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  • Eight killed, seven injured at SCB head office in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Eight killed, seven injured at SCB head office in Bangkok

    BANGKOK: At least eight people were killed and seven injured in a freak accident at the Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) head office in Bangkok last night. The incident, which was initially thought to be a fire or gas cylinder explosion, was announced to be a fault in the fire extinguishing system in an emergency press statement released by the bank…

  • Bangkok gunman’s SIM card prompts Phuket arrest | Thaiger

    Bangkok gunman’s SIM card prompts Phuket arrest

    PHUKET: Police are questioning a Chinese man who was apprehended in Phuket in connection with the attempted robbery of a gun shop in Bangkok on Friday (story here). Police tracked down Su Su, 29, at a residence in Paklok on Saturday evening after it was revealed that he had registered a SIM card found on one of the robbery suspects…

  • Bangkok boat explosion prompts safety overhaul | Thaiger

    Bangkok boat explosion prompts safety overhaul

    BANGKOK: The Marine Department plans to require the owners of commuter boats to check the engine and fuel system of vessels twice a year, in the wake of an explosion on a commuter boat on Bangkok’s Saen Saeb Canal on Saturday that injured 71 people. Boat owners were previously required to perform the check annually. Marine Department Deputy Director-general Nat…