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Thailand: 7 Americans injured in helicopter crash, during military exercises

As reported by phuketwan.com, “Rescuers found a crashed US helicopter in jungle today in northern Thailand and airlifted seven injured Americans out to hospitals. Four were admitted. They are Brigan Forney, Sarah Smith, Matthew Marcinko and Gavin Christian. Brigan Forney is reported to be suffering serious burns.” Read Article

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Thailand: British couple killed on bicycle trip, hit by truck

nydailynews.com reported that a British couple killed in Thailand during round-the-world bicycle trek Peter Root and Mary Thompson, who were on a round-the-world cycling odyssey, died Wednesday when they were hit by a pickup truck in a province east of Bangkok. The couple left Britain in 2011 and had biked through Europe, the Middle East, […]

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Pattani Thailand: three bombs ignited since saturday

bt.com.bn reported that a series of blasts shook a town in the restive Thai south leaving three dead and 17 wounded, officials said yesterday, days after a major attack on a military base in the unrest-hit region. Three bombs have exploded in the provincial town of Pattani since late Saturday, while police said four more […]

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Thailand: three tourists from U.S. scammed by tour company, Russian owned

Three American tourists came to the Pattaya police station to complain about being scammed by a Pattaya tour agency. The victims were identified as Mr. Viac Heslavm Akhmetor, age 62; and Mrs. Lyudmila Akhmetor, age 62, an American couple formerly of Latvia. They were visiting Pattaya with their elder sister; Mrs. Svetlana Latvijas Smite, age […]

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Thailand: foreigner arrested after bashing police vehicle

pattayadailynews.com reported that at 3:15 a.m., a report by bystanders that a white man was using a rock to bash a parked police pickup truck near Beach Road was received by Pol. Maj. Col. Kowit Sawatmongkol, crime suppression inspector of Pattaya police station. The official police pick-up truck belonged to the Pattaya police station, and […]

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Thailand: 20 year-old tourist from Scotland raped by two men

A 20-year-old Scottish tourist was raped by two Thai men in Nakhon Si Thammarat province. She had been drinking heavily with her Scottish boyfriend, who went back to their room to sleep. As she was walking, a pickup truck of Thai men stopped and dragged her to a nearby building and raped her. The incident […]

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Thailand: Chinese tourist injured in paragliding accident

As reported by pattayaone.net, “For the second time in less than a week a further Chinese Tourist was involved in a Paragliding accident off the coast of Pattaya on Thursday afternoon. A Fire Rescue Unit was called to Jomtien Beach in front of Soi 4 just after midday to assist Mr. Zhongping Bai aged 44 […]

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Thailand: Two British tourists killed in road accident

As reported by www.bbc.co.uk, “Two Guernsey residents who are believed to have been killed in a crash in Thailand, have been named. Peter Root, from the island, and Mary Thompson, originally from Bristol, died while they on holiday in the country.” Read Article

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Thailand: Two Australian tourists drowning in medical bills after speedboat accident

As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Two Australian sisters injured in a speedboat incident last month now face mounting doctor’s bills after what they say was incorrect treatment by Phuket International Hospital – with the tour company responsible yet to pay for expensive additional treatment. Tegan Larin, 24, and her sister Rahni, 27, were on holiday in […]

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Thailand: Russian expatriate dies from wounds sustained in crash

As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Alexey Babenko was riding his motorbike in Thalang last Wednesday (February 6) when he was hit by a rolling wheel that had fallen off a 10-wheel truck. He was taken to Bangkok Hospital Phuket where he was put in intensive care with severe head injuries.” Read Article

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