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Ghostly police arrest suspected thief in Bangkok

November 1, 2023
by Marisa Chimprabha (World)
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Metropolitan police, dressed as ghosts, arrested a suspected thief, who had intended to celebrate Halloween with his girlfriend at a department store in Bangkok on Tuesday. Identified only as “Wanchai”…

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PM advises revellers to avoid overcrowded Halloween events

October 30, 2023
by Marisa Chimprabha (World)
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has advised people celebrating Halloween to avoid severely crowded areas, to prevent repeat of the fatal crush in South Korea last year. 159 people were killed,…

A man offers a flower at a joint memorial altar for victims of the deadly Halloween crowd surge, in Naksopyeong, near the district of Itaewon in Seoul on October 31, 2022. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

South Korea mourns Halloween crowd surge victims

October 31, 2022
by Nad Bunnag
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South Koreans gathered Monday at memorials honouring the 154 people killed in a crowd surge at Halloween celebrations, as authorities faced accusations that lax crowd control had caused the disaster….

People look at the scene there the October 29 Halloween stampede occured in the capital’s popular Itaewon district in Seoul on October 30, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

One Thai dies as another recounts her Halloween nightmare in Seoul

October 30, 2022
by Nad Bunnag
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A Thai tourist is confirmed to have died in the Halloween stampede in South Korea, Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul confirmed today (Sunday). No further information on the fatality is…

Revellers gather in the neighbourhood of Itaewon in Seoul on October 30, 2022, near to the location where a Halloween stampede took place. – More than 140 people were killed on October 29 and some 150 were injured in a horrific stampede in central Seoul when a large crowd celebrating Halloween crammed into a narrow street, officials said. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

More than 150 killed in Halloween stampede in Seoul

October 30, 2022
by Nad Bunnag
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(AFP) – More than 150 people were killed and scores more were injured in a deadly stampede at a packed Halloween event in central Seoul late Saturday, officials said, in…

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Fauci says fine to trick-or-treat this year

October 11, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The government’s top infectious diseases expert says families can feel safe trick-or-treating outdoors this year for Halloween as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. decline, especially for those…

Riot police member runs to detain a protester during an anti-government rally in Hong Kong, China October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Hong Kong counts down to Halloween protest fright night

October 31, 2019
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police tightened security and braced for potential evening clashes on Thursday between masked “Halloween” pro-democracy protesters and fancy-dressed clubbers in a popular party district…

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