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Road accidents claimed 27 lives and injured 201 people on the first day of the seven-day Songkran holiday travel period, officials said on Saturday.

Two Chinese passengers have been arrested and charged for stealing cash from other travellers on a flight from Macao to Bangkok.

A dog owner has been fined 10,000 baht for animal abuse after he was caught on a video clip dragging his pet while riding his motorcycle along the road in Nakhon Ratchasima on Tuesday. 

All foreign travellers planning a visit to Thailand are reminded that starting on May 1 they will be required to complete an online arrival card prior to arriving in the kingdom.

A Chinese couple caught filming themselves having sex on a street in Pattaya said they had done so in other countries and didn’t know it was illegal in Thailand, according to police.

Police have interviewed nearly 100 people as part of an investigation into the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok.

An Israeli former soldier has been arrested for illegally working as a tour guide for foreign children on Koh Phangan.

Amid the atmosphere of the 53rd National Book Fair and the 23rd Bangkok International Book Fair at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), one voice stood out — that of a 17-year-old who introduced a fresh perspective on rice through a bilingual children’s book. 

More tropical storms are forecast during the coming Songkran festival, particularly in upper Thailand, where strong winds, thunderstorms and hail are expected between April 12 and 14.

Four more bodies have been found in the rubble that was the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok, as searchers approach an area where many labourers were working when the March 28 earthquake struck.

Police are investigating the fatal plunge of a 26-year-old Russian woman from the 14th floor balcony of her condominium room in Bang Lamung district on Monday afternoon.