Phuket luxury hotel’s security guard chief charged for trying to break into DJ’s room
THE security guard chief of a luxury hotel in Phuket has been charged with attempted burglary after trying to break into a female DJ’s room by using the master keycard then deleting the CCTV footage but the hotel managed to recover the clip that clearly captured the incident, Amarin TV said this evening (Jan. […]
Read MoreYoung Frenchman jumps from Pattaya hotel balcony
A YOUNG Frenchman who jumped down from a hotel balcony in Pattaya in front of a security guard before dawn today (Oct. 27) was rushed to the hospital but later died there after losing a significant amount of blood, TV Channel 7 said. At 4.49 a.m. rescuers at the Sawang Boriboon Dhammasathan Foundation were […]
Read MorePolice 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 MoreDhara Dhevi Hotel’s gutted spa building uninsured
THE FIRE that gutted the spa building of Chiang Mai’s iconic five-star Dhara Dhevi Hotel was extinguished several hours after it broke out at 2 a.m. on Wednesday but this structure is uninsured, Amarin TV said last night (Apr. 23). It was only at 4 p.m. yesterday that the blaze was finally extinguished at this […]
Read MoreFire at five-star hotel in Chiang Mai
ONE of the buildings at Chiang Mai’s famous five-star hotel Dhara Dhevi caught fire overnight and while this has been controlled to a limited area by 4 a.m. there are still flames in the inner area, Naewna newspaper said. There were no reports of any casualties and firefighters worked hard at preventing the blaze […]
Read MoreAt least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Ankara, Turkey – A fire raged through a 12-storey hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday (Jan. 21) during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials […]
Read MoreFemale tourist who died in Khao San road hotel fire had just got engaged
A YOUNG Brazilian woman who was among three persons who died in the fire at a six-storey hotel in Khao San road area last night (Dec. 29) had just got engaged last week after her boyfriend popped the question, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Aside from the Brazilian woman who tragically died after getting […]
Read MoreHua Hin hotel manager sacked after a row over toothbrush
A FIVE-STAR Hua Hin hotel has terminated the manager’s employment contract after his response to a review by a guest who mentioned having to pay for a toothbrush drew a response that was deemed inappropriate, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 26). This guest of the unnamed five-star hotel had reviewed the posh establishment […]
Read MoreIcelandic man found dead at Samut Prakan hotel
AN ICELANDIC man was found dead at a hotel room in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province today (July 17) in unclear circumstances with police assuming that the alcohol he drank triggered an underlying health condition, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. At 11.30 a.m. police at Bang Kaew station were informed of […]
Read MoreUrgent: 6 people shot dead at downtown Bangkok hotel
SIX PEOPLE were shot dead at a popular hotel in Ratchaprasong area at 7.30 p.m. today (July 16) in what is initially believed to be murder but the true cause not yet determined, Naewna newspaper said. Four of the six people killed were Vietnamese and two American-Vietnamese. Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang, head of […]
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