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  • Man with terminal cancer killed by train in Kanchanaburi | Thaiger

    Man with terminal cancer killed by train in Kanchanaburi

    A 54 year old man in the final stage of tracheal cancer was tragically killed after being run over by a train in Kanchanaburi’s Muang district. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon when the man, identified as Suparp, lay down on the tracks near a railway station with a cloth covering his face. Police Captain Thammarat Sukhiwong, a Muang police investigator,…

  • Apply now: TAT offers 500,000 baht to travel Thailand for 4 months | Thaiger

    Apply now: TAT offers 500,000 baht to travel Thailand for 4 months

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is recruiting one lucky explorer to travel around Thailand for four months and document their adventures. The chosen “Tourist of Thailand” will receive 504,000 baht in spending money for their trip, travel vouchers, and other prizes. The TAT’s job advertisement reads… “Do you want to travel all over Thailand for free? It’s not hard!…

  • Buddhist monk’s car crash meltdown in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Buddhist monk’s car crash meltdown in Bangkok

    Police rushed to suppress a potentially volatile incident after a Buddhist monk smashed a car and later hid in the main hall of the Lao Temple in the Bang Khun Thian district of Bangkok. A local told police that he believed the monk was out of control due to stress after learning too much online Buddhist doctrine. The monk was…

  • Kenyan pastors accused of causing over 100 deaths in Shakahola forest massacre | Thaiger

    Kenyan pastors accused of causing over 100 deaths in Shakahola forest massacre

    Two pastors are set to appear before Kenyan courts in separate towns tomorrow, suspected of instigating the shocking events that led to the deaths of at least 109 individuals found buried in what has come to be known as the “Shakahola forest massacre.” The deeply religious and predominantly Christian nation of Kenya, with over 4,000 registered churches, has been shaken…

  • Unhappy ever after: Groom laughs as bride falls on wedding day | Thaiger

    Unhappy ever after: Groom laughs as bride falls on wedding day

    A wedding celebration took an unexpected turn when the bride suddenly stumbled and fell in front of the guests. Shockingly, the groom’s reaction was to stand and laugh without offering any assistance. A Vietnamese website, docbao, reported the incident that occurred at a couple’s wedding ceremony. As the bride, dressed in a beautiful gown, was walking up the stage, her…

  • Mexican rescue dogs train for international disaster missions | Thaiger

    Mexican rescue dogs train for international disaster missions

    In the central Mexican state of Puebla, a rescue dog and its handler were seen abseiling down a ravine as part of an emergency response drill designed to prepare them for international crises, like the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey in February. Another member of the canine unit, a black Labrador retriever named July, successfully located a paramedic and an…

  • Senegalese opposition leader claims police attempted assassination using toxic gas | Thaiger

    Senegalese opposition leader claims police attempted assassination using toxic gas

    Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, 48 years old, claimed yesterday that foreign laboratories have confirmed that a gas police sprayed at him in March was “toxic and deadly,” accusing them of attempting to assassinate him. In mid-March, Sonko stated that he felt unwell due to tear gas, which he claimed was deployed by the police during his forced transfer to…

  • Mahidol University introduces CAR-T cell therapy for B-cell leukaemia in Thailand | Thaiger

    Mahidol University introduces CAR-T cell therapy for B-cell leukaemia in Thailand

    Mahidol University has launched Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) modified T-cell therapy for the treatment of B-cell leukaemia, making Thailand the first country in the ASEAN region to adopt this advanced medical technique. Banjong Mahaisawariya, President of Mahidol University, noted that the university’s ability to implement a therapy currently used for certain blood cancers came as a result of a strategic…

  • Hidden treasure trove: Spanish man finds 2 million baht in walls of dilapidated house | Thaiger

    Hidden treasure trove: Spanish man finds 2 million baht in walls of dilapidated house

    A Spanish man named Toño Piñeiro experienced a rollercoaster of emotions when he discovered £47,500 (about 2 million baht) hidden in the walls of a dilapidated house he had recently purchased. The house, located in the northwestern part of Spain, had been abandoned for over 40 years, and Piñeiro hoped to renovate it into a comfortable retirement home. While demolishing…

  • Thai driver kills deer with Mercedes Benz near Bangkok University campus | Thaiger

    Thai driver kills deer with Mercedes Benz near Bangkok University campus

    A Thai driver crashed his Mercedez Benz into a deer and killed it on Borommaratchachonnani Road near Mahidol University in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok yesterday. Upon being alerted to the incident, officers from Phutthamonthon Police Station were quick to attend the scene where they discovered the lifeless body of a male deer. The deer had beautiful antlers and weighed about…

