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Oil tanker capsizes during typhoon Gaemi killing one and sparking oil spill fears in the Philippines
The MT Terra Nova was carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel when it was struck by huge waves off Limay town in Bataan province early morning on July 25.
Fisherman survives falling overboard 'by swimming for four hours' back to island
Chit Sai, 35, had set sail on the Chok Prasitsilp boat with his crewmates to deploy crab traps off Rayong province, Thailand, on July 22.
Police raid karaoke bar and find drugs and underage sex workers
Police converged on the popular brothel, disguised as a bar called 'Dao Lom Duen', in Chiang Rai province on July 25, following a tip-off from an international anti-human trafficking organization that it was employing minors to do sex work.
Obey ze law! German orders Thai woman to stop live streaming from restaurant
The entitled diner confronted Twitch streamer 'Justketh' as she was broadcasting from the patio of a restaurant in Luang Prabang on March 14.
Four Colombian gang members arrested over home burglaries in Thailand
The suspects, identified by police as Fredy Alexander Velasquez Ruiz, 52, Jhon Edwin Suarez Calderon, 47, Andres Felipe Velasquez Pira, 29, and Marco Tulio Pinzon Torneros, 51, reportedly targeted gated communities in Bangkok and nearby towns.
Transformer boxes decorated with images of Thai tourist spots
The electrical points were transformed into makeshift murals showcasing popular tourist haunts such as the Sanam Luang Grand Palace in Bangkok and the Wat Arun Temple in Ayutthaya.
Squea-king duck! Python seen on CCTV eating farmer's prized waterfowl
CCTV footage shows the sinister 10ft-long serpent slithering inside the duck coop in Nakhon Ratchasima, northeast Thailand, on July 23 evening.
Woman, 31, suffering from 45-lb uterine tumour will finally undergo surgery in Thailand
Orapin Suwanno, 31, seen in photos nursing a cancer-swollen stomach larger than her head, was first diagnosed with uterine cancer at the National Cancer Institute of Thailand in Bangkok in 2015.
Burmese insurgents capture jade-mining town in Mandalay
Footage shows members of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), seen in the video wearing military camouflage, receiving a hero's welcome from villagers in Mogoke town on July 24.
One missing as fuel tanker capsizes off the Philippines during Typhoon Gaemi
The MT Terra Nova overturned and sank around 3.6 nautical miles off coastal Limay town in Bataan province early morning on July 25.
Journalist threatened by 'mafia-like property developers' for exposing illegal housing in Thailand
The journalist, from local broadcaster Channel 7, had accompanied Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Division 4 officials to inspect the construction of the Samui Green Cottages on Koh Samui island on July 17.
Explosive ordnance team detonates IED hidden in roadside in southern Thailand
Footage shows the specialists detonating the explosive that was hidden in dense thickets on a road shoulder in Songkhla province on July 23 afternoon.
The operation was conducted after two policemen were injured in an IED blast during patrols in the area near a biomass power plant earlier in the morning.
Thailand prepares to mark King's birthday
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Soldiers clash with suspected drug smugglers in northern Thailand
The Pha Muang Task Force officers were on a drug prevention patrol when they encountered seven individuals carrying bags through a forest in Chiang Rai province on July 19.
Family die after making curry from poisonous wild mushrooms in Thailand
Khamphan Thamniyom, 46, collected the deadly fungi from a forest to cook for lunch and dinner in Buriram, northeast Thailand, on July 9.
Two policemen injured by IED near power plant in southern Thailand
Thepha Police Station officers were out on patrol when the explosive was detonated along a road near a biomass power plant in Songkhla province on July 23 morning.
Noodle seller rescues mother and son drowning in river
Pornkamol Prangprempree, 45, was returning to her shop when her staff came rushing outside screaming that two people had fallen from a nearby bridge into the Tha Chin River in Nakhon Pathom province on July 22.
Meet the super-rich Thai pensioner who is the country's best-known philanthropist
Sumanee Gunakasem, 87, branded the 'billionnaire Barbie of Thailand', has made a name for herself not only for her doll-like appearance - frequently appearing in parties wearing blonde wigs, stylish gowns, and a full face of make-up - but also for her charity work involving animals.
Indian tourist rescued after ignoring warning flags to swim in choppy sea
The holidaymaker, identified by police as Kartik Dudi, 20, reportedly disregarded the weather warnings to go paddling, but drowned in the choppy sea off Karon Beach in Phuket on July 20 afternoon.
Hong Kong tourist dies after falling from local bus in Thailand
Chi Fai Lam, 48, a police sergeant in Hong Kong, was trying to get off from the back of the 'songthaew' - a pickup truck used as a bus - when he tumbled off the speeding vehicle along Pattaya Second Road in Pattaya City on July 22.
