Owners of Goa bar flee to Phuket after deadly fire
The owners of an Indian nightclub fled to Phuket hours after a fire ripped through a nightclub in the western state of Goa, killing 25, authorities in India say.

Raft-house toilet dumps guest into river
KANCHANABURI - A  woman narrowly escaped drowning when the bathroom floor of a raft-house in Sai Yok district suddenly collapsed, sending her and the toilet crashing into the river below.

Free toll fees on three routes on Wednesday
Toll fees will be free on three expressway routes on Wednesday as Thailand celebrates the Constitution Day holiday, marking the change to a constitutional monarchy in 1932.

Evacuees getting used to living with fear
BURI RAM — They left home in a fearful scramble during the summer, seeking refuge on the grounds of a racetrack that had been transformed into a makeshift evacuation centre after war erupted between Thailand and Cambodia. Now, five months later, they are back in the same tents, which had been left standing.

Gold rush has Thai trading house on track for B5 trillion in revenue
Unprecedented gold prices and a surge in retail sales could push revenue at Thailand’s largest gold trading house to a record 5 trillion baht this year, according to Hua Seng Heng chief executive officer Tanarat Pasawongse.

Two Thai soldiers killed by Cambodian rockets
Two more Thai soldiers have been killed in the latest border clashes with Cambodia, raising the Thai death toll to three since Sunday.

Bonus, benefits dispute settled, Daikin ends lockout
Daikin Industries (Thailand) Co has reached agreement with its labour union, ending a dispute over bonuses and benefits, and ended its mass lockout of employees, Labour Minister Treenuch Thienthong announced on Tuesday. 

Bangkok ready for Tuesday's SEA Games opening ceremony
Preparations are complete for the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games on Tuesday night at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, with highlight peformances by boy-band, rap and pop singers. 

Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China
TOKYO — As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.

Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat
SIPIROK — Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok, North Sumatra province.