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Thai bats carry Nipah virus, but danger comes from infected tourists

Some Thai fruit bats carry a strong strain of the Nipah virus, but the bigger danger comes from infected people arriving from countries where there is an outbreak of the disease, health authorities said on Monday.

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Foreign tourists fight on Phuket’s Bangla Road

A violent brawl involving foreign tourists on Bangla Road in Patong, Phuket, sparked alarm over the safety of visitors and the province

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Lifting crane and load fall and crush family home

A 29-year-old man was lucky to escape with his life when a heavy crane lifting a prefabricated house toppled over and crushed his family home in Khon Kaen.

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Israelis caught with dangerous ‘Labubu’ drugs on Koh Phangan

Four Israelis have been arrested on Koh Phangan after police raided a party at a luxury villa, where the occupants were discovered using a potentially deadly polydrug in pills shaped like Labubu dolls.

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Nipah screening at airports, travel warning for India

Disease control has been intensified at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and Phuket airports, screening travellers from West Bengal in India where there is a confirmed outbreak of the potentially deadly Nipah virus disease.

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Cool snap in Thailand won’t last long

Enjoy the cool weather while it lasts, as weathermen expect temperatures to rise again next week.

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Cha-am rounds up homeless people after Hua Hin murder

Police began rounding up homeless people along Cha-am beach as part of a drive to prevent crimes such as the brutal murder in Hua Hin, where the detention of the suspect was extended on Thursday.

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Thai citizenship-for-sale ring busted in Chiang Mai

Six officials have been arrested in Chiang Mai for allegedly falsifying permanent residency documents to grant Thai nationality to foreigners, mostly Chinese.

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Pattaya police warn Norwegian skinny-dipper

Police were called to Pattaya beach in the early hours of Thursday after a Norwegian tourist was spotted walking naked along the shore.

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German tourist arrested for stealing cash at Phuket spa

Police arrested a German man for stealing cash from a spa in Phuket after he revisited the business to return the money.

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Thais linked to Chinese scam gang arrested

Thai police have busted a mule account gang working for a Chinese-led scam network and are seeking an Interpol Red Notice to arrest a Malaysian suspect.

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Hotel receptionist murder suspect caught

A man wanted for the savage murder of a female hotel receptionist in Hua Hin early Monday morning was arrested on Tuesday.

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Singapore to ban unwanted visitors from boarding planes

Singapore will order airlines worldwide to ban undesirable passengers from boarding flights to the city-state from Jan 30 under a new policy to boost security.

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Manhunt after hotel receptionist beaten to death

A hotel receptionist was bludgeoned to death and robbed by a man wielding a metal bar in Hua Hin early Tuesday morning, and police have launched an intense search for the killer.

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Police capture wanted Swede in Hua Hin

Immigration police have arrested a Swedish national, wanted on an Interpol Red Notice in connection with drug trafficking charges, in the resort town of Hua Hin.

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Woman found dead at Ayutthaya historical site

A 51-year-old woman was found dead, lying against a wall at a heritage site in Ayutthaya province along with a handwritten letter to her family.

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Mystery death, stolen ring and an intruder during Phuket music festival

A young Indian man died mysteriously, a young couple lost a 300,000-baht diamond engagement ring and there was an attempted break-in at a woman DJ’s hotel room - all during the three-day Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Phuket.

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Knife-wielding woman threatens people in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area

A woman was seen in two videos threatening and attacking people with a knife in Sukhumvit area of Bangkok.

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Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to be granted parole in May, when he will have served two-thirds of his one-year prison term, according to a source at the Department of Corrections.

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PM ends Italian-Thai contracts after deadly crane collapses

Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Ministry of Transport to end two contracts with Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) following crane collapse incidents that resulted in over 30 deaths.

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Rama II Road crane collapse kills two

Two people were killed and five injured when parts of a construction crane collapsed onto Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon on Thursday morning, reportedly hitting two vehicles travelling below.

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Etihad plane lands safely in Phuket after hitting air pocket

An Etihad Airways bound for Phuket from Abu Dhabi encountered an air pocket over Phuket and landed safely at Phuket International Airport at around noon on Wednesday. No passengers were injured.

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US to suspend visa services for 75 countries, including Thailand

The Trump administration is preparing to suspend all visa processing ‌for visitors from 75 countries — including Thailand — starting on Jan 21, Fox News reported on Wednesday, citing a memo from the US State Department.

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Moving train hits collapsed crane, 22 killed

A Bangkok-Ubon Ratchathani train collided with a collapsed construction crane in Nakhon Ratchasima, killing 22 passengers and injuring 55 others.

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French drug smuggling fugitive arrested in Pattaya

A French fugitive wanted on charges of drug smuggling between Europe and America was arrested in Pattaya by Thai police on Monday.

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