Eturbonews.com reports that a 37-year-old visitor from Russia was found dead on the bed in his hotel room in Karon yesterday. He had checked into the Baan Karonburi hotel, alone, on September 28. Police were called after his body was discovered by staff when he failed to check out as scheduled. Police believe he had been dead for at least four hours before his body was discovered, and that he died from a medical condition he suffered from – they found various medicines in the room and there was no sign of a struggle in the room or injuries on the body. Read article
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Al Jazeera reports that a Russian tourist has been killed and 32 others injured after a bus overturned on its way to an elephant village in western Thailand, police said. Police Col Bandit Muangsukham says that 41 Russian passengers, along with a Thai guide and a driver, were traveling on the bus to Sai Yok […]
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AOL Travel UK reports that at least 12 people have been injured after the roof of a double-decker bus packed full of foreign tourists was torn off in Bangkok. The bus hit a height restriction barrier designed to stop tall vehicles using the flyover bridge on Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok’s Makkasan district, reports the Bangkok […]
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According to indiatimes.com, two Indian tourists have been allegedly robbed in Thailand’s tourist town of Pattaya and police here are looking for three suspects, including a woman. Karthikeyan Krishnan, 36, turned up at Pattaya police station yesterday with cuts and bruises, asking police to locate his friend, Khader Basha, 40, Bangkok Post reported today. Read […]
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According to thanhniennews.com, police in Thailand have rescued a Vietnamese businessman who was held hostage for 10 days after being cheated by another Vietnamese into paying the latter’s debts of 25 million baht (US$796,000). According to Thai police, Pham Tien Th., 50, was found unconscious with his legs and hands bound in a hotel room […]
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Bangkokpost.com reports that an Indian tourist celebrating her wedding anniversary has been killed in a parasailing accident in Pattaya, police said Thursday. Shilpi Agarwal, 36, and her husband had hired a speedboat to parasail Wednesday near Pattaya’s beach but the parasail failed to launch, said Pol Col Suwan Cheawnavinthavat. The woman plunged into the water […]
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Bangkokpost.com reports that a German tourist had more than 200,000 baht worth of valuables stolen after being drugged by a masseuse in his Pattaya hotel room, police said Sunday. Moharmad Reza sought help from hotel staff after he awoke about 2pm on Sunday and realised his valuables and cash had disappeared.Read article
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According to eturbonews.com, four Chinese tourists and a Thai guide were injured when two speedboats crashed at a popular holiday atoll off the coast of Phuket yesterday. Details remain sketchy but at least one tourist and the guide have been admitted to a hospital on Phuket. Tourists from other countries were on board. The crash […]
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Police found Collins Ugwoeluchukwu, 26, with a bruised face near Phuket Fantasea in Kamala. Mr Ugwoeluchukwu was taken to the police station for further questioning and provided with first aid. He told police that while he was riding his motorbike, a pick-up truck cut in front of him, and two men got out and attacked […]
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Smh.com.au reports that young Australians partying on beaches in southern Thailand are drinking a potentially deadly drug cocktail made from a local leaf trafficked by criminals who prey on them when they are under its influence, Australia’s official representative in the area warns. The drug kratom is often mixed with the insect repellent DEET as […]
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