Six Vietnamese nationals have been found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok's busy Ratchaprasong shopping district. The three men and three women, believed to have been poisoned, were discovered on Tuesday evening. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered a thorough investigation to ensure the safety of tourists and protect Thailand's image. The bodies were taken to Chulalongkorn Hospital for autopsy.
14-year-old opens fire in Siam Paragon shopping center in Bangkok: two dead and 5 injured
A 14-year-old boy, wearing a striking black shirt and camouflage pants, opened fire in the busy Paragon department store, causing panic and chaos. He killed 2 people and injured five others. The boy was arrested by the police.
The Titanic feeling in the vaccination chaos
With even Prime Minister Prayut worried about Thais dying on the streets of Bangkok, the problem is undeniable. The photos are not good for tourism, if it ever revives. Thailand has become a kind of Titanic, with everyone for themselves as a starting point. There is a great lack of lifeboats, the captain has no idea of the course and there are still groups in the country who think that Thailand will rise like a phoenix from its ashes on October 1.
Prime Minister Prayut shocked by bodies of dead Covid victims in the streets of Bangkok
There has been a lot of outrage in Thailand after images of 3 dead people on the street in Bangkok. A dead man in Sukhumvit Soi 20 was only removed after hours. According to Prayut, this is not the fault of the Ministry of Health, but the responsibility of all agencies.
13 killed in road accident in Samut Prakan
Another terrible traffic accident Saturday night in Samut Prakan in which thirteen young people died. The pickup truck they were in flipped over.
Spirit savior of lost souls
In Samea San lives a fisherman with a special mission. Too poor to be trained as a monk and still wanting to honor his deceased parents, he took up one of the meritorious tasks in Buddhism: collecting the dead from the sea.
Are there many deaths in construction in Thailand?
I regularly read about the deaths in traffic in Thailand. Are there also data on the deaths in construction, because I'm curious about that? What I see there… And do they also have building regulations there? In the past I saw dangerous situations.
WHO: 3 million deaths from alcohol every year
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that alcohol is the cause of three million deaths every year, mainly men.
Four killed in helicopter crash in Khon Kaen
A civilian helicopter crashed into a rice field in Khon Kaen (Chonnabot district) this morning. Four occupants were killed. The helicopter, AS355NP, was on its way from Saraburi to Khon Kaen Airport where it was due to arrive at 9.00:XNUMX, but air traffic control lost contact.
'There is hardly any attention for 32 dead and 23 missing Chinese tourists near Phuket'
Despite warnings of a storm and strong winds, a number of Thai boats with Chinese tourists went to sea. The result: 32 dead and 23 missing Chinese. 'Money rules the world' and human lives are apparently subordinate to that.
Jet ski mafia family shooting at Chaweng Beach: dead and injured
A shooting on the beach of Chaweng Beach, in front of hundreds of tourists, left one person dead (26) and injured. The violence stems from a quarrel between two families who rent out jet skis.
The Bangkok Post today published an opinion piece about student violence between rival schools. In Bangkok alone, ten students were killed in 2014 fights in 157. At least 75 people were seriously injured.
The PEA, Provincial Electricity Authority, says it is taking responsibility for more accurate laying and monitoring of power lines following three electrocutions, including the death of a worker. A woman on a motorbike also died when she came into contact with a loose wire on the road.
Now that the international press is also paying attention to 'Death Island' Koh Tao, Surat Thani police have held a press conference in which they emphasize that they have conducted a thorough investigation into the many mysterious cases in which foreign tourists have died. The investigative and forensic work complied with US FBI guidelines, police say. On the island, six tourists have died in the past four years and a woman is still missing.
According to health minister Piyasakol, 50.000 Thai people die every year from the consequences of smoking. That will cost the country 74,8 billion baht. one more reason to amend the tobacco law of 1992, for example today the minimum age for buying tobacco products is raised to 20 years.
The construction of the Red Line, a Skytrain connection between Bang Sue and Rangsit, has been halted after three workers were killed in an accident at the construction site in Don Muang (Bangkok) on Friday evening.
Myanmar Buddhist New Year: 285 killed and 1.000 injured
Not only Thailand has 'Seven Dangerous Days' during Songkran, neighboring Myanmar is facing the same problems. At least 285 people have been killed and more than XNUMX injured in Myanmar's Buddhist New Year (Thingyan) celebrations. Most of the deaths occurred in traffic.
Southern Thailand floods: 85 dead and 4 missing
The sad balance, since December 1, of the floods in Prachuap Khiri Khan and 11 southern provinces, is that eighty-five people have died and four are still missing.
Southbound train blocked by flooding
More and more southern provinces are suffering from heavy rain and flooding, the number has now risen to twelve. Part of the train traffic is blocked. It has been raining almost continuously in the South since Thursday. More and more floods are being reported and eleven people have been killed so far.
Eleven killed in floods in southern Thailand
At least 10 southern provinces are experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding. Since Thursday, there have been eleven fatalities, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said.
It seemed quiet for a while with the bus accidents in Thailand, unfortunately it happened again yesterday. A bus carrying retired CAT Telecom Plc employees went off the road and plunged into a ravine, killing 18 and injuring 20.
Is a life in Thailand worth less than in the West?
Most people familiar with this country would agree that Thailand is in many ways a land of contradictions. Of personal freedom and political constraints, of Eastern beliefs and Western expectations and the unmistakable clash of the old against the new Thailand can be quite paradoxical.