Newswire.

Schoolchildren walk through floods as forecasters warn of heavy rain across Thailand

Footage shows the pupils walking across the swamped Phimai-Chum Phuang road in front of the Phimaidamrong Wittayakhom School in Nakhon Ratchasima province, on July 10.

Filipino pilots fly fighter jets during multilateral Pitch Black military drills in Australia

Footage shows a Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilot manoeuvring an FA-50 fighter aircraft while approaching the Darwin Airport on July 10.

Myanmar ferry capsize search continues for survivors

The boat was carrying 17 people when it collided with a passing tugboat on the the river, close to the industrial heartland of the city at around 8am local time on July 10.

Eight missing including child as boat sinks in Yangon, Myanmar

The boat was carrying 17 people when it collided with a passing tugboat on the the river, close to the industrial heartland of the city at around 8am local time.

Dentist, 59, has secret hobby performing as a champion pole dancer

Keerathi Tongamphan, also known as Doctor Nui, 59, works as a government dentist for her day job.

Foreign gang 'beat up Kuwaiti tourist' in front of Pattaya hotel

Video shows the burly men surrounding the Kuwaiti national, Yousef Alasemi, 26, who had taken off his shirt and took on a boxing stance, as they appeared to fight over a woman near the Yensabai Disco Mansion early morning on July 10.

Thai medical intern, 20, tells how she fought off drunk nurse assaulting her in hospital

Speaking out publicly for the first time since the incident, Petcharaporn Phadungjai, 22, said today she was working a night shift when a colleague crept up behind her and groped her in Samut Prakan, Thailand.

Missing beauty queen and Israeli actor boyfriend found buried in quarry site in the Philippines

Beauty pageant winner Geneva Lopez, 27, and her lover, Yitshak Cohen, 37, drove from their home to Capas City in Tarlac, the Philippines, to discuss a property deal when they both became unreachable on June 21 afternoon.

Locals hold fish beauty pageant during marine life exhibit in Thailand

Exotic-looking fish with rainbow-coloured scales, bizarre body shapes, and large billowing fins were showcased for the 34th Pramong Nomklao Fair at the Future Park Rangsit & Zpell mall in Pathum Thani province.

Pop Mart Thailand holds art exhibit for fan-favourite character 'Hirono'

The Hirono Bangkok Art Exhibition and Event, the largest exhibit for the character outside of China, will be held in a 2,400-square metre area in front of the CentralWorld mall in Bangkok starting June 27.

Local rescued after being bitten by python he was trying to catch

Nisit Chaipha, 51, had tried to wrangle the 10ft long beast on his own when he spotted it lurking inside a water pipe at his friend's house in Chonburi, Thailand, on June 29.

Kidults go wild for toy shop opening with craze boosting economy

Video shows hundreds of art toy collectors queueing outside the Pop Mart shop at the Mega Bangna mall in Bangkok.

Second hand cars on sale at auto show in Thailand

The Fast Auto Show 2024 showcased electric vehicles equipped with the latest technology and innovations from leading brands at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre on July 3.

Huge sinkhole found in middle of field in Thailand

Video shows the stonking cavity cordoned off with ropes in the middle of a sugarcane field in Nong Bua Lamphu province on July 4.

Dogs that did not make the cut for bomb disposal team put up for auction

The Military Dog Centre in Nakhon Ratchasima province auctioned off 54 pooches that were rejected from military service and were looking for their forever homes on July 6.

Three dead and four missing when flash floods sweep away pickup truck

The family were coming home from a weekend getaway at a mountain resort when their vehicle was caught in a raging current amid heavy rain in Carmen town, Cebu province, on July 8 evening.

China Coast Guard 'blocks medical evacuation of sick Filipino soldier' in South China Sea

Footage shows several CCG boats surrounding two smaller Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels heading to the BRP Sierra Madre, a rusting World War II ship used as a Philippine military outpost, to pick up an ill soldier in Ayungin Shoal on July 7.

Police raid wealthy Chinese expat's house where two pet LIONS were being kept

Authorities swept through the upmarket two-storey home and found two male lions being kept in a zoo-like enclosure in the house at the Siam Royal View housing estate in Chonburi province on July 5.

Cannabis users protest over plant being reclassified as drug in Thailand

Members of the pro-cannabis group, Writing Thai Cannabis' Future, gathered in front of the United Nations office and Government House on July 8 in Bangkok to decry the move.

Thai man arrested 'for raping underaged niece, 17, for seven years'

The pervert was said to have started molesting his niece, 17, when she was only eight years old.
©2024 Asia Pacific Press. All Rights Reserved