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- Thailand News
Primary school student falls from school building in Samut Prakan
A primary school student in Samut Prakan fell from the second floor of her classroom building this morning, January 28, after climbing on a desk near a window before the start of class. At around 8am, the Ruamkatanyu Foundation unit stationed at Phra Samut Chedi Police Station received an alert from the Samut Prakan emergency dispatch centre, reporting a student…
- Pattaya News
Woman plunges from Pattaya building after lovers’ row
A young woman was seriously injured after falling from a fifth-floor balcony in Pattaya following an argument with her partner at a construction site. The incident occurred late yesterday, October 30, at a shophouse along Pattaya South Road. Emergency responders from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Centre were called to the scene following reports of a woman falling from height.…
- Thailand News
Woman’s shock as boyfriend dies in fall from building
A woman was shocked to discover her boyfriend had fallen to his death from a building. Witnesses had initially disregarded a noise resembling something hitting the roof, but later, someone from below reported seeing the body. Today, January 26, Police Lieutenant Colonel Waranchai Sukying, deputy inspector of Khlong Luang Police Station in Pathum Thani, received a report of a fatal…
- Crime News
Stabbing incident: Jealous teen kills girlfriend, jumps from building fearing rivalry
Tragedy struck at the social housing project in Minburi as a jealous 20 year old male, fatally stabbed his 19 year old girlfriend, out of fear she had another admirer. The stabbing incident, which shocked the community, occurred around 9.30pm yesterday. After attacking his girlfriend, the man attempted to evade punishment by leaping from the building, resulting in serious injuries.…
- Pattaya News
Elderly German expat falls to death from Pattaya parking building
An elderly German expat tragically fell to his death in Pattaya from a department store parking building on Friday. The incident occurred on Central Pattaya Road in the Nong Prue sub-district of Bang Lamung district. Pattaya City Police were informed of the incident at around 4.30pm. Police and emergency responders arrived on the scene to find the body of the…
- Thai Life
Elephant moves fallen tree blocking road in Thailand (video)
An elephant moved a fallen tree blocking the Lampang – Phrae Road in northern Thailand during a storm on Monday, allowing traffic to resume as normal. The moment was captured on Facebook Live. The owner of the elephant, Weerawat Triyot, said that he was on his way back to Chaiyaphum province after taking his 16 year old elephant Dan Siam…
- Thailand News
Burmese migrant worker killed by fallen lamppost in Thailand
A lamppost toppled onto and killed a young Burmese migrant worker at a worker’s camp in Samut Prakan province, just south of Bangkok in central Thailand, yesterday morning. At 11.30am, officers at Bang Phli Police Station, doctors from Bang Phli Hospital and rescue workers from the Ruam Katanyu Foundation were called to a construction site in the Bang Phli Yai…
- Environment News
Earthquake rocks Turkey – buildings tumble and fear takes over (videos)
A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey early this morning, sending shockwaves throughout the region and causing several buildings to crumble. The US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake was centred about 33 kilometres from Gaziantep, a major city, and had a depth of 18 kilometres. The disaster was felt in neighbouring provinces, as well as in Lebanon and…
- Pattaya News
Third foreigner this week dies from building fall in Pattaya
Less than one week after a 72 year old foreigner fell to his death from a popular unnamed Pattaya condo building, a second similar incident occurred. This time, a 64 year old Norwegian man believed to be an expat was found dead after his fall last night from his 5th-floor condominium in Jomtien. Once again, there was no immediate sign…
- Pattaya News
Car damaged by construction debris falling from high-rise building in Pattaya
Construction debris has fallen from a 23 storey building in Pattaya, badly damaging the parked car it landed on. Police in the city were notified of the incident, which the Pattaya News reports happened around 7.30pm last night. Khok Kriat, the 51 year old owner of the white Honda Jazz, filed the police report as a result of his hatchback…
- Crime News
Pathum Thani accident claims child’s life, injures six
