A SOLDIER lost his leg and suffered shrapnel injuries after stepping on a landmine at the Erawan operational base in Surin province at 6.44 a.m. this morning (Feb. 27), Amarin TV said. The soldier, Pvt. Dechsak Trikham from the 233rd Infantry Company, is in critical condition as not only was his right leg severed
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Four more Thai soldiers die in fierce skirmish
AN intense skirmish at Chong An Ma in Ubon Ratchathani province this afternoon (Dec. 13) resulted in four Thai soldiers being killed while the Thai unit that had seized Prasat Khana ancient site in Surin province had to temporarily withdraw after being hit by heavy shelling by Khmer troops, Naewna newspaper said. The clash
Read more3 soldiers hurt in landmine blast while big cache found at Pumakhua
THREE Thai soldiers got injured after stepping on a landmine, with one having severed his left ankle, as they were on a routine patrol in Sisaket province this morning (Aug. 9) while a large cache of ammunintion was found in Pumakhua area of this same province, Amarin TV said. At 10 a.m. as the
Read more11 Indian students hurt as shuttle bus hits power pole
A SHUTTLE bus carrying Indian students from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) slammed into a power pole and a tree on Phahonyothin road at 11.08 a.m. today (June 2) injuring 11 passengers, two critically, Amarin TV said. There were approximately 45 people on the bus, including the students and their tour
Read moreRussian motorcyclist badly hurt in crash with sedan
A RUSSIAN man riding a motorcycle very fast down Pattaya Sai 3 road before dawn today (March 26) slammed into a sedan and got seriously injured, TV Channel 7 said. At 5.19 a.m. Pol. Lt. Phupha Hongyakul, deputy chief for investigation at Pattaya City police station, was informed of this accident in front of
Read more8 navy sailors, 1 resident hurt in Pattani bomb blast
A 10-KILOGRAMME bomb exploded in the centre of Far-South Pattani city at noon today (March 15) injured eight navy sailors and a local resident, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col. Jeffrey Sailamanakul, superintendent of Pattani City police station, took a team to the foot of Talubo bridge, Pakaharang subdistrict, and temporarily closed the route while
Read moreMany injured as tour bus heading for Bangkok slams into power pole
ALL 36 Thai and foreign passengers travelling on a tour bus from Ranong province to Bangkok got injured after the vehicle slammed into a power pole in Phetchaburi before dawn today (March 14), Amarin TV said. At 3.54 a.m. Pol. Col. Thip Khengkhum, superintendent of Khao Yoi police station, led a team to inspect
Read more9 foreign tourists hurt as tree falls on bus in Kanchanaburi
NINE of 30 foreign tourists from various countries got injured after a partly-felled tree toppled on their bus as it was travelling on Kanchanaburi-Erawan Falls route today (Jan. 3), Naewna newspaper said. At 10 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Maniphat Phengkret, an investigator at Lat Ya police station, was informed of a tree falling on
Read moreMany tourists hurt as bus slams into SUV at toll booth near Pattaya
A BUS carrying 37 Russian tourists to Pattaya lost control and rear-ended a sport utility vehicle at Pong toll booth this evening (Jan. 2) leading to 27 of the holidaymakers being injured, Amarin TV said. The bus suddenly changed lanes and crashed into a Toyota Fortuner SUV causing severe damage to both vehicles. Local
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 moreThai worker’s body returning from Israel today, another worker injured
By TV Channel 7 and AFP – published by CNA WITH the war between Israel and its enemies, Hamas and Hezbollah, continuing in Gaza and Lebanon, Thais workers too have died and got injured with the body of one of them returning home today (Oct. 22) while another worker got hurt yesterday, TV Channel
Read more1 Cambodian pilgrim killed, 27 hurt in minibus crash at border
A CAMBODIAN pilgrim was killed and 27 others injured after one of a convoy of hundred minibuses plunged down a cliff near a border checkpoint upon returning home from praying at a temple in Sisaket province at 5 p.m. yesterday (Aug. 4), TV Channel 7 said this morning. Seven seriously wounded Cambodians are being
Read more2 Chinese tourists, foreign biker hurt in crash near Pattaya
TWO Chinese tourists heading for Pattaya were injured when their bus slammed into a six-wheel truck that had quickly changed lanes to avoid hitting a foreign motorcyclist who had swerved in front as they were all travelling on a Chonburi road late afternoon today (July 30), Amarin TV said this evening. At 4.30 p.m.
Read more20 turbulence-hit flight passengers still in ICU: Hospital
AS MANY AS 20 passengers travelling on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight that had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday (May 21) after running into severe turbulence are still in ICU, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital said in a second statement this afternoon, according to Amarin TV. Altogether 27 passengers had been discharged
Read moreGerman tourist injured while walking on Pattaya footpath
A GERMAN tourist injured his foot while walking down a Pattaya footpath at 12.30 a.m. this morning (Jan. 27) with Tourist Police and rescuers from Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan quickly helping him, Naewna newspaper said. The tourist, Mr. Nils Gleissner, 24, was walking down Pattaya Beach Road in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, when
Read moreTourists injured after 2 die in van’s tire explosion are all safe
ALL 10 tourists who were injured after a van’s tire exploded while travelling from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son’s Pai district killing two holidaymakers are now in safe condition, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Nov. 11). The accident occurred at 10 a.m. yesterday when the Chiang Mai-registered van belonging to Prem Pracha Transport Co.
Read moreIsrael vows ‘mighty vengeance’ after deadliest day for 50 years
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News and Thai Rath Jerusalem/Gaza/Sderot – Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday (Oct. 7), killing more than 200 people and escaping with hostages in by far the deadliest day of violence in Israel since the Yom Kippur war 50 years ago. More than
Read more4 runners die, over 30 hurt in hillside bus crash
A BUS carrying a large number of runners ran off the road and plunged down a cliff while coming down a hill in Sisaket province killing four athletes and injuring over 30 others today (July 9), TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. The bus was taking the runners participating in “Suranaree Trail Running
Read moreSchool footballers, coaches hurt after bus hits top of underpass
A BUS taking a school football team and their coaches from Bangkok’s Nong Chok district to a field in Bang Sao Thong district, Samut Prakan, hit the top of a Motorway underpass causing the roof to cave in and this leading to 13 of them getting injured, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Jan. 15).
Read moreStudent dashing across the road badly injured after being hit by car
A SEVENTH grade female student who ran across a road in Rayong without heeding a warning from her caretaker and not waiting for her friends was badly injured after being hit by a sedan this afternoon (July 25), Sanook.com said. At 4 p.m. today Pluak Daeng Foundation was notified of an accident on Road
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