Thai woman, lover accused of killing German husband for insurance money

Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:13:13 +0000

Thai woman, lover accused of killing German husband for insurance money

BANGKOK — The Crime Suppression Division has arrested a Thai woman for allegedly collaborating with her Thai lover to kill her German husband for Bt10 million (P16.3 million) of insurance compensation in 2006.

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Rain makes small dent in still-unsafe Bangkok air

Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:01:47 +0000

Rain makes small dent in still-unsafe Bangkok air

BANGKOK — Rainfall in various areas of greater Bangkok on Tuesday morning brought people hope for a lessening of the unsafe level of fine particulates that have dusted the air in recent days.

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Thailand to make it rain as pollution chokes Bangkok

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:54:35 +0000

Thailand to make it rain as pollution chokes Bangkok

Thailand is set to deploy rainmaking planes to seed clouds in an effort to tackle the pall of pollution that has shrouded the capital in recent weeks.

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4 girls orphaned as parents killed in motorcycle accident in Thailand

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 07:49:13 +0000

4 girls orphaned as parents killed in motorcycle accident in Thailand

A couple was killed when their motorcycle crashed into the rear of a trailer truck parked on an Ang Thong roadside early Monday, leaving behind four daughters.

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Thailand’s hunt for pink dollars

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 11:15:35 +0000

Thailand's hunt for pink dollars

The Life Partnership Bill still has a long bureaucratic path ahead and an election and post-election uncertainty to endure before it could become law. But its recent approval in the Cabinet was an important initial step in making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to legally recognize same-sex civil partnerships.

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Saudi teenager’s fate hangs in the balance

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 07:26:35 +0000

Saudi teenager’s fate hangs in the balance

Thailand landed in hot water yesterday after government officials initially indicated they planned to deport a Saudi teenager who was stopped in Bangkok en route to Australia to seek asylum

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Thai officials get pat on the back for tropical storm response

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 08:40:08 +0000

Scenes of destruction wreaked by tropical storm Pabuk, like this damaged house in Ban Chang-hoon of Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Muang district, are a common sight throughout the province a day after the storm’s exit.

Authorities and the public sector have won praise from experts for their role in disaster prevention and management during tropical storm Pabuk, which academics say minimized casualties and damage.

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