A tragic accident occurred in Pathum Thani province when a pickup truck, en route to the hospital with a two year old who had fallen from a building, overturned at a curve. The accident resulted in the death of a four year old passenger, while six others sustained injuries. Police and emergency services promptly arrived at the scene. The incident…
- Thailand News
Mysterious high-rise death in Bangkok luxury condo sparks safety concerns
A 27 year old man tragically plummeted from the 52nd floor of a luxury condominium in Silom, Bangkok. Police arrived on the scene in the early hours to investigate the incident, finding the apartment in a tidy condition, with no signs of a struggle. At approximately 12.30am today, police officer Phetamorn Krongchai and inspector Ratthanon Aekthitikulapat, along with a forensic team…
- Pattaya News
Belgian man found dead after fall from eight-storey Pattaya condo
Police are investigating the death of a Belgian man who fell from a height at an eight-storey Pattaya condominium in Na Kluea, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, on March 29. Pattaya police and tourist police were called to the building at about 8pm and coordinated with Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Foundation to attend the scene. The man, identified as a…
- Finance
The energy map in 2026: OPEC+ and the custodial crude paradox
Oil markets are no longer defined by simple shifts in supply and demand. While physical balances still matter, price formation is increasingly shaped by who controls access to barrels, under what conditions, and for how long. What once moved gradually on inventories and consumption trends now reacts abruptly to geopolitical permissions, sovereign decisions, and headline risk. This shift has been…
- Pattaya News
Foreign woman seriously injured after fall from Pattaya hotel
A hotel security guard in Pattaya discovered a seriously injured foreign woman lying in bushes beside a hotel building early this morning, March 15, after hearing a loud crash outside the property. Rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Pattaya Rescue Centre and officers from Pattaya City Police Station responded to the incident at a hotel in Nong Prue, Bang…
- Pattaya News
German tourist dies after falling from ninth floor of Pattaya hotel
A German tourist died after falling from a Pattaya hotel late yesterday, March 11, with police suspecting stress linked to personal and financial problems. Police were called to the hotel at 11.36pm after receiving a report that a person had fallen from a height. At the scene, officers found the 38 year old man’s body on the ground beside the…
- Thailand News
Brazilian suspect admits killing Thai woman in Japan apartment
A Brazilian man confessed to killing a Thai woman by strangling her at his apartment in Tsu City, Mie prefecture, Japan. The Thai woman was identified as 47 year old Supaluck Narusue, who lived and worked part time at a factory in Okazaki city in Aichi prefecture. She did not return home after telling her family she would meet a…
- Eastern Thailand News
Chon Buri school fall under probe as classmates report scam demands
Chon Buri police are investigating an incident at a school in Nong Kham, Si Racha, after a student fell from a building yesterday, February 22. Classmates said she had been stressed after being deceived by scammers demanding money. Nong Kham Police Station arrived at the school along with Piao Yiang Tai Si Racha rescue workers, and a medical team from…
- Thailand News
Truck triggers blackout after toppling 70 poles in Samut Prakan
A container truck brought down more than 70 power poles in Samut Prakan early this morning, January 30, after becoming entangled with low-hanging communication cables while entering the Bang Pu Industrial Estate. The incident left a 2-kilometre stretch of power infrastructure severely damaged and caused widespread blackouts in the area, prompting emergency repairs expected to continue into the night. The…
- Pattaya News
Suicide suspected after Canadian man dies in Pattaya condo fall
Police are investigating the death of an elderly Canadian man who fell from a condominium in Pattaya today, January 15, with officers suspecting the incident to be a suicide. Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were called to investigate the death of 86 year old Canadian national George Eugene at a condominium located along Jomtien Beach this morning. Rescuers from…
- World News
What’s happening in Iran? How hunger protests turned into a fight to topple the Islamic Republic.
