Bangkokpost.com reports that a female Swedish tourist was found dead in a house in Phuket’s Muang district on Monday, police said. Marianne Aino, 57, was believed to have been dead for at least 10 days before she was discovered. She was found lying on a sofa in the living room wearing a T-shirt and jeans. Read article
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Xinhuanet.com reports that the anti-government movement featured by the white masks has recently developed into a nationwide campaign in Thailand, mounting pressure on the Yingluck Shinawatra administration which is accused of corruption and incompetence. The new campaign was launched in the capital Bangkok earlier this month when about 700 white-masked protesters took to the street […]
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According to pattaya-funtown.com, two Indian students on holiday in Pattaya filed a complaint with tourist police on Wednesday, stating they had been “forced by a group of 5-6 jet ski operators” on Pattaya beach to pay 1,400 US dollars for allegedly causing minor damages to jet skis they had rented earlier in the day. Pattaya […]
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Standard.co.uk reports that the son of best-selling author Gilda O’Neill has been found dead on a beach in Thailand. The body of Jeremy O’Neill was found on Patong beach in Phuket. The 37-year-old son of the late critically acclaimed author had been studying Thai at Patong Language School, just a few hundred yards from the […]
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The Ottawa Citizen reports that public health authorities in Alberta say a woman from the province has been diagnosed with a rare virus after she returned from a trip to Thailand. The woman tested positive for Zika virus, making hers the first confirmed infection with this virus in Canada. The 45-year-old woman reported having sustained […]
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According to a nationmultimedia.com report, tusks of a 27-year-old elephant in the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal have been cut after the beast attacked tourists on Saturday, killing a woman. The elephant palace’s owner Laithongrien Meephan said he would fully support the attacked tourists and warned visitors to refrain from getting close to animals […]
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According to a pattayaone.com report, Pattaya’s Tourist Police have arrested the prime suspect wanted in connection with the recent drugging and robbery of a Kuwaiti Tourist at a Hotel on Walking Street in South Pattaya. Police Colonel Batipat, Deputy Commander of the Tourist Police, led a press conference on Tuesday Night to announce the arrest […]
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Scandasia.com reports that 2012 was a tough year for Swedes in Thailand. 105 died, which is the highest number ever in one year and almost double from the 55 deaths in 2007. “There have been unusually many traffic accidents involving Swedes in the first half of 2012. Another reason is that is becoming more popular […]
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Washingtonpost.com reports that a massive power failure has affected more than 8 million people in Thailand’s 14 southern provinces, including popular tourist areas such as Koh Samui and Phuket, in one of the country’s biggest blackouts in recent memory. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand official Thatri Rewcharoen says the blackout was triggered Tuesday evening by […]
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According to phuketwan.com, “Three expats have been found dead overnight on Phuket with the causes not suspicious but yet to be explained. The body of a 29-year-old American woman was found in a guesthouse in Rawai, southern Phuket, at 10pm last night, just a few hours after the woman had checked in. Her body was […]
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