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  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE – Confirmed cases exceed 17,000, 362 deaths
    ThaigerPublished: 08:07, 03 February 2020
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    Coronavirus UPDATE – Confirmed cases exceed 17,000, 362 deaths

    The Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has now spread to 27 countries and territories worldwide. There are 17,387 confirmed cases and 362 deaths as of this morning. Welcome to our Monday morning update as we enter a new month with the coronavirus still growing , both inside China and outside, with the first death outside China over the weekend – a 44…

  • Road deathsThree people dead in road incidents south of Bangkok
    ThaigerPublished: 12:38, 02 February 2020
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    Three people dead in road incidents south of Bangkok

    Three people are dead following two separate accidents in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan, south and east of Bangkok’s centre. The first incident occurred around 7.30pm on Saturday night on the Bang Na-Trat highway. A married couple were killed after their motorcycle was run over by a six wheeled truck. The couple were identified as 58 year old Somchai…

  • World News“An emergency in China” but not an internal epidemic – Coronavirus update
    ThaigerPublished: 11:11, 24 January 2020
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    “An emergency in China” but not an internal epidemic – Coronavirus update

    The World Health Organisation has labelled the Novel Coronavirus “an emergency in China” but hasn’t declared the situation as an international epidemic at this stage. 634 cases have now been confirmed in China with health officials confirming the first death outside of Wuhan, whilst seven other countries have reported non-fatal cases. 18 people are now confirmed dead as a result of…

  • Environment NewsSecond death in China from virus concerns officials with the CNY holidays looming
    ThaigerPublished: 16:38, 18 January 2020
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    Second death in China from virus concerns officials with the CNY holidays looming

    “At least 41 people have now been diagnosed as being infected this latest flu-like strain.” Medical officials in China’s Wuhan city have announced that another man had died after being infected by the new coronavirus strain. Thailand and Japan have now reported new cases of a the Chinese Coronavirus that has already killed two and infected at least 40 in…

  • Central Thailand NewsMystery Phitsanulok prisoner deaths to be investigated
    ThaigerPublished: 15:31, 05 January 2020
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    Mystery Phitsanulok prisoner deaths to be investigated

    PHOTO: Mishvo in Motion An investigation has been launched into the deaths of four prisoners in the northern province of Phitsanulok over the New Year holiday break. A spokesman says that The Thai Corrections Department has created a panel to investigate the deaths, which happened in close succession. Officials say the four prisoners showed symptoms related to food poisoning, such as…

  • World NewsAt least 21 killed by typhoon Phanfone in Philippines
    Maya TaylorPublished: 12:03, 27 December 2019
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    At least 21 killed by typhoon Phanfone in Philippines

    PHOTO: bbc.com A deadly Christmas typhoon has swept across the central Philippines region, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake and killing at least 21 people. With much of the area’s communications remain cut off, the full extent of the damage or fatalities is not yet known. Typhoon Phanfone, known locally as Typhoon Ursula, made landfall on Eastern Samar…

  • Road deathsThai road death toll tops 12,000 in 2019
    ThaigerPublished: 10:08, 07 November 2019
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    Thai road death toll tops 12,000 in 2019

    PHOTO: Motorcyclist skittled by pick-up and killed in Ranong this week – Daily News Thai media report 12,304 people have been registered as dying at accident scenes in Thailand so far this year. Academics caution that this figure only relates to those who die at the scene, and the actual death toll is far higher when when all all data…

  • Road deathsThailand road toll: 554 dead this month, 11,462 this year
    ThaigerPublished: 16:45, 15 October 2019
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    Thailand road toll: 554 dead this month, 11,462 this year

    PHOTO: U-Turn crash in Bangkok – Daily News Daily news reports fatalities at the scene of accidents yesterday claimed the lives of 21 people. Yesterday was a busy day on Thailand’s roads at the end of a long weekend. They say the numbers reported are only those that die at the scene. In reality, when hospital deaths and all regions…

  • Environment NewsAnother dead dugong found off the coast of Trang
    ThaigerPublished: 13:14, 15 September 2019
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    Another dead dugong found off the coast of Trang

