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A US army veteran with an Islamic State flag and "hellbent" on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
As New Year holiday-makers return to Bangkok, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin expressed concern that road accidents may increase, because many may have celebrated the arrival of the New Year until after midnight and lack sufficient rest.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said that 2025 will be a year of opportunities for all Thai people, including economic opportunities, opportunities to do whatever they wish and to be successful.
2024 was the 'Year of the Eat-fluencer,' as online influencers have revived old culinary favourites and taken ordinary dishes to new and viral fame, according to Line Man, a food delivery platform in Thailand.
A Swedish national was rushed to a hospital in Mueang district of Lop Buri for medical treatment and vaccination yesterday, after he was bitten by a long-tailed macaque at Phra Prang Som Yot, a well-known landmark in the province.
Over 100,000 Thais and visitors are expected to converge at the Icon Siam shopping mall tonight to participate in the ‘Amazing Thailand Countdown 2025’ event, which will feature a huge fireworks display and multiple musical performances, with K-pop queen Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban as the star attraction.
Bangkok City officials are checking fire safety measures at all hotels, malls and entertainment venues in the capital, in an effort to prevent a repeat of the fatal fire in a hotel in the Khao San area on Sunday, which left three foreign nationals dead and seven injured.
A 5-year-old schoolboy, who had been in ICU since being hit by a car on December 23rd, driven by a 75-year-old government retiree, was pronounced dead yesterday.
The inaugural meeting of the special task force to address the situation arising from Myanmar’s conflict has been scheduled for January 13, following months of delay, an informed government source said.
One of the three people who died in a hotel fire in Bangkok’s Khao San area on Sunday night has been identified as a Brazilian woman, whose boyfriend had just proposed marriage, according to Chana Songkhram police quoting the boyfriend.
In Thailand, Buddhism and public diplomacy may have more in common than is apparent on the surface.
Three foreign nationals died and seven others, including two Thais, were injured in a fire at a hotel in the Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok on Sunday night.
Forty-seven people were killed and 269 injured in 280 road accidents on the third day of the long New Year holidays, bringing the three-day total to 143 dead and 841 injured, according to the Directorate to Prevent and Reduce Road Accidents.
Seventeen people were injured when their tour coach, taking them from Bangkok to Surat Thani, rammed into the rear of an articulated lorry in Sawee district of Chumphon province early this morning.
As 2024 draws to a close, Bangkok will play host to a string of mega New Year's Eve parties that will solidify its position as one of the leading destinations in the world for New Year revelers. From brilliant fireworks and energetic music festivals to unforgettable performances, the Thai capital is sure to welcome 2025 with a bang. As 2024 draws to a close, Bangkok will play host to a string of mega New Year's Eve parties that will solidify its position as one of the leading destinations in...
