Dangers of Illegal Alcohol and Methanol Poisoning
Illegal alcohol consumption carries significant health risks, including methanol poisoning, which can lead to serious complications or death. Immediate medical attention is crucial, while prevention is easy by drinking only certified alcohol. Protect yourself and stay alert!
Six tourists have already died from poisoned alcohol in Laos
Two Australian teenagers have died after drinking methanol-laced alcohol in the popular tourist resort of Vang Vieng. The tragedy is part of a series of deaths among international travellers. Local authorities have intervened, but illegal alcohol production remains a major risk in Laos. Travellers are being warned to be extra vigilant about what they eat and drink.
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.
Warning for deadly jellyfish along the coast at Songkhla
Travel warnings are currently in effect at Chala That Beach in Songkhla province due to recent reports of the deadly Portuguese man-of-war. These sea creatures, which resemble jellyfish, have been sighted from Singha Nakhon district to the capital district, where they have stung several tourists.
Are there also shops in Pattaya or Bangkok where only organic products are sold? I ask this because in Thailand you are not only poisoned by air pollution, but also through your food. Thai farmers are known to happily spray poisons that have long been banned in Europe because of the possible link with Parkinson's disease and cancer.
Accomplices wanted in 'Aem Cyanide murders' case
Police now suspect suspected serial killer Sararat “Aem” Rangsiwuthaporn had assistance in procuring cyanide and will seek arrest warrants for possible accomplices, Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said.
A Thai woman, Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, is accused of poisoning and killing XNUMX friends using a chemical, BBC News reports. Her arrest took place last Tuesday, after the sudden death of a friend while traveling together.
Indonesian woman arrested for drugging and robbing foreigners
A 54-year-old woman from Indonesia has been arrested on suspicion of drugging and robbing two foreigners in Chiang Mai. That happened in August this year. She was arrested when she entered the country at the Pong Namron border post in Chanthaburi, but has since left the country through the Sadao border post in Songkhla.
"Air in airplanes unhealthy?"
Do you ever suffer from headaches or other physical complaints during a long flight to or from Bangkok? This may have something to do with the sickening air in airplane cabins.
The torture of the residents of Klity Lang
Ethnic Karen who live near a lead-poisoned creek were recently awarded 4 million baht in damages. But they don't get their health back with that. And still they don't trust the water.
No happy ending for Thai Cinderella
Seventeen years ago the newspapers were full of stories about the frog prince and his little fish. The television couldn't get enough of it, because it was about love, lust and murder behind the palace walls.
The bodies of two Canadian women were found in a hotel room on the popular tourist island of Koh Phi Phi, Thai media reported.