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Bangkok airport staff train for active shooter
Footage shows people fleeing from the 'shooter' as the Hanuman SWAT Team swept into the Airport Rail Link Station to respond to the 'armed' individual during the Contingency and Emergency Exercise on August 9.
Laotian model, 28, found dead at condo after 'fight with Chinese boyfriend'
Prai Manee, known by her nickname 'Namfon', 28, reportedly returned home drunk to the condo room she shared with her boyfriend, Chang Zi, 42, in the on August 7 evening.
Unhappy ending for Thai massage as government cracks down on sex services
Somsak Thepsutin, Minister of Public Health, said on August 1 that authorities are aiming to stamp out the famous 'happy endings' in massage shops in order to promote traditional Thai massage or 'Nuad Thai' as a wholesome soft power.
Belgian tourist, 41, locked in car after aircon drains battery during nap
Bert Roger Decker, 41, had travelled 12 hours from Thailand's northern province of Chiang Rai to Chonburi province, and decided to rest at a fuel station in Kamphaeng Phet province before continuing his drive on August 7.
Protests begin over banning of political opponents in 'quasi dictatorship' Thailand
Pro-democracy activists slammed a 'kangaroo court' decision to dissolve the country's election winner - the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP), which won last year's vote but was blocked by a conservative military-backed Senate from power.
One rebel dead and one soldier injured as troops clash with insurgents in southern Thailand
The Provincial Special Operation Sub-Division fought with guerrilla fighters in a forested area near in the Chanae district of Narathiwat province early morning on August 8.
Villagers save five beached pygmy killer whales in Thailand
The pygmy killer whales - a rarely seen type of oceanic dolphin - were believed to have been searching for food when they wandered into the Ban Ao Kung mangrove area in Phuket.
Villagers catch huge python that devoured resident's pet cat
Footage shows volunteers tackling the 8ft beast that was lying in tall grass after swallowing a hapless kitten at a housing estate in Ayutthaya province on August 7.
Philippine army holds joint maritime exercises with Australia, Canada, and US amid territorial dispute with China
The four nations conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in an unspecified part of the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone on August 7.
Drowned tourist washes ashore on beach in Thailand
The woman, believed to be Chinese, was found lying face-down on Kata Beach in Phuket at around 6:10 am on August 7.
Market flooded amid heavy rain in northern Thailand
Footage shows vendors and shoppers wading through inches of muddy flood swamping the Sai Lom Joy Market in Chiang Rai province on August 3.
Passengers terrified in airport blackout in Thailand
Footage shows travellers walking through the dim corridors of the Phuket International Airport lit up with backup generators during the blackout on August 6 evening.
British girl, 23, in Thai cave horror as tour guide dies and others injured
Emily Lucy Davies, 23, from Newcastle, was with 21 other visitors exploring the restricted Nam Thalu Cave when the deluge struck as they were exiting the area in Surat Thani province on August 6 evening.
Tourist killed and dozens injured when bus plunges off cliff in northeast Thailand
The Cambodian pilgrims had paid homage to the Buddhist monk Luang Pu Suang at the Wat Phrai Phatthana temple in Thailand's Sisaket province when their vehicle lost control on the return trip along a mountain road in Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia, on August 4.
Philippine Air Force rescue family 'lost at sea for six days'
PAF's Tactical Operations Group Sulu-Tawi-Tawi (TOG SulTaw) found the family's blue speedboat floating off the southern province of Sulu at around 6:30 pm on July 29.
Separatist rebels kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in Papua region of Indonesia
Glen Malcolm Conning, 50, a pilot for private aviation company Intan Angkasa Air Service, landed the helicopter in the remote village of Alama in Central Papua when the gunman reportedly ambushed them on August 5.
Trans 'predator' arrested for 'blackmailing boys into making underage porn'
Kantamet, 24, reportedly catfished teenage boys and tricked them into sending her obscene photos.
Uzbek tourist, 18, hides in pond to 'flee to men trying to attack her' in Thailand
Sitora Sanjarovna Murodova, 18, plunged into the water and began screaming for help while fleeing from an alleged assailant near a military area near Pattaya in Chonburi province on August 1.
Vietnamese Coast Guard arrives in Manila for joint drills
Footage shows Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) vessel CSB 8002 docking in Manila for a five-day port call on August 5.
Canadian oil exec, 65, knocked out by Thai 'Sin City' security guard fighting for his life in intensive care
Mark Robert Westendorf, 65, was out drinking with his friends when he was confronted by the burly security guard, Patiphan Sorheng, 28, in front of a bar on the Soi 6 red-light strip on July 31.
