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Swiss tourist dies in jump at Phuket Airport; more heavy rain today

  A SWISS MAN who jumped from the third floor of Phuket Airport last evening and was rushed to the hospital died this morning (Sep. 23) while the Meteorological Department warned the tourist island faces more torrential rain today after yesterday’s downpour led to Patong beach being heavily flooded, Phuket Times online news service said. […]

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Again! Tourist’s shoe gets stuck at airport moving walkway

  TAKING place again just two and half months after a woman’s left leg was severed till the knee by a moving walkway at Don Mueang Airport was a scary moment for a tourist when his shoe got jammed in a travelator at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Sanook.com said today (Sep. 13). A video of this scary […]

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Confusion at airport as tourist attacks policeman with skateboard

  A VIDEO clip shared by a TikTok user showing a foreign tourist attacking a policeman with a skateboard while he hit back with his baton at Don Mueang Airport has drawn criticism of Thai police performance, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 10). In the short video shared by TikTok member “@angpao.cn” yesterday the foreign […]

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Disturbed, naked foreign man rounded up at Pattaya Beach

  JUST as Thai and foreign tourists were walking and exercising on Pattaya Beach early this morning (July 29) a completely naked foreign man showed up and started shouting as he paced up and down the abutting footpath, Naewna newspaper said. At 6 a.m. Pol. Capt. Sontaya Khansap, an inspector at Pattaya City police station, […]

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Police give certificate to man who handed in tourist’s wallet

  A THAI MAN who found a Singaporean woman’s wallet full of cash in Yaowarat area and handed it in to Plabplachai 2 police station was given a certificate of honour by this police team today (June 6), Matichon newspaper said. Pol.Col. Phanom Chuathong, superintendent of this station, said  Mr. Chavalit Krisadarangsan, 77, told them […]

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Russian tourist drowns at Patong beach

  A RUSSIAN tourist drowned in front of his wife while swimming in the sea off Patong beach this morning (May 27) with the lifeguard who quickly rescued him and administered first aid failing to revive him, Matichon newspaper said. Pol.Lt.Col. Chayakorn Tangsakul, an inspector at Patong police station, received a report of the tourist […]

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Warning issued after tourist drowns off Pattaya beach

  AN UNIDENTIFIED foreign man drowned off Pattaya beach this afternoon (Mar. 19) with officials warning the public to watch out for strong wind and rough waves, Naewna newspaper said. Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan radio centre was alerted of the tourist drowning at Nipa Lodge intersection in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, at 2 p.m.and […]

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Chinese tourists’ school uniform fad reaches Phuket

  WITH Phuket now bustling as a large number of both Thai and foreign tourists flock in, it is Chinese tourists who are making waves with their fad to take photos clad in Thai school uniforms at key downtown spots, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 11). This trend among the Chinese tourists to wear Thai […]

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Policemen ‘using free time to escort Chinese tourist’

  INVESTIGATION of a viral video shared by a female Chinese tourist claiming to have paid for police escort from the airplane to the hotel showed that some policemen have been using their free time and their modified personal vehicles to offer this service, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 23). The three policemen seen in […]

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Three policemen escorting Chinese tourist transferred

  THREE policemen seen providing police escort to a female Chinese tourist in a video that has gone viral in China have been transferred to the headquarters, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Jan. 22). The tourist said in the video clip that everything is really for sale in Thailand including police escort from the airplane […]

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