Late-night tragedy in Sukhumvit: foreign woman falls from Bangkok hotel balcony A somber scene unfolded in Bangkok’s bustling Sukhumvit district in the early hours of September 20 when a 25-year-old foreign woman fell from a seventh-floor hotel balcony and later died. The incident — which occurred around 2:30am in the Wattana area — has prompted an active police investigation led by Lumpini Police Station and drawn attention because of its location in one of the capital’s busiest nightlife and tourist corridors. What happened Officers from Lumpini Police Station, under the direction of Pol. Lt. Chakrapong Pitakgornsakul, were called to the hotel after the woman’s body was discovered in the building’s car park. First responders included forensic specialists and medical examiners from Chulalongkorn Hospital, along with volunteers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation. Authorities reported the woman suffered multiple fractures and a severe head injury; her body has been transported to Chulalongkorn Hospital…
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When Parking Goes Viral: Samut Prakan Truck Lurch Triggers 10-Car Domino Crash What started as an ordinary morning outside a residential block in Samut Prakan quickly became a viral cautionary tale about parking safety. A TikTok video shared by user @jikkosanfa shows a truck that was started with its gear engaged, suddenly lurching forward and smashing into the car in front — and then, in classic domino style, shoving more than 10 vehicles into a chaotic chain-reaction crash. The clip, captioned roughly as “A reminder from the housing community, unsure what happened” and tagged #carcrash #allhit #parking #accidentscanhappenatanymoment, spread quickly. Viewers watched as cars parked tightly along both sides of a narrow driveway were nudged, scraped, dented or pushed entirely out of their spaces. The soundtrack? The original audio from Fluk Rescue – มนุษย์พรเทพ, which only added to the drama. The moment it all went wrong The footage shows how…
In a plot twist that reads like a cautionary medical thriller, authorities in Rayong have arrested an unlicensed woman who quietly treated more than 1,000 patients across four dental clinics in Pluak Daeng district — all within roughly six months. The Dental Council announced the arrest on September 19, flanked by senior officers from the Consumer Protection Police Division and the Department of Health Service Support, and the story has since prompted a wider probe into the clinics involved and the standards that allowed this to happen. How the scheme came to light The investigation began not with a dramatic raid but with ordinary citizens filing complaints about a suspicious dental clinic. Professor Doctor Chairat Chaloemratnaroj, president of the Dental Council, said officials followed up on those tip-offs and found that the woman — a graduate of a foreign dental school — had been providing routine and more advanced dental…
What started as a routine IndiGo hop from Mumbai to Phuket on the evening of September 19 turned into a heart-stopping diversion to Chennai after an anonymous caller warned of explosives hidden in the aircraft’s lavatory. The Airbus — carrying 176 passengers and six crew — had climbed out of Mumbai and was en route when Mumbai airport staff received the chilling phone call. The caller advised that the plane would explode mid-air and then abruptly hung up, triggering an immediate chain reaction of emergency protocols. Photo of Chennai Airport — courtesy of Curly Tales Within minutes the threat was relayed to Chennai Air Traffic Control and the decision was made to divert. The aircraft touched down safely at Chennai airport at 7:20 pm, but the drama was far from over. Ground crews, emergency responders and security forces converged on the tarmac. Passengers were quickly evacuated and shepherded into waiting…
On the morning of September 19, a routine school holiday errand turned into a nasty reminder of how quickly a carefree ride can go wrong. In the Khao Mai Kaew area of Ban Yoko, Pattaya, rescue teams from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation were scrambled after a red Honda Wave 125i was found mangled against a roadside wall and its young rider lying nearby with multiple abrasions. The scene: a sharp bend, a red scooter, and a 12-year-old named Chalee Eyewitnesses and first responders described the Honda Wave — a popular commuter bike in Thailand — as badly damaged where it came to rest. The rider, identified as 12-year-old Chalee, had been helping his parents move goods earlier in the morning. With the job done and the sun climbing, he decided to ride the bike home. Around 10:30 a.m., while negotiating a sharp curve, he apparently took the bend too…
