At 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 […]
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 MoreAmerican, Russian men die in fall from Pattaya hotel, condo
AN AMERICAN man fell to his death from the seventh floor of a hotel in Pattaya early this morning (June 4) while a Russian man plunged to his death from the 29th floor of a 35-storey condo at noon yesterday, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. At 6 a.m. Pol. Maj. Wutinan Kongdee, […]
Read More150 Malaysian tourists scammed – left without hotel rooms in Hat Yai
AS MANY AS 150 Malaysian tourists arrived at a hotel in Hat Yai last evening (Apr. 12) to only discover that no booking had been made for 64 hotel rooms they had paid for to a Malaysian agent who in turn transferred the money to a Thai tour guide who pocketed it, Amarin TV […]
Read MoreMinimum wage for hotel, resort employees raised to 400 baht daily
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MINIMUM WAGE for all employees at hotels and resort places in Bangkok and nine provinces will be increased to 400 baht daily, beginning in the middle of next month, confirmed a senior government official today (Mar. 26). The Wage Committee chaired by the Ministry of Labour’s undersecretary Pairot Chotikasathian […]
Read MoreAnother hotel in Poipet catches fire but no casualties
FOLLOWING the huge blaze a Cambodian hotel-cum-casino in Poipet, just opposite Rong Kluea market in Aranyaprathet subdistrict, Sa Kaeo province, last December killing 22 employees and gamblers, another hotel in this border town caught fire at 10 p.m. last night (Sep. 15) but fortunately there were no casualties, Naewna newspaper said today. Just as […]
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