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  • 3 people missing after being swept away by flash flooding in Prachinburi

    3 people missing after being swept away by flash flooding in Prachinburi

    A Highways Department official and 2 villagers are missing in the eastern province of Prachinburi, after they were swept away by strong currents caused by heavy flooding. Thai PBS World reports that heavy rain resulted in water runoffs from mountains in Khao Yai and Tap Larn national parks, leading to flash floods. 32 provinces were on alert after heavy rains…

  • Barriers to be installed at train crossings nationwide in wake of Chachoengsao tragedy – VIDEO

    Barriers to be installed at train crossings nationwide in wake of Chachoengsao tragedy – VIDEO

    Following a major collision between a train and a bus in the eastern province of Chachoengsao on Sunday, officials plan to review and install barriers at train crossings around the country. 18 people died and 44 were injured when a freight train collided with a chartered bus near Khlong Kwaeng Klan railway station. It’s understood the bus passengers were on…

  • Police arrest 13 illegal Cambodian migrants in Sa Kaeo border province

    Police arrest 13 illegal Cambodian migrants in Sa Kaeo border province

    Police have arrested 13 illegal Cambodian migrants in the Sa Kaeo border province after a patrol team spotted some of them at 2am in the morning. The Burapha Task Force spotted 5 of the migrants in Ban Nong Phai village of Ta Phraya sub district after stopping a grey Toyota Fortuner that was registered in Bangkok. According to police, the…

  • Crocodile attacks man, locals eat the reptile for ‘revenge’

    Crocodile attacks man, locals eat the reptile for ‘revenge’

    After a crocodile attacked a Rayong man, in eastern Thailand, and bit off his arm, locals hunted down the crocodile, killed it and ate it. They say they cooked and ate the 2 metre long crocodile to get “revenge”. The crocodile would have preferred other options. 52 year old Yongyut Harat was fishing in a canal when, according to the…