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Sakurajima volcano erupts in Japan
The volcano belched a geyser of molten material, with ashfall drifting toward the Satsuma Peninsula in a southwesterly direction at around 12:37 am local time on August 6.
Exotic birds displayed at pet show for shoppers passing through mall
The Bird Paradise event took place on the first floor of Central Rama 3 in Bangkok, Thailand, with more than 50 types of exotic birds.
Motorbike taxi rider 'assaults Arab tourists' in Phuket
Hot-headed cabbie Patiwat Puengpitsawong, 30, reportedly honked at the UAE holidaymakers Mohamed Abdalla Hassan Mirak Alblooshi, 33, and Abdullah Mohammed Ali Ibrahim, 25, to move out of the way as he was speeding past them along a road in Phuket on July 29 evening.
Burmese worker injured in house collapse in Thailand
Kyaw Myo, 33, was renovating the 40-year-old two-storey building when one of the concrete pillars gave way, sending a chunk of the second floor made of wood falling on top of him in Bangkok on July 31.
Former Dutch soldier arrested for 'Breaking Bad style meth and date rape lab' in Thailand
Simon Leonardus Petrus Sjerps, 63, reportedly manufactured the illegal substances in a condominium in the outskirts of 'Sin City' Pattaya.
Belgian tourist arrested for string of hotel thefts in Thailand
Abdelali Chaddaui, 26, allegedly targetted guests in popular tourist hotspots like Krabi and Phuket provinces before he was arrested at a hotel in Songkhla province on August 1.
Bangladesh Prime Minister 'flees country in helicopter' amid jobs quota protest violence
Footage from the capital Dhaka showed the jubilant scenes following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina. She is said to have escaped on the helicopter along with her sister and senior army officials to neighbouring India.
Exterminators destroy massive wasp nest as swarm attacks factory workers
The territorial swarm kept divebombing customers and employees, prompting the factory owners to call specialists to remove their nest in Phatthalung province on July 31.
Japanese tourist arrested 'for molesting and trying to kidnap drunk woman' in Thailand
Nishimura Sora, 27, reportedly approached the intoxicated woman, identified only as 'Dear', while she was waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up at the Royal City Avenue clubbing area of Bangkok at around 4:38 am on July 28.
Two South Korean tourists drown within days of each other on Thai island
One of the tourists, Ik-kyu Han, 37, visited Ta Waen Beach on Koh Larn island in Chonburi province to go snorkelling and coral viewing with his friends on August 1.
British family of tourist, 27, missing in Thailand appeal for help
Simon Robinson, 27, from Skegness, Lincolnshire, was due to fly back to the United Kingdom on July 26, but he never boarded his flight at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.
Police uncover chilling 'Animal Alcatraz' where owners dump pets they no longer want
Charity Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) launched a rescue operation to save more than 24 pets left for dead on Dao Dao Dako Island in the city of Pagadian in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines.
Small plane crashes into house leaving pilot dead
Flight instructor Pudit Supawatanakul, 30, had taken the single-seater aircraft on a test flight but lost control and nosedived into a property at the Best Ocean Resort in Samut Sakhon province on August 3.
Minivan crashes through barrier and plunges into dam
Driver Chananthida Ditsaya-akaranon, 39, was on her way to pick up tourists in Surat Thani province when the van's brake system reportedly failed on August 4 morning.
Philippine Coast Guard sprays oil dispersant around sunken ship
Footage taken on August 3 shows a PCG vessel dousing the sheen off the town of Limay in Bataan province, where the MTKR Terra Nova tanker sank during rough weather on July 25.
Kind traffic policeman jumps into manhole to rescue puppies that fell inside
Police Captain Wittaya Petch-arwut of the Muang Trang Police Station was returning to the traffic centre after his shift when he heard the mutts crying in the street in Trang province, Thailand, on July 28.
Chinese tourist killed when tree topples onto jungle suspension bridge in Thailand
Jing Chen, 44, and her spouse Liu Yang, 46, were returning from a zipline platform to the reception area after riding a jungle zipline ride in Chiang Mai province on August 1.
Missing Dutch hiker, 18, found dead following cliff fall on family trip to Thailand
Tim Bakker, 18, had walked up the mountain with his mother and father but they returned back to base to get food and drinks when he began feeling unwell.
Building fire 'caused by gas tank leak in restaurant' kills 11
The blaze erupted at a four-storey commercial and residential building in the city's 'Chinatown' district, Binondo.
Government cracks down on beggars in Bangkok
Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Social Development and Human Security, said police will be conducting regular inspections of tourism hotspots in a bid to eradicate mendicancy in the capital city.
