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Burmese worker injured in house collapse in Thailand

Kyaw Myo, 33, was renovating the 40-year-old two-storey building when one of the concrete pillars gave way, sending a chunk of the second floor made of wood falling on top of him in Bangkok on July 31.

Former Dutch soldier arrested for 'Breaking Bad style meth and date rape lab' in Thailand

Simon Leonardus Petrus Sjerps, 63, reportedly manufactured the illegal substances in a condominium in the outskirts of 'Sin City' Pattaya.

Belgian tourist arrested for string of hotel thefts in Thailand

Abdelali Chaddaui, 26, allegedly targetted guests in popular tourist hotspots like Krabi and Phuket provinces before he was arrested at a hotel in Songkhla province on August 1.

Bangladesh Prime Minister 'flees country in helicopter' amid jobs quota protest violence

Footage from the capital Dhaka showed the jubilant scenes following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina. She is said to have escaped on the helicopter along with her sister and senior army officials to neighbouring India.

Exterminators destroy massive wasp nest as swarm attacks factory workers

The territorial swarm kept divebombing customers and employees, prompting the factory owners to call specialists to remove their nest in Phatthalung province on July 31.

Japanese tourist arrested 'for molesting and trying to kidnap drunk woman' in Thailand

Nishimura Sora, 27, reportedly approached the intoxicated woman, identified only as 'Dear', while she was waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up at the Royal City Avenue clubbing area of Bangkok at around 4:38 am on July 28.

Two South Korean tourists drown within days of each other on Thai island

One of the tourists, Ik-kyu Han, 37, visited Ta Waen Beach on Koh Larn island in Chonburi province to go snorkelling and coral viewing with his friends on August 1.

British family of tourist, 27, missing in Thailand appeal for help

Simon Robinson, 27, from Skegness, Lincolnshire, was due to fly back to the United Kingdom on July 26, but he never boarded his flight at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.

Police uncover chilling 'Animal Alcatraz' where owners dump pets they no longer want

Charity Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) launched a rescue operation to save more than 24 pets left for dead on Dao Dao Dako Island in the city of Pagadian in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines.

Small plane crashes into house leaving pilot dead

Flight instructor Pudit Supawatanakul, 30, had taken the single-seater aircraft on a test flight but lost control and nosedived into a property at the Best Ocean Resort in Samut Sakhon province on August 3.

Minivan crashes through barrier and plunges into dam

Driver Chananthida Ditsaya-akaranon, 39, was on her way to pick up tourists in Surat Thani province when the van's brake system reportedly failed on August 4 morning.

Philippine Coast Guard sprays oil dispersant around sunken ship

Footage taken on August 3 shows a PCG vessel dousing the sheen off the town of Limay in Bataan province, where the MTKR Terra Nova tanker sank during rough weather on July 25.

Kind traffic policeman jumps into manhole to rescue puppies that fell inside

Police Captain Wittaya Petch-arwut of the Muang Trang Police Station was returning to the traffic centre after his shift when he heard the mutts crying in the street in Trang province, Thailand, on July 28.

Chinese tourist killed when tree topples onto jungle suspension bridge in Thailand

Jing Chen, 44, and her spouse Liu Yang, 46, were returning from a zipline platform to the reception area after riding a jungle zipline ride in Chiang Mai province on August 1.

Missing Dutch hiker, 18, found dead following cliff fall on family trip to Thailand

Tim Bakker, 18, had walked up the mountain with his mother and father but they returned back to base to get food and drinks when he began feeling unwell.

Building fire 'caused by gas tank leak in restaurant' kills 11

The blaze erupted at a four-storey commercial and residential building in the city's 'Chinatown' district, Binondo.

Government cracks down on beggars in Bangkok

Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Social Development and Human Security, said police will be conducting regular inspections of tourism hotspots in a bid to eradicate mendicancy in the capital city.

Philippine and US navies hold maritime cooperative activity in contested waters

Footage shows ships from the allied nations sailing in waters inside the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone west of Palawan province on July 31.

Boy, 10, killed after being trapped in burning house in Manila

The youngster, Mark, was alone in a room on the second floor when the fire broke out at his family's home in Paco district at around 10:20 am on July 31.

Rescue teams search for Dutch boy, 18, missing in forest in Thailand

Tim Bakker, 18, was trekking with his parents through the Khao Hang Nak nature trail in Krabi province on Wednesday afternoon, July 31.
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