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Transport authorities are recommending detours to motorists as the collapse of a new expressway on Saturday seriously damaged an existing Bangkok-Thon Buri expressway ramp which connects to Rama II Road, a main southbound highway, and its complete reopening will take about a month.

Four Britons and a Malaysian have been arrested at Samui international airport with bags containing 144 kilogrammes of cannabis buds destined for Britain and Singapore, police said on Thursday.

Detectives investigating the murder of a British man who died after a serious assault in Thailand 13 years ago are asking for new information about the case.

A fire broke out in a nine-storey building at Ramathibodi Hospital in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok on Tuesday night, the Rama 199 radio centre reported.

A 54-year-old German programmer was arrested in Chon Buri for running a dark website that sold child pornography.

Twenty-eight tourists have been rescued from their speedboat which was leaking en route from Koh Lipe to Phuket.

A Russian man has been arrested and charged with working illegally and drug use after other tourists visiting Phangan island complained about his behaviour.

A concrete walkway renovated a month ago along the Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok collapsed as pedestrians were walking on it, drawing huge criticism of authorities. 

Malaysia has advised its citizens to put off plans to visit southern Thailand following bombings and gunfire in the Thai border city of Sungai Kolok, a popular destination for Malaysians, and in Pattani.