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Elderly mother, disabled daughter drowned in Chiang Mai murder-suicide

Ill Chiang Mai Mother Drowns Mentally Disabled Daughter in Murder-Suicide

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12,423

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Thailand’s Plane-Less Aircraft Carrier Loses Half of Crew to Covid-19 Quarantine

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Elderly mother, disabled daughter drowned in Chiang Mai murder-suicide

Ill Chiang Mai Mother Drowns Mentally Disabled Daughter in Murder-Suicide

A chronically ill mother and her disabled daughter drowned in an apparent murder-suicide in Chiang Mai. The bodies of Thongbai Khamkeaw, 65, and Chadaporn Khamkeaw, 26, were pulled from a lake in Pa Tung village of Huay Sai Subdistrict in...

Coronavirus Covid-19 Vaccine Illustration

Thailand Waited to Secure Vaccines; Now, as Covid-19 2nd Wave Rages,...

Royal Thai Police Office Headquarters Bangkok Thailand

53 Senior Thai Police Guilty of Embezzling Officers’ Covid-19 Allowances

Covid Coronavirus Vaccine Pfizer Modern AstraZeneca Thailand

AstraZeneca, China’s Sinovac Apply for Covid-19 Vaccine Registration in Thailand

Sirikarn Chuekhetkram, 23, was apprehended in the Jittaphawan Community in Bangkok’s Sai Mai area this morning following a tip that she was the source of the killer “K Powdered Milk”. (Photo supplied)

Bangkok Woman Arrested for Dealing ‘K Powdered Milk’ Drug Cocktail Tied...

Pattaya

Pattaya, along with Chonburi and four other provinces, is now under hard lockdown, with government permission required to leave the area.

After Waffling, Prayut Locks Down Pattaya, 5 Covid-19 ‘Red Zone’ Provinces

A view of Pattaya from the city's Pratamnak Hill viewpoint. (Photo: Bangkok Herald)

Prayut Puts Kibosh on Hard Lockdown for 5 Provinces After Blowhard...

Anon Phuakchaya, 27, lies dead in a Pattaya apartmetn after being stabbed in the chest by his jealous wife. (Photo: Pattaya Mail, with permission)

Knife-Wielding Wife Kills Husband After Finding Him Dead Drunk in Gal...

Not learning from last year's mistake, Koh Larn again will close itself off from the world tomorrow. (Photo: Bangkok Herald)

Koh Larn Closes Pattaya Island Again Despite Nearly Starving By Doing...

Phuket

Phuket villagers are ready to drive tourists around in their modified motorcycles as part of a community-based tourism package, including a stop at Mai Khao Beach where visitors can observe aircraft landings. The roofed sidecar motorcycles known as “saleng” are owned by villagers in the Ban Mai Khao Community in Phuket. They say it’s a fun form of travel and easy way to visit the famous Mai Khao Beach. The beach is located just off Phuket International Airport’s runway and provides a perfect spot for plane-spotters to snap photos of aircraft on their approach to the airport. Ban Mai Khao‘s Vice President of Tourism Manit Saithong said Thursday that community anticipates visitors will soon be back as the Covid-19 situation has greatly de-escalated. These saleng taxis will transport visitors to and from Mai Khao Beach, as well as other community-based tourism attractions, such as the last rice farm on Phuket, a buffalo farm, or a Cicadidae-catching activity. Visitors can book these activities at the Saleng Taxi stand in Phuket.

Phuket’s ‘Saleng’ Taxis Ready to Take Plane-Spotters to Airport Beach

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha inspects Koh Samui Airport ahead of its opening to foreign tourists under the STV program.

PM Inspects Samui, Phuket Airports as Ravaged Islands Prep to Receive...

Digital Nomads to Pitch Tents in Phuket Oct. 20-22 for Travel...

