Indian tourist found dead in the sea off Koh Samet
AN Indian man who has been missing for three days while holidaying at Koh Samet was found dead in the sea off this tourist island seemingly strangled with a black garbage bag, Naewna newspaper said late last night (May 17). Pol. Lt. Col. Kwanchai Mankanisorn, an investigation officer at Phe police station, Rayong province, […]
Read More35 tourists rescued after boat billows black smoke into the sky
A GROUP OF 35 Russian tourists were safely rescued from their double-decker boat sailing near Koh Sak island, close to Koh Larn off Pattaya, this morning (March 18) after the vessel started releasing billows of thick black smoke into the sky due to engine malfunction, Amarin TV said. At 10 a.m. the Marine Disaster […]
Read MoreBerserk Iranian tourist uses syringe to stab hotel staff
AN IRANIAN man holidaying in Phuket went berserk this evening (March 17) using a syringe to stab staff of a hotel in Karon subdistrict with police rushing in to control and overpower him, Amarin TV said. Karon police station was notified at 6.11 p.m. that the Iranian tourist, identified as Mr. Reza Bahman Farshi, […]
Read MoreKoh Samui officials spent hours rescuing Polish woman who fell at waterfall
KOH SAMUI officials, policemen and navy sailors took five hours bringing a Polish woman tourist who slipped and fell at the top of a waterfall and broke her ankle down to safety yesterday (March 10), Naewna newspaper said today. The female tourist, Ms. Monika (surname withheld), 38, slipped and fell while walking along the top […]
Read More9 hurt as tourist bus falls off cliff in Phuket
A TOURIST BUS travelling on Phuket’s Karon-Patong road fell off a cliff today (Feb.1) injuring nine people including the driver, Naewna newspaper quote Facebook user Sorayuth Suthassanachinda, who identified himself as a news worker, as saying. The accident occurred at 12.30 p.m. when the medium-sized 32-seat bus lost control and plunged down the cliff. […]
Read MoreSpanish tourist killed by ‘panic-stricken’ elephant at Thai sanctuary
By Agencies and published by CNA A “PANIC-STRICKEN” elephant killed a Spanish tourist while she was bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, local police said on Monday (Jan. 6). On Friday, Blanca Ojanguren García, 23, was washing the animal at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre in the Koh Yao district […]
Read MoreMan nabbed after bullet nearly hits tourist on Koh Phangan
A THAI MAN was arrested on Koh Phangan after picking a fight and threatening a tourist with a shotgun which went off and the bullet narrowly missed his head after another man interceded and pushed it away during New Year countdown celebration, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Jan. 2). A surveillance camera video clip […]
Read MoreTourist missing as strong waves sink long-tailed boat off Koh Phangan
A SOUTH Korean tourist is missing after big waves sank a long-tailed boat off Koh Phangan at around 3 a.m. this morning (Dec. 29) but fortunately the other nine tourists and three crew members were safely rescued, MNG Online said. Koh Phangan’s police station was alerted at 3.10 a.m. that a long-tailed boat had […]
Read MoreSingaporean tourist, Thai singer die after getting massage
A SINGAPOREAN tourist holidaying in Phuket died after a massage at a parlour in Phuket late last night (Dec. 7) with a Thai female singer too dying today after a masseuse at a Thai massage parlour in Udon Thani twisted her neck, Amarin TV said. At 11.05 p.m. Pol. Col. Chalermchai Hirasawat, superintendent at […]
Read MoreSearch for elderly Frenchman after tourist boat capsizes
DIVERS are searching for an 83-year-old French man after the tourist boat he was sailing in capsized at Ratchaprapa Dam or Cheow Lan Dam in Surat Thani province amid a thunderstorm and strong waves, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Nov. 23). Rescuers had earlier managed to safely pull out 11 people from the […]
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