Iran is currently cut off from the outside world. The government has severed internet and telephone lines nationwide, hoping to blind and deafen the international community to the brutality of its crackdown. Yet, the screams of frustration from the streets echo far beyond the digital blackout. This nationwide uprising is a clear signal: the 40-year-old theocratic regime is facing its…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya woman survives 25th-floor fall after argument with foreign husband
A Thai woman miraculously survived after falling from the 25th floor of a condominium in Pattaya yesterday, December 28, following an argument with her foreign husband. Rescuers from the Sawang Borriboon Dhammastan Foundation received an emergency call at 7.06am from a security guard at a luxury condominium on Pattaya Sai Sam Road. The caller reported that a woman had fallen…
- Bangkok News
Taxi driver dies in fall from Nonthaburi condo
A taxi driver died after falling from a condominium in Nonthaburi’s Bang Kraso subdistrict yesterday evening, October 13. The incident occurred shortly after he returned his taxi to the depot, reportedly due to declining health. Police Lieutenant Arongkorn Inruang from Rattanathibet Police Station responded to the scene with rescue personnel and forensic doctors. The 63 year old taxi driver was…
- Thailand News
Thailand video news Inside Klong Prem: What Awaits Thaksin Behind Bars, Karon Beach Lifeguards Save Tourist Who Ignored Red Flags
Thailand saw a turbulent week spanning politics, public safety, and lifestyle changes — from Thaksin Shinawatra’s stark new reality inside Klong Prem Prison and Paetongtarn’s push to steady Pheu Thai, to a citywide rabies alert in Bangkok, high-profile tourist incidents in Phuket, and even viral mishaps like a “green curry smoothie.” Meanwhile, Nepal unrest halted a British vlogger’s epic…
- Thailand News
Severe storm in Nakhon Si Thammarat causes city-wide blackout
A severe storm in Nakhon Si Thammarat caused multiple high-voltage power poles to topple, leading to a city-wide blackout. An 18 year old barista, Sirinapa, was hospitalised after fainting from shock, while another incident involved a motorcyclist narrowly escaping injury when a pole collapsed. The intense rainfall and strong winds hit the Pak Nakhon subdistrict in Mueang district at 3.30pm,…
- Crime News
Songkhla students scammed by local landlord, left without rooms
A group of first-year university students in Songkhla have reported being defrauded by a local accommodation owner who allegedly took their deposits and double-booked rooms, leaving more than 50 students without accommodation. The incident was widely shared on social media, prompting further investigation. The students, primarily from Songkhla Rajabhat University, found the accommodation through Facebook. Situated in the Mueang district,…
- Thailand News
Woman survives fall from fourth floor in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
A 30 year old woman fell from a four-storey building in Rattanachai subdistrict, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province. The incident occurred at 4am today, June 18. Police from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Police Station, along with members of the Ayutthaya Ruam Jai Association and Ayutthaya rescue units, arrived at the scene to find the…
- Pattaya News
Thai woman mysteriously falls to death at Pattaya luxury condo
A Thai woman mysteriously fell to her death at a luxury condominium in Pattaya today, May 27. Police officers are investigating the cause of the fatal fall. The death of the Thai woman, whose identity has yet to be confirmed, was reported this afternoon at a 59-storey condominium on Jomtien 2 Road in the Bang Lamung district. Officers from Mueang…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya contractor fined after cement spill causes hazard
A contractor has been slapped with a 10,000 baht fine after cement spilled onto the busy streets of Pattaya, causing a major hazard for both pedestrians and motorists. The incident sparked a wave of public outrage, with many demanding stricter enforcement and accountability for construction trucks. The contractor was recently fined 10,000 baht after loose cement spilled from a truck…
- Thailand News
Narathiwat Airport terminal construction faces major delay
The construction of a new passenger terminal at Narathiwat Airport, overseen by a major Chinese firm, has reportedly fallen more than 60% behind schedule. The project, valued at 639 million baht (US$18.6 million), is facing significant delays, as revealed by Deputy Transport Minister Monporn Charoensri. The contract, awarded to China Railway Number 10, initially covered the period from March 15,…