Six Senses Ko Yao Noi

Phuket Hotels’ Ecotourism Efforts Win HICAP 2020 Sustainability Awards

Chiang Mai

Elderly mother, disabled daughter drowned in Chiang Mai murder-suicide

Ill Chiang Mai Mother Drowns Mentally Disabled Daughter in Murder-Suicide

The Myawaddy Complex in Myanmar includes a brewery, casinos and lots of Covid-19.

60% of Thais Working In Myanmar Casinos Return Home with Covid-19

North Thailand Chiang Mai Rai Cold Weather Temperatures

Single-Digit Temperatures Coming to Northern Thailand

Chiang Rai Tachileik Thailand Myanmar Border Crossing Checkpoint-2

Chiang Rai Tourism Group to Sue Illegal Tachilek Border-Crossers

Koh Samui

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha inspects Koh Samui Airport ahead of its opening to foreign tourists under the STV program.

PM Inspects Samui, Phuket Airports as Ravaged Islands Prep to Receive...

The French family arrived at Koh Samui Airport on Oct. 17.

Koh Samui on Covid Alert After French Woman Tests Positive Post-Quarantine

Salvage Diver Koh Samui Ferry

Divers Today Recovering Final 2 Bodies from Sunken Koh Samui Ferry

Another Body Found as Search Continues on Sunken Koh Samui Ferry

Regional – Hua Hin, Issan, North, South

Nearly 200 Burmese migrants confined to a field hospital in Samut Sakhon were discharged Tuesday after being cleared of their coronavirus infections.

Samut Sakhon Stadium Field Hospital to Close Jan. 14 as Province’s Covid-19 Outbreak Ebbs

A 1,000-bed field hospital being set up in Samut Sakhon for migrant laborers is not much more than a collection of isolation tents.

1,300 Coronavirus Field Hospital Beds Readied in Samut Sakhon, Pathum Thani

Coronavirus Covid-19 Update Thailand Herald

Samut Sakhon Canneries Comprise Third of Thailand’s 305 New Coronavirus Cases

Workers process skipjack tuna at a Thai Union Frozen Products packaging plant in Samut Sakhon

914 or 69? Tuna Giant Thai Union Distorts Massive Coronavirus Outbreak at Samut Sakhon...

A view of Pattaya from the city's Pratamnak Hill viewpoint. (Photo: Bangkok Herald)

Prayut Puts Kibosh on Hard Lockdown for 5 Provinces After Blowhard Minister’s FB Post

Samut Sakhon Seafood Market Reopens Thailand Coronavirus Covid

Samut Sakhon Seafood Market at Epicenter of Coronavirus Outbreak Reopens

Commentary

Mahachai Central Fresh Shrimp Seafood Market Samut Sakhon Thailand Coronavirus Covid-19-3

Thailand Again Scapegoats Burmese, with Razor Wire, Calls for Reporting of ‘Illegals’

Thousands of student-age protestors face off against Thai police at Bangkok's Pathumwan intersection Oct. 16. (Photo: Tyler Roney for the Bangkok Herald)

Prayut, It’s Time to Go

Riot police line up to disperse protestors at Bangkok's Ratchprasong intersection Oct. 15.

End Game Uncertain as Pro-Democracy Movement Meets Immovable Gov’t Force

Twitter Thai Army Democracy Protests Disinformation

Thai Army Proves as Inept at Online Propaganda as It Is at Governing

The Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydroelectric project where a dam failed in Laos in 2018.

Laos Slides Closer to Puppet State as China Grab Control of Power Grid

Living

Blood donation Thailland Thai Red Cross Society

Coronavirus Fears Bleeding Thai Blood Banks Dry

Green Sea Turtle Eggs found on Thailand Libong Island first time in 10 years

Sea Turtle Eggs Found on Trang Island for First Time in Decade

Koh Samui got a much-needed tourism boost over the New Year's holiday. (Photo: Bangkok Herald)

Virus-Free Koh Samui Gets Much-Needed Tourism Boost at Hotspot Provinces’ Expense

Christmas Eve to Bring ‘Gift’ of Deadly PM 2.5 Smog to Bangkok

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