Thailand’s army has accused Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet of feeding “false narratives” to Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim over a simmering border dispute, and warned Kuala Lumpur not to be drawn into what Bangkok calls a one-sided version of events. The flashpoint is Ban Nong Ya Kaew in Sa Kaeo province — a patch of land that, in the Thai army’s telling, is indisputably Thai territory. Major General Winthai Suwaree, spokesperson for the Royal Thai Army (RTA), laid out Bangkok’s position at a press briefing on September 19. He said that while a bilateral ceasefire has held for 53 days, Cambodian forces have continued to breach the agreement through drone incursions, landmine placement, disinformation campaigns and what he described as the use of women, children and monks as “human shields.” Winthai insisted Thai troops had respected the ceasefire and remained within Thai sovereignty around Ban Nong Ya Kaew. He…
Phuket’s Rehab Scene Levels Up: Meetings, Maps and a Modest Expansion with Big Intent Phuket isn’t just a sun-drenched playground for tourists anymore — it’s also sharpening its tools to tackle addiction care with greater rigor and consistency. On September 19, a provincial working group gathered at the Miracles Asia Drug Rehabilitation Center in Pa Khlok, Thalang district to review a plan that could reshape how drug treatment is delivered across the island. Leading the session was Phuket Vice Governor Samawit Suphanphai, flanked by key health officials: Dr Banphot Pankluem, Deputy Director of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO); Mark Juan Heather, Director of Miracles Asia; and representatives from agencies connected to public health and social rehabilitation. The backdrop for the meeting was pragmatic — an effort to expand capacity and, perhaps more importantly, to align local rehab centres with national standards of accreditation and quality control. From 20…
The monsoon has RSVP’d, and it brought a dramatic entrance. A broad rain system is sweeping across Thailand, drenching coasts and inland provinces alike and churning up choppy seas. The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) is sounding the alarm: expect heavy to very heavy downpours, flash floods, and swelled waterways — especially along foothills, riverbanks and other low-lying spots. If you live in (or are headed to) Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat or even Bangkok, prepare for soggy streets and sudden puddles that mean business. At sea, conditions are anything but placid. The upper Andaman Sea and the upper Gulf of Thailand are forecast to throw up 2-metre waves, with surf rising even higher during thunderstorms. The lower Andaman will see 1–2 metre swells that can climb above 2 metres when storms brew. The TMD has urged all vessels — from rusty fishing boats to pleasure cruisers — to avoid thunder-prone zones and…
Hat Yai woke to heartbreak after a frantic overnight search ended in tragedy for a family who spent hours chasing a shadow. The missing child — a young boy affectionately known as Nong Inter — was found dead in the U-Tapao canal on the morning of September 18, just a day after he disappeared from a car repair shop where his father was working. The boy vanished on Wednesday afternoon, September 17, from Ball Turbo car repair on Sakornmongkol 2 Road in Hat Yai District 8. Witnesses say he had been playing near the shop in a camouflage shirt and maroon shorts, happily occupied with a basket while his father tended to a motorcycle. What began as an ordinary afternoon collapsed into a community-wide search when Inter did not return. His mother took to a local Facebook community group as anxiety turned to panic, posting a simple, heartbreaking plea: “Please…
How Quick-Thinking Bank Staff and a Nosey Note Foiled a 1 Million Baht Scam in Chachoengsao What began as a routine trip to the bank for a 71-year-old pensioner turned into a high-stakes drama worthy of a midday soap — except this time the heroes were the bank tellers. On the afternoon of September 18, officers from Chachoengsao City Police Station, led by Police Lieutenant Colonel Ekkapop Sakulsayamphu, were called to Krungthai Bank’s Provincial Hall branch after alert staff flagged a suspicious withdrawal pattern that nearly cost an elderly man 1 million baht. The two main players were identified as 57-year-old Tor from Sisaket and 71-year-old Samak from Tha Takiap. According to bank staff, the pair had earlier visited the Tha Takiap branch to request a replacement passbook — Tor explained that the original had been lost. With the fresh passbook in hand, the duo set off on what became…