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Repairman dies while fixing Suvarnabhumi Airport lift

  AN elevator at Suvarnabhumi airport fell on top a repairman while he was fixing an adjoining unit this afternoon (Aug. 13) killing him on the spot, TV Channel 7 said. The malfunctioning lift is located on the first floor of Concourse A building which is only used by officials and employees and it is […]

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Chinese tourist dies after falling from songthaew in Pattaya

  A CHINESE man holidaying in Pattaya who fell from a songthaew passenger vehicle early this morning (July 22) later died from his injuries after being rushed to a hospital, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. The tourist, identified as Mr. Chi Fai Lam, 48, was seriously injured after falling from the songthaew on […]

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Israeli girl dies in fall from songthaew at Patong beach

  A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Israeli girl died after falling from a songthaew passenger vehicle at Phuket’s Patong beach last night (May 16) with her parents seen enjoying the ride there, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Pol. Maj. Rungruang Sakhon, an inspector at Patong police station, quickly went to Patong Hospital to check on Miss Nbaa Bahnasi, […]

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3 lese majeste detainees still on hunger strike as one other dies

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THREE DETAINEES facing lese majeste charges are still reportedly on a hunger strike in prison whilst one other was pronounced dead today (May 14). The three street activists earlier arrested and currently detained in prison under the lawsuits pertaining to lese majeste, also known as Section 112 of the Criminal […]

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