    PHOTO: The baby dugong Mariam, who brought a lot of publicity to the plight of the local dugong population, died in August Another dead dugong has been discovered floating in the Andaman Sea, between Koh Ya in Trang and Koh Ngai Island in Krabi. The corpse was discovered yesterday by a local tour boat. It’s been a bad year for…

  • World NewsManila traffic jams block ambulances, patients die on way to hospital
    ThaigerPublished: 10:31, 13 September 2019
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    Manila traffic jams block ambulances, patients die on way to hospital

    by Cecil Morella / Joshua Melvin Gridlock in Manila is costing lives as ambulances stuck in traffic face severe delays in the race against the clock to reach the city’s hospitals, medics warn. Special lanes for emergency vehicles are not enforced, the infrastructure is outdated, and local drivers are often unwilling or unable to make way – a situation experts…

  • World News450 vaping-related cases now reported in the US, 3 deaths, possible links to THC
    ThaigerPublished: 15:11, 08 September 2019
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    450 vaping-related cases now reported in the US, 3 deaths, possible links to THC

    …and US health officials are trying to isolate the possible causes and if they can link the cases to any particular chemical or product vapers use. Vaping is currently illegal in Thailand with tourists prevented bringing in vaping-related products and refills, and crackdowns on local sellers frequent. Meanwhile, US health officials say they’re now aware of at least 450 possible…

  • World NewsHurricane Dorian’s death toll in Bahamas 43. Expected to rise.
    ThaigerPublished: 10:30, 07 September 2019
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    Hurricane Dorian’s death toll in Bahamas 43. Expected to rise.

    “You can smell the death in the air,” Bahamas resident. The death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has risen to 43, according to US media outlets yesterday, and was expected to grow “significantly.” US network CNN and Bahamas newspaper The Tribune cited Health Minister Duane Sands as confirming the new toll, up from 30. “Forty-three is the official…

  • Northern Thailand NewsHead-on collision kills five, injures three in Khon Kaen
    ThaigerPublished: 13:37, 15 May 2019
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    Head-on collision kills five, injures three in Khon Kaen

    Five football fans, travelling to watch the Thai Port Football Club, have been killed when their rented van crashed head-on with a water tanker in Khon Kaen this morning. Police said the incident occurred on the Chumphae Si Chomphu road in Moo 6 village in Tambon Wang Hin Lad. Three others people were injured in the collision. Four men died…

  • Songkran NewsDay Three: Songkran road deaths show a dramatic drop
    ThaigerPublished: 15:45, 14 April 2019
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    Day Three: Songkran road deaths show a dramatic drop

    There has been 1,665 traffic accidents, with 174 deaths and 1,728 people injured in the first three days of the Songkran ‘seven days of danger’ (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). This equates to a significant drop from the 2018 road toll and lower even than Thailand’s average daily road deaths throughout the year. According to the WHO an average 66 people die…

  • Bangkok NewsPorsche driver charged with reckless driving after death of two women
    ThaigerPublished: 16:26, 18 March 2019
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    Porsche driver charged with reckless driving after death of two women

    Bangkok Police have charged a Porsche driver who crashed into a motorcycle, killing two women, one of them also losing her unborn baby and being rushed to hospital, only to die soon after. The accident also damaged a roadside motorcycle-repair shop. The original report from The Thaiger HERE. Police announced that Somkiat Pakdeenok had been charged with reckless driving causing…

  • Bangkok NewsReduce Bangkok’s motorcycle death toll by 82% – add dedicated lanes
    ThaigerPublished: 12:25, 17 March 2019
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    Reduce Bangkok’s motorcycle death toll by 82% – add dedicated lanes

    PHOTOS: Daily News Dedicated motorcycle lanes might be the answer to lowering the death toll around Bangkok’s congested streets. A leading engineer has suggested that Bangkok should introduce motorcycle lanes. The Engineering Institute of Thailand’s Dr Thanet Wirasiri says that Thailand has some of the most dangerous driving conditions in South East Asia – and things were getting worse all…