  • French finance minister’s erotic novel raises eyebrows amidst economic turmoil | Thaiger

    French finance minister’s erotic novel raises eyebrows amidst economic turmoil

    A recent novel by France’s Finance and Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, 54 years old, has caused quite a stir and left the government facing questions about how he finds the time to write amidst the nation’s current economic challenges. “American Fugue” is the 13th book penned by Le Maire, who has been at the forefront of defending President Emmanuel…

  • Tablet reveals affair: Taiwanese man sues wife and her colleague over intimate photos | Thaiger

    Tablet reveals affair: Taiwanese man sues wife and her colleague over intimate photos

    A Taiwanese man recently filed a lawsuit against his wife and her female colleague after discovering intimate photographs of the two on his wife’s tablet. The news report from the Taiwanese outlet CTWANT described the man’s astonishment when he came across the explicit images while preparing the device for his child’s use in school. The husband subsequently sued the pair…

  • Sudanese seek shelter in Chad following intense conflict | Thaiger

    Sudanese seek shelter in Chad following intense conflict

    In Koufroun, Chad, hundreds of Sudanese people, mostly women and children, seek refuge every day, crossing a small, dry stream on donkeys, horses, carts, or even by foot. As of today, the United Nations refugee agency UNCHR reports that around 20,000 individuals have found shelter in a makeshift camp at this Chadian border village. Various UN agencies are managing the…

  • Car saleswoman brutally raped and murdered in Thailand, family demands death penalty | Thaiger

    Car saleswoman brutally raped and murdered in Thailand, family demands death penalty

    The family of a young used car saleswoman who was brutally raped and murdered in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on Saturday is calling for the serial rapist responsible to be punished with the death penalty. Police arrested a 40 year old suspect, Nathapol Panpadungsap, in Mueang district at 3.30pm on Sunday. He has a long criminal history and was most…

  • Brain scans and AI could transcribe what people are thinking | Thaiger

    Brain scans and AI could transcribe what people are thinking

    Scientists have announced a breakthrough in the decoding of human thoughts, utilising a combination of brain scans and artificial intelligence (AI) models. The technology uncovers “the gist” of an individual’s thoughts and may significantly benefit those who have lost their ability to communicate. Although concerns about potential impacts on “mental privacy” were raised, tests were conducted to show that the…

  • Gunman kills neighbour and injures young girl before arrest in deadly rampage in Thai village | Thaiger

    Gunman kills neighbour and injures young girl before arrest in deadly rampage in Thai village

    Police arrested a Thai gunman after he murdered one of his neighbours and wounded a 12 year old girl in a village in the northern province of Lampang. The murderer was suffering from paranoia and thought the victim planned to kill him. He is now undergoing a drug test. Officers from Jae Hom Police Station discovered the dead body of a…

  • Thailand collaborates with US Vaccine Research Centre on tuberculosis vaccines | Thaiger

    Thailand collaborates with US Vaccine Research Centre on tuberculosis vaccines

    Thailand’s National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has formed a partnership with the US Vaccine Research Centre (VRC) to develop vaccines against tuberculosis, including those utilising Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. The collaboration was announced following a visit by senior officials from Thailand’s Public Health Ministry to the VRC on April 20. The VRC is a leading global organisation in vaccine research and…

  • Thaksin’s tweet about grandchild seen as political gambit | Thaiger

    Thaksin’s tweet about grandchild seen as political gambit

    Academics speculate that a recent tweet by fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was a political ploy to garner support for the Pheu Thai Party, as pollsters predict it may lose votes to the increasingly popular Move Forward Party (MFP) before the General Election scheduled for May 14. Yesterday, Thaksin tweeted that he would return to Thailand now that his…

  • Manhunt in Texas for suspect who killed 5 neighbours | Thaiger

    Manhunt in Texas for suspect who killed 5 neighbours

    A massive manhunt is underway in Texas as more than 250 law enforcement officers from a dozen agencies collaborate to search for Francisco Oropesa, a 38 years old Mexican national who is suspected of murdering five of his neighbours, including a nine year old child after they allegedly requested him to stop shooting his rifle late into the night. The…

  • Protesters demand daily minimum wage increase, support for laid-off workers in Thailand | Thaiger

    Protesters demand daily minimum wage increase, support for laid-off workers in Thailand

    Labour advocates and human rights activists gathered at Government House yesterday, demanding that the government increase the daily minimum wage to 700 baht and establish a fund to support workers who have been laid off. The protesters, led by political activists Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Thanaporn Wichian, 28 years old, marched to Phitsanulok Mansion and Government House to present their proposals…

