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Brit arrested for drug use on Koh Phangan

A British man was arrested while begging in front of a convenience store on Koh Phangan.

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Ammonia leak in Chon Buri affects 100 people

An ammonia leak from an ice factory in Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district has affected about 100 people within a one-kilometre radius early Thursday morning.

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Russian dies in Phuket motorbike crash

A Russian man was killed when his motorcycle plunged into a deep roadside ditch in Phuket around sunrise on Wednesday.

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Indian man arrested over fatal hotel stabbing

An Indian man has been arrested in Kanchanaburi province for allegedly stabbing a Thai woman 31 times, killing her, at a hotel in Bangkok on Tuesday night.

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Songkran road accidents kill 243 people

Road accidents killed 243 people and injured 1,837 others during the six days of the Songkran festival holiday.

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Police crack down on foreign criminals

Authorities are ramping up their crackdown on foreign criminals who arrive as tourists and use Thailand as their base for crimes.

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Fire destroys Ayutthaya tour boat

A fire broke out on a sightseeing boat while it cruised along the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya on Tuesday but all passengers and crew members are safe.

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Woman complains about Songkran groping

A woman has complained to police about being groped during a Songkran celebration in Samut Prakan on Monday night.

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Bangkok pavements to get facelift

City Hall will give Bangkok’s pavements a facelift, in a pilot project to be carried out on 16 roads with a combined pavement length of up to 86 kilometres.

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Foreigner drowns trying to retrieve water gun from canal

Two foreigners died in Bangkok from Sunday night to early Monday morning. One drowned in a canal in an apparent attempt to retrieve a water gun, while the other fell to his death from a hotel fire escape.

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Scaffolding collapses on Rama II Road

The director-general of the Department of Highways has ordered a rapid investigation into the collapse of scaffolding onto Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province on Sunday afternoon.

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Songkran traffic accidents claim 116 lives

Traffic accidents have claimed 116 lives and injured nearly 1,000 others over the first three days of a road safety campaign week during this Songkran festival.

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Israel-bound passengers return to Suvarnabhumi airport

Immigration police received passengers on Israel-bound flights forced to return to Suvarnabhumi airport and allowed them to stay at either a hotel or the airport.

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'7 dangerous days' of travelling begin

People have started travelling upcountry ahead of the Songkran holiday amid concerns over increases in road accidents outside of the so-called "seven dangerous days" of travelling.

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Illegal overseas worker kills daughter, 10

A former illegal overseas migrant worker has been placed on suicide watch after being arrested for killing his 10-year-old daughter at a resort in Uttaradit, police said on Thursday.

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Thai woman stabbed to death in London

Police in London are facing public criticism of their slow response to calls from worried friends of a 27-year-old Thai woman who was found stabbed to death in her home in Westminster.

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Bangkok only city with hazardous PM2.5 levels

Bangkok was the only city blanketed by red-coded (seriously hazardous) levels of fine dust pollution among 63 provinces battling thick smog late Thursday morning.

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Thousands of vape pens seized near schools

At least 12,000 e-cigarettes, worth about 3.6 million baht, have been seized during raids on five shops near schools in Bangkok.

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Overstay couple allegedly sent cannabis to Philippines

A Philippine couple have been arrested in Bangkok for allegedly posting 10 kilogrammes of cannabis back home with intent to sell it.

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Air fares cut for Songkran travel

Air fares on three popular domestic routes are cheaper by 3.8-14% for the Songkran festival from this Friday, the transport minister said on Wednesday.

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Thailand prepares for Myanmar refugee influx

Thailand is prepared to accept 100,000 refugees fleeing fighting in Myanmar after rebel forces seized control of Myawaddy, a border town opposite Tak's Mae Sot district, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara.

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15 policemen jailed over dinner-party murder

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has sentenced 15 policemen and seven civilians to prison in connection with the murder of a highway policeman during a dinner party at the home of an influential kamnan last year.

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Vaping plane passenger faces charges

Authorities at Mae Fah Luang Airport have identified the passenger who smoked an e-cigarette on a plane departing from Chiang Rai on Sunday.

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Govt orders Bangkok Port out of city

The government has ordered the relocation of the 32-rai Bangkok Port next to the Chao Phraya River in Klong Toey district so the area can be renovated to benefit the public.

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Bangkok gambling den raided 'at least 10 times'

Police raided a gambling den in Bangkok's Don Muang district on Saturday, which had been raided and shut down at least 10 times over the past several years.

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