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Typhoon floods recede revealing muddy aftermath in northern Thailand

Footage shows volunteers cleaning mud and pumping water from houses in Chiang Rai province on September 15.

Depraved father 'rapes daughter, 14, to make sex videos to sell online'

James Tossakan, 32, reportedly imprisoned the youngster, 14, and recorded himself and his girlfriend molesting her to sell the clips through social media. He reportedly used X, Line and an OnlyFans copy called OpenFans.

Football fans fight during game in Thailand

The jeering sports fanatics came to blows when tempers to flare during the football finals in Chonburi province on September 11 evening.

Superstitious Thai locals visit rare kitten with two heads for good luck

Residents flocked to see the mutant newborn feline in Phetchabun province, Thailand, on September 13. They believed it would bring them good fortune ahead of a lottery draw.

Authorities warn tourists as wild crocodile spotted swimming in beach

Drone footage shows the large saltwater reptile splashing around in the turquoise waters of Sarangani Bay in Sarangani province on September 11. It was estimated to be 13 feet and was believed to be basking in the sun to regulate its body temperature.

Four pupils dead and three others injured when tree crushes tricycle during Tropical Storm Bebinca

The schoolchildren were heading home in a tricycle - a motorcycle and a sidecar commonly used as a mode of public transport in the country - when strong winds blew down a large tree onto their vehicle in Malabang town, Lanao del Sur province, on September 13 afternoon.

Lightning strikes train station causing explosion amid typhoon Bebinca

CCTV footage shows the electric bolt hitting Gilmore Station of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on September 15.

Philippine Coast Guard ship withdraws from contested reef amid South China Sea standoff

The BRP Teresa Magbanua on September 15 returned to the port of Palawan after being stationed in the contested Sabina Shoal.

Thai hospital boss says he's building a 'Hitler' gas chambers to punish smokers

Major General Dr Rienthong Nanna, director of Mongkutwattana Hospital in Bangkok, said on social media he would convert the hospital's 'public phone booth' donated during the pandemic into a gas chamber in which to confine hospital rule breakers.

French tourist, 37, killed in motorbike accident on Thai island

Jonathan Henri Zysermann, 37, from Paris, France, was reportedly speeding on his rented two-wheeler before crashing into a ditch on Koh Pha Ngan island in Surat Thani province, early morning on September 11.

Chinese tourist, 61, dies while diving in Indonesian sea

Zhou Wei Gang, 61, and 10 other visitors went diving near Kupa Island in Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, on the morning of September 10.

'Paedophile sex trafficker' branded a 'demon' by police caught in Dubai

'Demon' child sex trafficker Teddy Jay Mojeca Mejia reportedly lured more than 111 vulnerable Filipino children into making lewd videos for money, then sold the clips to 19 foreigners through a Telegram channel.

Thai model arrested for promoting illegal gambling sites

Araya Suwannachote, 28, reportedly advertised gambling websites before she was caught by police at her home in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 9.

Out-of-control pick-up truck crashes into row of shops

CCTV footage shows the truck screeching as it veered off the slippery road toward a row of stores in Phuket, Thailand, on September 9.

Pig rescued from floods caused by typhoon in Thailand

Footage shows rescue teams dragging the terrified farm animal named Bamrer across the deluge in Chiang Rai province on September 11.

Roof blown onto power lines before falling onto cars in Thailand

Dashcam footage shows the metal sheet hurtling into electric cables before falling onto passing cars as heavy monsoon rains battered Nonthaburi province on the evening of September 12.

LONGER VERSION: Australian, 62, wanted over rape and sex assaults in homeland is arrested on Thai island

Fugitive holidaymaker Helio Taiyang Richardson, 62, was said to have flown to Thailand to evade 13 charges of sexual assault and two charges of rape in Australia.

Search teams recover bodies of six killed by typhoon storms in Thailand

The Wiang Malika Rescue Team unearthed the corpses of six residents, including children, buried in a landslide that struck the Ban Doi Laem community in northern Chiang Mai province on September 11.

Australian, 62, wanted over rape and sex assaults in homeland is arrested on Thai island

Fugitive holidaymaker Helio Taiyang Richardson, 62, was said to have flown to Thailand to evade 13 charges of sexual assault and two charges of rape in Australia.

Locals join colourful wooden longboat race in Thailand

Locals riding colourful longboats furiously paddled across the Nan River in Phichit province for 117th Phichit Longboat Racing Festival on September 7.
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