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Severe floods surge through homes in Myanmar

Heavy rain in recent days caused the deluge that has swamped thousands of homes and cut power across the region. Many residents are trapped in their properties.

Myanmar floods swamp homes leaving thousands stranded

Heavy rain in recent days caused the deluge that has swamped thousands of homes and cut power across the region. Many residents are trapped in their properties.

Myanmar floods swamp thousands of homes amid heavy rain

Heavy rain in recent days caused the deluge that has swamped thousands of homes and cut power across the region. Many residents are trapped in their properties.

Delta Air plane crashes into parked aircraft in Atlanta

Footage shows a Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 clipping the tail of an Endeavor Air Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft while taxiing on the runway of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on September 10.

Experience the delight of playing in this Shiba Inu dog cafe

Tucked away on the fourth floor of FUN Cafe Bangkok, Shibawase House - a portmanteau of the Japanese words for 'shiba' and 'happiness' - lets customers play with the friendly critters for an affordable all-day pass worth just 280 baht.

Miniature Bangkok city model unveiled at BKK Expo 2024

The display was showcased as part of the BKK Expo 2024 exhibit held at the Benjakitti Forest Park Museum in Bangkok from June 20 to 23.

Typhoon Yagi spawns torrential floods in northern Thailand

Footage shows raging floods washing away debris at the Sailom Joy Market in Chiang Rai province on September 10.

Typhoon Yagi flood swamps market in northern Thailand

Footage shows the deluge submerging the Sailom Joy Market in Chiang Rai province where vendors have closed up shop on September 10. Stallholders had to relocate their wares to higher ground. 

Police chase 'drug-addled' lorry driver rampaging through streets in Bangkok

Footage shows cops racing after the out-of-control vehicle as it sped across the streets of Bangkok on September 4.

Filipino tourist who stole diamond caught in Bangkok

Rolly Fernandez, 49, reportedly snatched a diamond necklace from a jewellery store in the Pathum Wan district of Bangkok in March.

Austrian man and Filipina woman arrested for 'working as illegal tour guides' in Thailand

Guenter Mayerhofer, 44, reportedly provided illicit tour services on Koh Pha Ngan island in Surat Thani province.

Fisherman survives two days lost at sea after falling from boat

Sunthorn Khaosom, 56, was fishing with his crewmates when their boat, the R. Chainavee, was battered by strong winds off Satun province, southern Thailand, on September 3.

Thai woman who plunged into open manhole rescued by volunteers

Wipharat Yolnawa, 54, plunged down the seven-foot opening and landed in a pool of sewage while walking along the pavement in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, on September 2.

Wild elephant spooked by torchlight kills villager in Thailand

The jumbo had emerged from a forest and wandered over to the house of Nikom Sompim, 58, in Nakhon Nayon province at around 9pm local time on September 6.

Vietnamese tourist 'raped and robbed' by ride-hailing app driver and accomplice

The holidaymaker, 32, had booked the suspect, 37, to fetch her from a housing estate in Paranaque City in Metro Manila, the Philippines at around 4am local time on September 5.

Drunk Thai man survives being trapped overnight in 30ft well

Somwang Khonkaen, 40, felt the urge to urinate while driving home from a night of drinking in Chonburi province, Thailand, early morning on September 7.

Fifteen fishermen missing when boat capsizes amid typhoon Yagi

The crew were on a fishing expedition on the FBCA Zshan vessel when they were hammered by heavy rains and strong wind off Quezon province on September 2.

Two British backpackers deported after jokingly joining taxi driver protest in Indonesia

Benjamin James Lovell and friend Benjamin Thomas Sloan were caught up in crowds - even jokingly putting on headbands and cheering with the locals in Jakarta on August 29.

British tourist, 30, killed in horror motorcycle crash in Thailand

Billy Thomas James, 30, from Hammersmith, west London, was reportedly speeding without wearing a helmet when he lost control of his rented two-wheeler along a road in the popular Ao Nang area of Krabi on September 9.

Army seizes Man United-themed drugs in northern Thailand

Tha Muang Task Force officers intercepted several individuals trekking through a forest in Chiang Rai province bordering Myanmar at 11:10pm local time on September 5.
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