By AFP – published by CNA and DPA – published by Yahoo!New BERLIN: At least one person was killed and around 15 wounded after a car is believed to have hit the crowd on the outskirts of the Berlin Gay Pride parade, police said Saturday (July 25). “We believe that a vehicle entered the
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Probe shows southern car bomb packed with two IEDs
FORENSIC investigation of a car bomb explosion at Far South Narathiwat province’s old Tanyong police station at 7.20 p.m. last night (July 21) shows the sedan was rigged with two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with fake licence plates attached, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit of the Special Operations Division
Read moreEkniti unveils ‘old car for new car’ scheme to cut oil use
BEING considered is a measure to promote exchanging old cars for new electric/hybrid cars to reduce reliance on oil with this being part of the Finance Ministry’s strategy to drive economic growth, PPTVHD36 said this evening (April 10). Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said other steps include reducing officials’ study trips, topping up
Read moreCar smashes through car park wall in dramatic crash
A CAR dangled precariously at a Rama IV road car park last night (Jan. 20) after the driver smashed through a wall upon accidently pressing the accelerator pedal while reaching for something at the back seat, PPTVHD36 said. The accident occurred at around 9 p.m. within a seven-storey car park at the Klong Toei
Read moreSupercars, Tesla vehicles destroyed in warehouse blaze
A FIRE quickly spread through a warehouse in Nonthaburi storing supercars and Tesla vehicles this morning (Nov. 28) causing 200 million baht damage with a fire truck too engulfed in flames as firefighters fought the blaze, Amarin TV said. At 8.30 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Phon Phueanphrom, deputy superintendent for investigation at Chaiyaphruek police
Read moreIndia says Delhi blast was ‘terror incident’, sources cite possible link with Kashmir arrests
By Reuters and published by CNA New Delhi – India’s government confirmed on Wednesday (Nov. 12) that it was treating a car blast that killed 12 people and wounded at least 20 others in Delhi as a “terror incident” and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice as swiftly as possible. In a resolution
Read moreDelhi police say car blast being probed under anti-terrorism law
By Agencies and published by CNA New Delhi – Indian police are probing a deadly car blast in the capital Delhi under a law used to fight “terrorism”, an officer said on Tuesday (Nov. 11), as Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to bring to justice all those responsible. The explosion near the historic Red
Read moreSenator charged with robbing a corpse faces ethics probe
A SENATOR charged with robbing the corpse of a car accident victim in 2021 and using his senatorial status to delay legal proceedings in court will likely be investigated for violating code of ethics by the upper chamber, Amarin TV said this evening (Aug. 11). Bang Pakong police station in Chachoengsao province had filed
Read moreSon in state of shock after car hits mum killing her instantly
A THAI man is in a state of shock after his vehicle hit his 75-year-old mother as she waited to give alms to monks outside a temple in Udon Thani early this morning (July 11) killing her instantly, Amarin TV said. Upon being alerted of this accident a police team from Non Sung station,
Read moreDrunk foreigner sleeping on Pattaya road hit by car
A SWEDISH man who was heavily intoxicated and fell asleep on the road in front of a Pattaya entertainment venue got hit on his head by a car that drove there to pick up a passenger in the wee hours of this morning (June 20), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Wuttinan Kongdee, an
Read moreConcrete chunk falling on car in Bang Na not caused by structure chipping: EXAT
THE Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) clarified today (May 2) that an object resembling a concrete block that fell from a footbridge on Bangna-Trad road and smashed a sedan’s windshield was not caused by the structure chipping, Amarin TV said. This followed widespread coverage of this incident on traditional and social media. In a
Read moreThailand car production drops 13.6% y/y in February on weaker sales, exports
By Reuters and published by CNA CAR production in Thailand dropped 13.62 percent in February from a year earlier, as a lengthy decline in domestic sales and exports squeezed output for a 19th straight month, the Federation of Thai Industries said today (March 25). The fall in production to 115,487 units, however, was smaller
Read moreFemale defence volunteer survives car bomb blast in Pattani
A FEMALE Volunteer Defence Corps member narrowly escaped a car bomb blast in Pattani today (March 17) but did get injured, Naewna newspaper said. At 10 a.m. the defence volunteer, Ms. Suriyanee Siba, managed to get out of her sedan just as a car bomb planted in her vehicle exploded at the rear with
Read moreThai car production slumps 24.63% in January as sales, exports fall
By Reuters and published by CNA CAR PRODUCTION in Thailand fell a surprisingly large 24.63 percent in January from a year earlier to 107,103 units due to weak domestic sales and exports, the Federation of Thai Industries said today (Feb. 24). Thailand is Southeast Asia’s biggest autos production centre and an export base for
Read moreThaksin apologises for Tak Bai incident, shrugs off car bomb blast
FORMER prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra was unperturbed by a car bomb explosion within Ban Thon Airport at far-south Narathiwat province this morning (Feb. 23) an hour before he and his team landed there while he later apologised for the Tak Bai incident, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb.
Read morePolice brace for more explosions after car bomb rocks Pattani
AFTER a car bomb exploded in Pattani province soon after midnight yesterday (Oct. 24) investigators have found out that the insurgents are moving to set off four improvised explosive devices simultaneously in four southern border provinces during Oct. 24-28, Naewna newspaper said today. Investigators were also informed by local sources that two explosive devices
Read moreOne dead, 18 injured in car bombing at Yala police flats
A CAR BOMB exploded in front of police flats at Bannang Sata district, southern Yala province, at 10.30 a.m. this morning (June 30) killing one person and injuring 18 others, Thai Rath newspaper said. Police from Bannang Sata station, soldiers, rangers, firefighters and rescuers quickly rushed to the scene of the explosion. It was
Read moreSedan plunges off bridge after hitting two vehicles
THE DRIVER of a sedan got injured after hitting two vehicles on the bridge over Rama 5 roundabout, in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi, and plunging down almost seven metres to the road below, Naewna newspaper said today (May 26). A team of policemen from Bang Kruai station together with Ruam Katanyu Foundation rescuers rushed
Read moreCash-strapped woman desperately selling car to marry again
ATTRACTING a lot of attention in Rayong today (Nov. 15) is an unusual sign taped to the rear of a sedan parked by the roadside saying the owner urgently wants to sell this vehicle being short of cash to marry again, Sanook.com said. The sign, put up by Ms. Angsumalin (surname and age withheld),
Read moreNo special parking arrangement for Thaksin’s visitors at Police Hospital
WITH today (Aug. 28) being the first time that Pheu Thai de facto boss Thaksin Shinawatra is being allowed visitors at Police Hospital where he is undergoing medical treatment after being rushed there from prison last Tuesday upon returning to Thailand that same day, the hospital’s car park attendant said no instructions had been
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