THE Thai air force strongly denied one of its F-16 fighter jets had crashed with the video shared on Cambodian social media actually being an old incident of an emergency landing in Greece, Naewna newspaper said today (July 13). ACM Prapas Sonjaidee, director of the Thai-Cambodian Situation Information Centre, said the release of a
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Light air force aircraft crashes in Chiang Mai
THE Thai air force has confirmed an AT-6 light attack/armed reconnaissance aircraft crashed in a Chiang Mai forest this morning (Jan. 29) while on a training mission with investigation underway, Amarin TV said. Fire & Rescue Thailand posted images on its Facebook page showing the aircraft engulfed in flames and also said that the
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 moreFuel to Air India jet engines cut off moments before crash: Preliminary report
By Reuters and published by CNA Delhi – A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed that three seconds after taking off, the plane’s engine fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner immediately began to
Read moreSurvivor of Air India crash jumped out of emergency exit, police say
By Agencies and published by CNA New Delhi – Ramesh Viswashkumar, the only known survivor out of the 242 people onboard an Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday (June 12), had been sitting near an emergency exit of the London-bound flight and managed to jump out, police said. A doctor at
Read moreLondon-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India
By AP and published by The Canadian Press – shared by Msn.com Ahmedabad, India – An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed on Thursday (June 12) in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the
Read moreMyanmar military junta fighter jet shot down near Mandalay, rebel group claims
By AP and published by Euronews A MYANMAR junta fighter jet crashed and burned in Myanmar on Tuesday (June 10) in an area that has seen intense fighting during the civil war, with one rebel group claiming to have shot it down while state-run media said it had suffered a mechanical failure. The aircraft
Read moreThree dead in police helicopter crash
A POLICE helicopter crashed in Prachuap Khiri Khan province this afternoon (May 24) killing two pilots and a mechanic but one person managed to bail out, Naewna and Thai Rath newspaper said. The helicopter, later identified as Bell 212 and assigned to Kanchanaburi Aviation Unit, crashed near Prachuap intersection within Wing 5 area with
Read moreSix police officers killed in plane crash in Hua Hin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SIX POLICE OFFICERS were killed in a plane crash in the sea off Hua Hin today (April 25), police said. Those killed in the plane crash were three police pilots, one police aircraft engineer and two police mechanics aboard the Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft which crashlanded in the
Read moreMotorcyclist dies after being chased by sedan down Sukhumvit road
AN ANGRY Indian man chased a motorcyclist down Sukhumvit road with this leading to the latter crashing against a power pole in front of Soi 10 and dying on the spot, Thai police said. Por Tek Tung Foundation rescuers rushed to the scene of the accident but found the approximately 49-year-old man lying dead
Read moreDeath toll from Jeju Air crash in South Korea crosses 100
By Agencies and published by CNA Muan County, South Korea – At least 124 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veering off the runway and erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday (Dec .29), the national fire agency said. Jeju
Read moreAzerbaijan Airlines flight was downed by Russian air defence system: Sources
By Reuters and published by CNA Baku – Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Thursday (Dec. 26). Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 came down on Wednesday near the city
Read moreForeigner crashes into Pattaya DUI checkpoint, seriously injuring policeman
A FOREIGNER riding a big bike crashed into a driving under influence (DUI) checkpoint in Pattaya in the wee hours of this morning (Nov. 2) hitting and seriously injuring a policeman but then managed to flee into a nearby thicket and while a suspect was finally captured he denies all charges, Naewna newspaper said.
Read moreVideo clip shows small plane nosediving to the ground
A VIDEO CLIP shared online shows a small plane that crashed into a mangrove forest in Chachoengsao’s Bang Pakong district killing all nine aboard yesterday (Aug. 22) nosediving to the ground, Amarin TV, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Killed in the crash of Thai Flying Service Cessna Caravan C208 (HS-SKR) plane were
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 moreHelicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way
By Agencies and published by CNA Dubai – A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday (May 19) as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident. The official said the lives
Read moreSmall plane crashes in Chonburi, foreigner dead
A SMALL airplane crashed in Chonburi this morning (Jan. 13) with one unidentified foreigner having died and another person injured, Matichon newspaper said. The light aircraft crashed near Huai Yai temple, Huai Yai subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi province. A police team from Huai Yai station quickly rushed there and found that of the
Read moreLuxury sedan slams into motorcycle killing two sisters
TWO SISTERS returning from a Carabao charity concert in Prachinburi province at around 3 a.m. this morning (Dec. 14) were killed instantly with their bodies cut in half after a Mercedes Benz sedan slammed into their motorcycle, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Capt. Chaiyong Amphansen, deputy inspector at Kabinburi police station, quickly sent Satcha Putthatham
Read moreDistraught foreigner in multi-vehicle crash in Chonburi
A DISTRAUGHT foreign man who drove his sedan into a shop at Mueang Chonburi district, after trying to stop the traffic there drove off and hit three vehicles and a motorcycle injuring several people including himself who was rescued after his car overturned, Amarin TV said today (Sep. 8). The unidentified foreigner had taken
Read moreThai mobile banking apps crash on payday, transfers put off
THERE were loud complaints today (July 1) after mobile banking apps and online service of several Thai banks crashed with customers told that cash transfers made from 2 p.m onwards will reach the destination by 7 p.m. tomorrow, Matichon newspaper said. A lot of people were affected by the outage with today being payday
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