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At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession

Charges yet to be filed over incident in Mukdahan involving 11-year-old, as police seek to establish circumstances

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

Thai man, Lao wife detained in connection to drug smuggling case

LOEI - Police have detained a Thai man and his Lao wife for questioning in connection with a parcel they allegedly sent to a Thai Airways flight attendant arrested at Melbourne Airport on charges of attempting to smuggle in about one kilogram of heroin concealed in her luggage.

Bangkok Post · Jul 2

Man confesses to killing ex-wife and her parents

A 42-year-old man has confessed to killing his former wife and her parents in Nakhon Sawan before burying their bodies in a cassava field to conceal the crime, police said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 2

Thailand courts Europeans fleeing heat

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to capitalise on the relatively cool rainy season by rolling out campaigns with airlines and tour operators to promote discounted holidays for those seeking to escape the heatwave in Europe.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1

Tourism task force to help spur economy

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is setting up a tourism policy task force to accelerate tourism-led economic stimulus measures in the second half of the year, according to minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

A Thai woman has reported a run-in with an angry Australian man, who was later accused of murdering a teenage girl whose body was found in a suitcase.

AAP · Jul 1

Europeans steer clear amid heatwave

Europe's most severe heatwave has yet to trigger a surge in tourists to Thailand, with Phuket hotels slashing low-season rates by 70-80% compared with the high season as surging airfares continue to deter both domestic and foreign visitors.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30

Court awards B4.9 million to family for private’s death

The Civil Court has ordered the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Thai Army to pay 4.9 million baht in compensation to the family of a private who was beaten to death at an army camp in 2017.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30

People's Party outlines city council priorities

The People’s Party (PP) has named its Bangkok councillor-elect in Bang Sue, Pattraporn Kengrungruengchai, its candidate for the chair of the new Bangkok city council.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30

Thai tourism worries as Chinese resume trips to Japan

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is closely monitoring the revival of tourism ties between China and Japan, as this could potentially affect the inbound Chinese market to Thailand in the second half of the year, while the impacts of the Middle East conflict have yet to completely subside.

Bangkok Post · Jun 29