Police probing Australian man’s fall from Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA police are investigating an Australian man’s fall from the sixth floor of a hotel after his face was slashed with a knife today (Sep. 17), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Sonthaya Khanthrap, deputy inspector of Pattaya City police station, along with investigation officers, Pattaya Tourist Police officers, rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon […]
Read MoreGRC decorative panel falls from Pattaya high-rise injuring tourist
A GLASSFIBRE reinforced concrete (GRC) decorative panel fell from a luxury condominium in Khao Phra Tamnak area of South Pattaya last evening (May 28) injuring an Australian man holidaying there, TV Channel 7 and Thai Rath newspaper said. Injured when the GRC panel fell from the building’s 38th floor was Mr. Paul Denis Smith […]
Read MoreMyanmar soldiers flee to Thailand as Karens seize base
SOME Myanmar soldiers crossed the Moei river to Thailand overnight after Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters attacked their base opposite Tak province with many others having died in the fighting, Amarin TV said this morning (March 14). At 00.10 a.m. KNLA’s 7th Infantry Division launched their attack on Myanmar army’s 31st Infantry Battalion […]
Read MoreThai car production slumps 24.63% in January as sales, exports fall
By Reuters and published by CNA CAR PRODUCTION in Thailand fell a surprisingly large 24.63 percent in January from a year earlier to 107,103 units due to weak domestic sales and exports, the Federation of Thai Industries said today (Feb. 24). Thailand is Southeast Asia’s biggest autos production centre and an export base for […]
Read MoreConcrete beam falls five floors down crushing pickup truck
A CONCRETE beam fell down from the fifth floor of a building on Rama 4 road, Bang Rak district, crushing a parked pickup truck below just as another vehicle and a motorcycle were passing in the adjacent lane this afternoon (Dec. 14) but fortunately no one got injured, Amarin TV said. The beam fell […]
Read MoreKoh Samui rescuers fail to find Indian tourist who fell into waterfall
A BIG team of 30 rescuers who have been searching for an Indian tourist who slipped and fell into Namuang Waterfall 2 at Koh Samui yesterday afternoon (Nov. 9) failed to find his body, only recovering one side of his sandals, Thai Rath newspaper said today. The rescuers, including policemen, administrative, forestry and Disaster […]
Read MoreGerman tourist dies after falling from Pattaya hotel
A GERMAN man holidaying in Pattaya fell to his death from the 33rd floor of a luxury hotel last night (June 5) with this being the fourth such death in a month at this seaside city, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning. At 10 p.m. last night Pol. Maj. Thanya Utthong, an inspector at […]
Read MoreCanadian tourist dies after falling off moving train
A YOUNG CANADIAN man died last night (Mar. 20) after falling off a fast train running from Bangkok to Chumphon then onwards to Trang after going out of the carriage to smoke a cigarette as it was moving up and down during the journey, TV Channel 7 said late afternoon today. At approximately 10.30 […]
Read More2 dead, many tourists injured as bus plunges off a bridge in Samut Prakan
TWO people died and 18 others, mostly tourists, got injured after a bus fell off a bridge in Samut Prakan this evening (Feb. 3), Matichon newspaper said. Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers and ambulances quickly reached the bridge over Ka Long canal at 200 Pi road, Preng subdistrict, Bang Bo district, and rushed to take the […]
Read MoreWoman rescued after falling down elevator shaft
A WOMAN who fell down an elevator shaft at a building in Soi Sukhumvit 66/1 yesterday (Jan. 4) was safely rescued by Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Jan. 5). A Facebook user had mentioned this accident in a post with accompanying photos. This foundation’s volunteers had rushed to the building with […]
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