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  • 2 dead, 1 missing, as tourist boat capsizes in eastern Thailand | VIDEO | Thaiger

    2 dead, 1 missing, as tourist boat capsizes in eastern Thailand | VIDEO

    Click HERE to watch Thai news report on the story. A tourist boat carrying 12 passengers, including 2 children, has sunk in the province of Chachoengsao, just east of Bangkok. 2 people have drowned, with a third still missing. The accident happened yesterday afternoon, as the sightseeing boat was carrying tourists on the Khlong Siyad Reservoir, a popular attraction in…

  • Rayong police chief transferred over Covid-19 outbreak at alleged gambling den | Thaiger

    Rayong police chief transferred over Covid-19 outbreak at alleged gambling den

    Following his claim that there was no illegal gambling den involved in a Covid-19 outbreak in the eastern province of Rayong, provincial police chief Papatdet Katephan has been transferred. The order came from national police chief Suwat Chaengyodsuk, following a cluster of infections linked to an alleged illegal gambling venue. One of the patients has since died. There were bizarre…

  • Rayong identifies 49 new local Covid cases today | Thaiger

    Rayong identifies 49 new local Covid cases today

    Rayong, south of Chon Buri province, has declared 49 new local cases of Covid-19 today, bringing today’s total number of new cases nationwide to 170 for the day. Channa Iamsaeng, the Governor of Rayong province, has told AP that the new cases were recently confirmed by local authorities and have not yet been reported to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation…