Holding candles and writing condolences as monks chanted prayers, hundreds of Thais held an evening vigil Sunday for the 29 victims of an “unprecedented” mass shooting carried out by a soldier. Sharpshooters killed the gunman on Sunday morning after a 17-hour ordeal, including a night of firefights and terrifying dashes for mall exits by shoppers […]
Rogue solider Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma, 32, was shot while hiding out in the basement of Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Medics in Thailand tested the drug mix on a patient in a ‘serious condition’ with the disease and within 48 hours they were declared disease-free. The drugs are normally used for HIV and influenza treatment.
The narrow laneways and pastel-coloured shophouses of Phuket Old Town are usually bustling with Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, but travel bans and local fears about coronavirus have largely emptied the streets this year. “The impact is tremendous,” 45-year old Ausana Akaradachakul told Reuters as she waited behind the counter for shoppers […]
Conveniently located in Asia and connecting Australia to the rest of the world, Bangkok is a well regarded travel hub, linking flyers to their destinations.
Petty Officer First Class Beirut Pakbara has died of a ‘rare infection’ he is said to have been contracted during the dramatic rescue operation in July last year.
A British tourist was found dead while diving in Nakhon Si Thammarat in Thailand on Saturday when his tank is believed to have run out of oxygen.
Kritsada Ratprachoom, 44, from Udon Thani in Thailand got more than he bargained for when he went to use the toilet and pulled a live, wriggling tape worm out of his behind.
The Tham Luang cave has been closed to visitors since the Wild Boars football team were rescued alive after nearly three weeks inside the grotto’s waterlogged corridors. “We have allowed visitors to see the mouth of the cave,” said Kamolchai Kotcha, director of the local conservation office that overseas the cave. Some of the rescue […]
Down-and-out Thai fisherman Jumrus Thiachot, 55, struck gold when he found a valuable lump of whale vomit while walking along the beach of Koh Samui earlier this year.