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Thai influencer dies after alcohol drinking challenge

A young Thai social media influencer has died soon after being hired for 30,000 baht to drink a 350ml bottle of whisky.

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Attempt to smuggle gorilla to Thailand fails

Thai authorities on Wednesday raided a company in Nakhon Pathom that has been linked to an unsuccessful attempt to smuggle a gorilla into the country.

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New speed limits for Bangkok drivers

The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) has set a new maximum speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour for most roads in the city, exempting major thoroughfares, and 50kph near the Grand Palace, effective immediately.

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Hong Kong tourist fights Phuket taxi drivers

A Hong Kong man was taken to hospital to

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Drunk driver kills policeman, injures nine outside school

A drunk 75-year-old drove his car into a crowd in front of a Nakhon Ratchasima school, killing a policeman and injuring nine other people, late Monday afternoon.

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Eighteen traffic police officers suspended for taking bribes

Eighteen traffic police in Udon Thani have been suspended from duty pending an investigation over traffic ticket bribes.

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Birthday kids lose parents when customer shoots up restaurant

A boy celebrating his birthday and his young sister lost both their parents when a customer annoyed by a waiter fired several shots inside the busy restaurant, in Songkhla on Sunday night.

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Taxi driver flees petrol station, hits police vehicle

A taxi registered in Bangkok collided with a truck and a police vehicle as its driver fled a Chaiyaphum petrol station without paying for fuel.

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Biker given death sentence for Pattaya murder

A member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club has been sentenced to death and two others given life imprisonment for the murder of a German property broker whose dismembered body was found in a freezer in Pattaya last year.

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Pattaya visitor swallows traffic ticket

A visitor was detained after swallowing a traffic ticket when police stopped his motorcycle Saturday evening.

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16-Year-Old Ada Leads Consent Education Revolution in Thailand

At just 16 years old, Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn is revolutionising consent education in Thai schools with her innovative “Consent Game.” A student at Choate Rosemary Hall in the United States, Ada has already reached over 700 students across seven Bangkok schools, introducing lessons on respect, boundaries, and effective communication.

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Austrian arrested for fatal jet ski crash in Phuket

An Austrian man was arrested in Krabi on Thursday for allegedly driving a jet ski that struck and killed a Russian man off Karon Beach in Phuket on Tuesday.

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Gunman on drugs kills 2 people

A man fatally shot himself after killing two people in the northeastern province of Beung Kan on Thursday.

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Police profile transgender individuals in Phuket

Police are collecting information on transgender people working at a well-known nightlife area in Phuket to enhance public safety.

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Man killed by train while filming video content

A 53-year-old man was killed by a train while he was filming a video for social media content on Wednesday morning.

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Japanese phone scammers arrested in Pattaya

Immigration police in Pattaya have arrested five Japanese men allegedly operating a call scam centre that has been defrauding elderly Japanese out of about 5 million baht a day.

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Russian fined for Christmas lights on car

A Russian driver in Pattaya was fined for 500 baht for covering his car with strings of small Christmas lights.

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Old man hit, dragged 10km underneath car

An 84-year-old man was killed in Ratchaburi when he was hit by a pickup truck that then dragged his body for about 10 kilometres along the road.

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Thong Lor police do squats to atone for drunken misbehaviour

Police at Thong Lor have punished themselves by each performing 10 squats in a show of responsibility after a drunk colleague fired a gun during an argument with a bar security guard.

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Phuket airport explains misuse of Singapore photo

Phuket International Airport has explained why it used a photo of a heritage building in Singapore instead of a picture of similar historical architecture found in Phuket.

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2 men arrested over thefts on planes

Hong Kong police have arrested two men in a week for allegedly stealing cash from passengers

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Survey names Bangkok's most congested roads

A recent survey has identified five intersections in Bangkok which suffer from the worst traffic congestion during the morning and evening rush hours.

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Two missing in landslide on Koh Samui

Rescue workers and soldiers are battling to find two Myanmar construction workers still missing after a landslide buried their shelter on the tourist island of Koh Samui early Sunday.

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Tourist rescued after 5 hours at sea off Pattaya

A Saudi Arabian woman was rescued after five hours at sea following a jet ski accident off the coast of Pattaya.

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Hua Hin airport set to go 'international' next year

The Transport Ministry aims to upgrade Hua Hin Airport to be an international airport next year.

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