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Man, 51, attacked by crocodile in his own coconut farm

Solihin, 51, inspected the body of water after his son reported seeing the beast in their plantation in Kubu Raya Regency in West Kalimantan province on July 8.

Kitten rescued from 8ft deep drain

The drenched moggie was crying for help when it was heard by a couple driving by on their motorcycle in Lampang province on July 7.

Bangkok hotel poisoning CCTV shows final moments of victims

The group, which included two with American passports, are seen in the footage checking into a luxury room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in the centre of the Thai capital on July 15.

US and Philippine Coast Guards hold passing exercise amid Chinese ‘monster ship’ threat

Footage shows the treaty allies simulating search-and-rescue operations and medical evacuations off the Philippines' Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro province on July 16.

Dam bursts causing severe floods in northern Thailand

Footage shows the dirt bank collapsing as water surged from the overflowing Huay Chiang Kham Reservoir in Maha Sarakham province on July 16.

Argentine Air Force plane crashes killing pilot

The Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk exploded as it crash landed during a training flight in Villa Reynolds town in San Luis province on July 15.

California Air National Guard drops retardant on Trout Fire

Footage shows California Air National Guard personnel and Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aircrew following a US Forest Service lead plane as they conducted a fire retardant drop on the Trout Fire in Tulare County on July 15.

Phuket taxi riders attacks tourist until he passes out

Thai cabbies Chatupol Srirak, 37, Sayumphu Treerunpetch, 25, and Thanakorn Liikay, 25, reportedly punched the Kuwaiti holidaymaker Turky Alazemi, 30, when he allegedly rear-ended one of their vehicles in front of the Central Patong Mall past midnight on July 15.

Rad Thai! Meet the schoolgirl skater, 12, representing Thailand at Paris 2024 Olympics

Vareeraya Sukasem, 12, who also goes by the nickname 'ST', will be one of the youngest athletes to compete at the Olympic urban sports events at the Place de la Concorde, which will be held on July 28.

Two cyclists die in freak lightning strike on road in the Philippines

The trio were returning home after playing in the rain when a sharp bolt of lightning struck them as they were travelling along the treeless pavement during a storm in General Trias city in Cavite province, on July 11 afternoon.

Iranian husband and Thai wife 'murdered by brow-beaten waiter at their restaurant'

Mojtaba Ghanbariazad, 64, and Thanaporn Poonprakhon, 49, are said to have worked their Burmese employee, Min, 21, into the ground before he snapped and argued with them at the Banoo Iranian Restaurant in Pattaya, Thailand, on July 11.

Heavy rain floods dozens of homes in northeast Thailand

Video shows the deluge swamping houses after nearby creeks burst their banks in Khon Kaen on July 16.

Tourist stuck in lift when electrical transformer explodes

The unnamed young woman was alone inside the lift cabin when the power briefly went out at the eight-storey condo in Pattaya on July 16 evening.

Three Brits arrested in Thailand over 'torture robbery' of crypto trader from London

The alleged thieves reportedly invited the Bitcoin fanatic, 25, from Islington, North London, to meet with them in a penthouse room at the Boss Mansion Residence hotel in Bangkok, before reportedly restraining and torturing him to steal watches and jewelry worth 3,000,000 Baht (64,335 GBP) on July 12.

Thai police say cyanide found in Bangkok hotel poisoning victims

The four Vietnamese and two American nationals were found dead inside a luxury room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok shortly before 5:30pm local time on Tuesday July 16.

Bangkok hotel 'poison victims' moved to hospital for post mortem examinations

The four Vietnamese and two American nationals were found dead inside a luxury room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok shortly before 5:30pm local time on Tuesday July 16.

Bangkok hotel 'poison victims' moved to hospital for tests

The four Vietnamese and two American nationals were found dead inside a luxury room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok shortly before 5:30pm local time on Tuesday July 16.

ADD: Six American Vietnamese killed by 'poisoning' at luxury hotel room in Bangkok

Pictures show officers outside the Grand Hyatt Erawan where the group of ethnically Asian guests were found dead. It is not yet known how they died but they are believed to have been poisoned.

Six American Vietnamese found dead inside luxury hotel room in Bangkok

Pictures show officers outside the Grand Hyatt Erawan where the group of ethnically Asian guests were found dead. It is not yet known how they died but they are believed to have been poisoned.

Two schoolchildren drown after ignoring warnings and swimming in sea

Jaturapat Ajmeuang and Phorames Nontabotr, both ninth grade students, went paddling with their classmates off Surin Beach in Phuket despite the red flags warning of dangerous swimming conditions on July 13.
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