  • Mother believes daughter is 15th victim of Thai cyanide serial killer | Thaiger

    Mother believes daughter is 15th victim of Thai cyanide serial killer

    A 64 year old woman from Kamphaeng Phet province, who believes her daughter is the 15th cyanide-poisoning victim of Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, also known as the Thai cyanide serial killer, met with Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police investigators yesterday, stated a police source. The woman responded to a letter from the police and reported to the deputy national police chief’s team…

  • Christie’s to auction Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten’s jewellery collection | Thaiger

    Christie’s to auction Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten’s jewellery collection

    Christie’s auction house will commence the sale of hundreds of jewels that belonged to the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, whose fortune was derived from her German businessman husband who amassed wealth during the Nazi era. The prestigious auction house will offer 700 lots from Horten’s collection, showcasing rare and exceptional pieces from renowned 20th-century designers such as Cartier, Harry…

  • Elderly Indonesian man reveals secret stash of money hidden under bed for years | Thaiger

    Elderly Indonesian man reveals secret stash of money hidden under bed for years

    An elderly Indonesian man revealed the secret of his hidden fortune beneath a mattress, that accumulated over several years, astonishing his relatives and neighbours. Over 20 people worked together to count the notes, resulting in a total amount of more than 100 million rupiah. As reported by Indonesian media, the 74 year old man had kept his private savings under…

  • Chinese citizen journalist who exposed early Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan to be released | Thaiger

    Chinese citizen journalist who exposed early Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan to be released

    Chinese citizen journalist who went missing three years ago after publicising videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the Covid-19 outbreak is to be released, according to a relative and another person familiar with his case. Fang Bin, along with other members of the public known as Chinese citizen journalists, posted details of the pandemic in early 2020 on the…

  • Charles III’s fortune: How the new British king built his wealth | Thaiger

    Charles III’s fortune: How the new British king built his wealth

    Through a combination of inheritance, royal estates, and shrewd investing, King Charles III is set to be crowned on May 6 with a significant fortune to his name. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, left him an estimated £360 million when she passed away in September of last year, boosting his overall wealth to an estimated £600 million, as reported by…

  • Republic activists plan to protest coronation of King Charles III | Thaiger

    Republic activists plan to protest coronation of King Charles III

    As the UK gets ready for the coronation of King Charles III, a group known as the Republic plans to mark the historic occasion with a protest. Wearing yellow T-shirts that read “Abolish the monarchy,” this pressure group is advocating for the replacement of the traditional monarchy with an elected head of state. While Republic supporters in Britain have often…

  • Tragedy strikes Huai Chak Nok: Resident loses life in accident | Thaiger

    Tragedy strikes Huai Chak Nok: Resident loses life in accident

    A tragic incident occurred at the Huai Chak Nok Reservoir this week, where a resident lost his life after slipping and falling, cracking his skull on a rock during the fall. The Nongprue Police were informed of the incident on Friday, April 28, at the reservoir near Thung Klom Tanman. Upon arrival at the Huai Chak Nok scene, emergency responders…

  • Tragedy strikes: Motorcyclist loses life in horrific accident in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Tragedy strikes: Motorcyclist loses life in horrific accident in Pattaya

    A motorcyclist lost his life in a tragic accident after speeding around a construction barrier and colliding with a commuter van in Pattaya. The 33 year old, Saroj Saela, suffered a fatal outcome at the scene of the crash, which transpired on Thepprasit Road at Soi 11 on Thursday, April 27. Kriengkai Chusrichan, the 41 year old driver of the…

  • Pattaya Police bust casino, arrest 93 people in anti-gambling operation | Thaiger

    Pattaya Police bust casino, arrest 93 people in anti-gambling operation

    Pattaya Police swooped on a hidden casino, arresting 93 people involved. The illicit gambling establishment had a financial circulation of over 1 billion rupees (418 million baht), according to the police’s findings. The casino was hidden in the Asia Hotel in Soi Pratumnak 4 in Pattaya, said police. Pattaya Police led by Pol. Col. Thanapong Phothi, superintendent of the Pattaya…

  • Distraught woman rescued from signboard in Walking Street, Pattaya | Thaiger

    Distraught woman rescued from signboard in Walking Street, Pattaya

    A distraught woman was fortunately rescued from atop a signboard at the southern end of Walking Street, Pattaya. While the exact reasons behind Wareena Kiewluksana climbing the sign near the Motta Tailors remain unclear, police have revealed that the 39 year old woman had been a patient at Srithanya Psychiatric Hospital. Pattaya security officers and Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation volunteers…