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Bangkok pub fire kills 30 after blocked exits and flammable foam trap hundreds inside
An electrical short circuit in a ceiling air conditioner likely ignited highly flammable acoustic foam and decorations at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar late Sunday, killing 30 people and injuring 75, 24 critically.
- Jul 2
Boy, 11, drives pickup into Buddhist monk pilgrimage in Thailand, killing eight
An 11-year-old boy drove a pickup truck into a group of Buddhist monks walking along a road in Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand, on Thursday, killing eight and injuring more than 20.
- Jun 29
Australian man charged with homicide after Thai teen's body found stuffed in a suitcase in Pattaya
Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested at Bangkok's airport as he tried to leave Thailand, police said. He is charged with killing a 17-year-old he met on the beach, then hiding her naked body in a suitcase near railway tracks.
- Jun 27
Australian man arrested at Bangkok airport after body of 17-year-old girl found in suitcase in Pattaya
A 46-year-old Australian man was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport on Friday evening after police discovered the body of a 17-year-old Thai girl inside a suitcase in Pattaya. Authorities are awaiting autopsy results before filing charges of intentional homicide and abduction of a minor for sexual purposes.
- Jun 27
Australian man arrested in Bangkok after 17-year-old Thai girl found dead in suitcase in Pattaya
Police detained a 46-year-old Australian at Suvarnabhumi Airport as he tried to board a flight to Perth, hours after the naked body of a 17-year-old Thai girl was discovered in a discarded suitcase near a railway line in the resort city of Pattaya.
- Jun 26
Italy heatwave: 18 cities under red alert as five deaths reported, peak expected Monday
Italy's health ministry has placed 18 of the country's 27 largest cities under the highest level of heat alert through Sunday, with at least five deaths linked to the scorching temperatures. The peak of the heatwave is expected Monday, before a sharp weather shift brings storms and hail.
- Jun 13
Thailand mourns Princess Bajrakitiyabha as succession questions resurface
Thousands gathered at Bangkok's Grand Palace on Saturday as the body of Princess Bajrakitiyabha, 47, the eldest daughter of King Rama X, was brought in a solemn procession after her death following three years in a coma.
- Jun 12
Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at 47 after long illness, leaving monarchy succession uncertain
The eldest daughter of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn died on 11 June after nearly four years in a coma following a heart condition, the royal palace announced Friday. Her death raises questions about the line of succession for the constitutional monarchy.
- Jun 11
Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for deadly 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing
A Bangkok court convicted two ethnic Uyghur men from China’s Xinjiang region on charges of premeditated murder for the August 2015 Erawan Shrine attack that killed 20 people and wounded over 120.
