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Phone Being Charged Explodes In Middle Of Night

A Facebook user issued a warning after being woken in the middle of the night with a bang. His phone that he was charging at the foot of the bed had exploded in flames. He managed to put out the fire with a pillow and bedclothes though he burned his hand in the process. He…

Late National Artist’s Son Says 113 Paintings Worth Bht300 Million Are Missing

Mpre than100 paintings by late national artist Thawan Duchanee, estimated to be worth about Bt300 million, have gone missing from his Bangkok residence, according to the artist’s only son. Doytibet Duchanee, the artist’s son, said he had found through his own investigation that three paintings worth about Bt6 million had been sold in the black…

New Zealander Collided With And Killed A Thai Motorcycle Rider On The Wrong Side Of The Road

A dash cam video from the car of a New Zealander driving in Rayong showed the moment he collided with a Thai motorcyclist going the wrong way in the right lane on a bridge. The 28 year old motorcyclist was killed. He was named as a local employee called Worawut. Apparently , he was trying…

US Funny Man Udom To Give Up His Citizenship As He Wants To Be A Thai

US native Udom Suksanaih – famed for his funny videos in the Thai northern dialect online – has gone to the US consulate in Chiang Mai to start the process of renouncing his US citizenship. The Phrae resident said he is going to “do just fine” without US citizenship and is only loyal to Thailand….

Airport Limo Overturns But Foreign Tourists Escape Serious Injury

An Italian man and his wife were fortunate to escape serious injury after a limousine service they were using from Don Muang airport overturned on Viphavadee-Rangsit Road last night. Four vehicles were involved in the pile up – an Isuzu Mu-7, D-Max and Vigo pick-ups and the Toyota Camry limo. Pol Lt Pamon-ek Bunanan of…

Fighting Over “Honey”- Two Men Battle It Out With A Sword In The Street

A dash cam video showed two middle aged Thai men fighting in the street over a Thai woman. The woman’s new love interest had seen her on the back of her old husband’s bike going along Sukhumvit Road in Samet sub-district of Chonburi. He crashed into their bike and they crumpled in a heap. He…

Taxi Vans Want Same Deal As VIP Cabs At Airport

A threatened boycott by 1000 taxi vans at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok failed to materialize today. The drivers of the vans that are bigger than normal cabs are incensed that the newly introduced “VIP” cabs can charge 100 baht surcharge to use the airport instead of the standard 50 baht. The van drivers said they…

Thai Tattoo Artist Having A Laugh Or Just Simply Cruel…..Farangs’ Terrible Tattoos Go Viral

A bunch of farangs have got some of the most terrible tattoos in Thai language ever seen! So much so that pictures of the offending – and offensive – words have gone viral on Thai social media. At the very least no self-respecting Thai would desecrate themselves in this way! And there are accusations that…

Angry Thai Wife Repeatedly Rams Into Cheating Husband’s Car

An angry Thai wife violently rammed her car into her husband’s vehicle over and over again on Saturday — something she said occurred only after he did the same to her vehicle — in the wake of an argument in which she allegedly accused him of cheating. In video footage posted to a popular Facebook…

Two Thai Taxi Drivers Get Into “Sword” Fight In Middle Of Street Near Bangkok

Two Thai public taxi drivers got into a “sword” fight yesterday morning in the middle of the street near Assumption University in Bang Sao Thong district of Samut Prakan, the province neighbouring Bangkok. Today, the dramatic footage shot by a witness from inside a car — accompanied by his narration and Thai country music blasting…