AN AILING elderly Australian woman abandoned at a hostel in Bangkok’s Bang Rak district by an unidentified foreign man was helped by a city councillor who got her admitted to Klang Hospital for treatment, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Nov. 270. Mr. Viput Sriwaurai, a councillor for this district, said hostel staff contacted him
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Japanese man commits harakiri in Chiang Mai
A STRESSED-OUT Japanese man was found to have committed suicide by disemboweling himself at a large house he shared with a Japanese family in Chiang Mai today (Nov. 27), Thai Rath newspaper said. At 8.25 a.m. Pol. Lt. Danurat Kantiya, an investigator at Maejo police station, San Sai district, was alerted of a foreigner
Read moreBig feast for monkeys at Lopburi festival
WITH Covid control measures having been relaxed, the 34th Lopburi Monkey festival took place today (Nov. 27) with thousands of macaques in this city treated to a Chinese banquet while both local and foreign tourists looked on, TV Channel 7 said. The concept this time is “Monkeys treat Monkeys” with there being 30 statues
Read moreOver 3,000 arrested over illegal World Cup gambling
THE police drive against illegal gambling on the 22nd Fifa World Cup matches over the eight days since the tournament started last Sunday (Nov. 20) has so far netted 3,178 punters, bookmakers and bet receivers, Matichon newspaper said today (Nov. 27). Yesterday 620 gambling suspects were rounded up in an offline sweep and among
Read moreMessi leads Argentina to 2-0 win over Mexico at World Cup
By AP and published by ABC News Lusail, Qatar – Lionel Messi came up with another crucial goal for Argentina in a 2-0 win over Mexico on Saturday that ignited the team’s World Cup chances. Messi took a touch from Angel Di Maria’s pass across the face of the area and drove a low
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