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  • Northern Thailand NewsFire kills man at his mother’s funeral in Kalasin

    Fire kills man at his mother’s funeral in Kalasin

    Police in Issan’s Kalasin province say a man has died in a fire that destroyed a wooden hut near the house where funeral rites were being held for his mother. The duty officer at the province’s main city police station identified the man as Sai Seema, aged 50. Sai’s mother had died the previous day and her cremation was scheduled…

  • Covid-19 NewsPoliceman nabbed with 7,500 masks and for breaking national curfew in the north-east

    Policeman nabbed with 7,500 masks and for breaking national curfew in the north-east

    Police were checking cars along the Phon Thong-Kuchinarai road in Roi Et, far north-east Thailand, when a dark grey Honda sedan approached. Stopping the car for a routine inspection they found that the driver was a fellow police officer, 33 year old Police Sergeant Pitak, along with a passenger. But when officials searched the car they found 3 boxes full of…

  • South Thailand NewsMan walks into his own funeral in southern Thailand

    Man walks into his own funeral in southern Thailand

    It was the double-take of the year. In the middle of a funeral at a local temple in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand, the man, who was the main attraction at the event, walked into his own funeral. After attendees got over their surprise, and relief, that their relative was actually alive, the question arose, “who is the person inside…

  • South Thailand NewsAbdulloh’s family demands answers from Thai military as hundreds gather for funeral

    Abdulloh’s family demands answers from Thai military as hundreds gather for funeral

    Relatives of 34 year old Abdulloh Esormusor, who died in a Songkhla hospital after falling into a coma whilst being interrogated at a notorious Thai military camp in July, are demanding an investigation. Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Abdulloh in Pattani yesterday. Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch told Reuters that the case has raised serious issues about rights violations in military…

  • Thailand NewsHM King provides funerals for two Un Ai Rak cyclists

    HM King provides funerals for two Un Ai Rak cyclists

    His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn has agreed to sponsor the funerals for of two cyclists who collapsed while participating in the Bike Un Ai Rak bicycle ride on Sunday. One in Surat Thani and another in Ratchaburi the province rides. The two died following emergency medical attention. HM the King had a royal wreath sent to Wat Don Kathin, Poonpin…