  • Thailand NewsDespite the dangers, Thai police chief says ‘OK’ to pickup passengers over Songkran
    ThaigerPublished: 10:42, 11 March 2019
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    Despite the dangers, Thai police chief says ‘OK’ to pickup passengers over Songkran

    SCREENSHOT: GamerGirl566 (video below) Police are not going to impose restrictions for people riding in the back of pickup trucks over the Songkran holidays this April. The national deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul has said it’s OK for passengers to ride in the tray space at the back of pick-ups “as long as they are deemed safe”. Last year suggestions…

  • Bangkok NewsAllegedly negligent bus driver fined 5,000 baht, six dead get 30K compensation
    ThaigerPublished: 09:24, 08 January 2019
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    Allegedly negligent bus driver fined 5,000 baht, six dead get 30K compensation

    Daily news has reported on the aftermath of a tour bus that crashed in Pathum Thani over the weekend. Pathum Thani is the province neighboring Bangkok to the west. As relatives of the six dead came to collect the bodies of their loved ones at Thammasat Chalermprakiat Hospital news arrived that the Department of Land Transport was likely to fine…

  • Thailand News40 more people died during Seven Days of Danger
    ThaigerPublished: 15:34, 04 January 2019
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    40 more people died during Seven Days of Danger

    463 people died due to traffic collisions and chaos over the past week – the seven days of danger – with drink diving and speeding, again, the major cause of traffic incidents. The death toll was up by 40 from last year’s count of 423 and close to the 2017 record of 478. Drink-driving was listed as the cause of…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket ‘Seven Days of Danger ‘ – final toll of six deaths
    ThaigerPublished: 10:03, 03 January 2019
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    Phuket ‘Seven Days of Danger ‘ – final toll of six deaths

    PHOTO: Sad death of a one month old in an accident on Thepkasttri Road, four days ago According to statistics issued by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Phuket Office, the island registered 4 accidents, 5 injuries and zero deaths on the final day (January 2) of the annual seven day road and marine safety campaign – the Seven…

  • Thailand NewsDay Two: Seven days of danger – National road toll
    ThaigerPublished: 17:49, 29 December 2018
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    Day Two: Seven days of danger – National road toll

    FILE PHOTO An update on the national toll following the second of the annual road campaign days. The death toll from road accidents in the first two days of the “Seven Dangerous Days” of the New Year holidays has risen to 98, while 1,024 others were injured nationwide, the transport minister said today. Transport Minister Akom Termpithayaphaisit told a press…

  • Bangkok NewsFive dead and five injured from two families in head-on collision
    ThaigerPublished: 17:11, 03 December 2018
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    Five dead and five injured from two families in head-on collision

    PHOTO: The Nation A tragedy for several Chachoensao families last night ager a collision killed five. Chachoensao is just east of Bangkok. Five people were killed and another five critically injured after the pick-up truck of a family returning from a shopping trip collided head-on with an another pick-up truck just one kilometre before reaching the family’s home. Police and rescue…

  • Thai LifeLast weekend’s horror road toll – nearly 11,000 died so far in 2018
    ThaigerPublished: 16:56, 27 October 2018
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    Last weekend’s horror road toll – nearly 11,000 died so far in 2018

    At least 10,794 people have lost their lives on Thailand’s roads this year. This tally, with only two months remaining, is a timely reminder of the danger that lurks on Thai roads from Dr Taejing Siripanich, secretary-general of the Don’t Drive Drunk Foundation. Statistically, compared to last year, this is a drop in overall deaths on Thailand’s roads. But Taejing…

  • World NewsDeath toll rises in the wake of Mangkhut in northern Philippines
    ThaigerPublished: 08:57, 17 September 2018
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    Death toll rises in the wake of Mangkhut in northern Philippines

    by The Philippine Daily Inquirer – Asia News Network – BAGUIO CITY Massive landslides have killed 64 people while 45 others remain missing in this city and in the provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Kalinga and Nueva Vizcaya, as Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) unleased its fury on Friday night and early Saturday, the Philippine National Police said on Sunday. The PNP…