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Turtley gross! Thai vets pull a 12-inch strand of discarded plastic bag from a green turtle’s backside that it mistook for food Footage shows a foot-long piece of soft plastic being pulled from a green turtle Ocean rubbish stuck inside the turtle would have eventually caused it to die It’s likely herbivorous species of turtle mistook the … Read more
Thailand’s king and queen inspect PPE made by the military as army chief grovels on the floor – weeks after the royal ‘self-isolated’ with 20 women at German hotel King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida were seen at a Bangkok regiment Pictures show them watching soldiers produce PPE to hand out to the public The … Read more
British tourist ‘throws his Thai wife off a seventh floor balcony because he was stressed by Thailand’s coronavirus lockdown’ Briton Dave Mitchell, 46, allegedly pushed his Thai wife off a balcony in Rayong Sukanda, 56, suffered a fractured hip and dislocated arm in the fall She told police her husband had thrown her over balcony … Read more
Thai Beef Panang with Coconut, Chilli & Peanuts By Rukmini Iyer Published: 00:59 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 00:59 BST, 26 April 2020 This dish is a revelation: beef cooked in coconut with lemongrass and chilli with a depth of flavour from shrimp paste and lime. If you’re in a hurry, use a packet … Read more
Police have arrested a group of British, American and Australian tourists at a ‘drug-fuelled’ party with Thai girls in defiance of coronavirus lockdown. The British men, named by police as Oliver Hoskins, 23, Alan Jones, 22, and Stuart McDonough, 29, were among nine foreigners and five Thai women partying in Phuket, Thailand, on Wednesday night. It was … Read more
The annual Cobra Gold military exercise began in Thailand on Tuesday. The event sees thousands of US troops taking part in a series of grueling and garish tasks all in the name of survival. Twenty-nine other nations are also attending the largest event of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, which teaches troops how to … Read more
British boy, three, drowns at Thai waterpark after falling into the flume slide ‘landing area’ Bobby Watson slipped into the water at the Blue Tree Waterpark in Phuket Lifeguards dragged him to the poolside but he was pronounced dead in hospital He had been at the park with his older brother Billy, seven, and his … Read more
Thai green chicken curry By Suzanne Mulholland Published: 00:02 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 23 February 2020 Ready-made curry pastes are a great way of adding an instant punch of flavour to a dish and are far quicker than making your own pastes from scratch. These two Thai curries are wonderfully fragrant … Read more
Thai red sweet potato curry By Suzanne Mulholland Published: 00:02 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 23 February 2020 The curry is ready to be served, spooned over a bed of cooked rice or noodles, garnished with freshly chopped coriander SERVES 4 PREP 5 MINUTES COOK 20 MINUTES 500g chopped sweet potatoes, … Read more
‘THWACK!’ ‘THUD!’ ‘PUT THAT THING DOWN!’ The tented Elephant Camp at Elephant Hills. Fiona says it’s the ideal jungle starter holiday for those who prefer to wake without crippling back pain and like to have somewhere to hang their clothes Majestic elephants at the Elephant Hills’ elephant park in southern Thailand, which borders the wilds of Khao … Read more