256 killed, 2,588 injured in Thai road accidents during New Year holiday

Jan 2,2020
Death toll over the past five days of New Year holiday has risen to 256 in 2,529 road accident cases, said in a report released on Wednesday by the Department for Prevention and Mitigation of Public Disasters (DDPM).
At least 25 dead in Indonesia bus plunge
Dec 24
At least 25 people died and 14 others were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia, a rescuer said on Tuesday.
Elephants in Thailand 'broken' for lucrative animal tourism
Dec 23
Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food -- many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism sites increasingly advertised as 'sanctuaries' to cruelty-conscious travellers.
Traditional Thai massage get UNESCO heritage status
Dec 16
At Bangkok's Reclining Buddha temple, Krairath Chantrasri says he is a proud custodian of an ancient skill -- the body-folding, sharp-elbowed techniques of Thai massage, which was added Thursday to UNESCO's prestigious heritage list.
Typhoon death toll rises to 17 in Philippines
Dec 04
At least 17 people have died in the typhoon that unleashed torrents of rain and strong winds since Monday, --------
Philippines' Duterte calls for probe after chaotic SEA Games build-up
Nov 29

Tears and prayers as Vietnam village mourns cousins killed in UK truck tragedy
Nov 27
They wailed and clutched white roses, praying for their dead -- families of two cousins who were among 39 Vietnamese found in a truck in Britain held emotional homecomings for the young men Wednesday.