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Dozens of tourists swam for their lives to escape a burning speedboat off the coast of Thailand this morning. The 33 holidaymakers and four Thai crew were sailing on the vessel, Tana Marine 555, from Phuket to Koh Mai Thon when it caught fire 50ft from the shore. They jumped overboard to escape the roaring flames and were rescued by a passing boat. Footage shows black smoke plumes billowing from the speedboat lodged between rocks as it was engulfed in flames. Nachapong Pranit, director of the Phuket Marine Office, said authorities deployed a rescue team after receiving a report at 9:20 am. Emergency responders arrived and found the passengers watching the wreckage burn from a distance. All 37 onboard the boat were taken to a hospital for treatment in Phuket. PACKAGE: Video, pictures, text

Speedboat carrying 36 tourists and crew explodes off Thai coast

World 14 hours ago By Gergana Krasteva

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British man, 30, dies after collapsing in first Muay Thai fight

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Den San, 33, a Cambodian migrant worker in Thailand for 18 years, reacts as she waits for an update on her brother, Soeurn Saan, 38, and his wife, who were working at the building at the time it collapsed following a strong earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Myanmar earthquake death toll over 1,640 with dozens missing in Bangkok

World 2 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Pill press stamp found at Jeremy Road - The multimillion-pound drug manufacturing network that was uncovered by police. Release date ? March 27, 2025. A couple who were ringleaders of a drugs gang selling millions of fake Xanax pills around the world have been jailed for a total of ten years. Brian Pitts, 30, and Katie Harlow, 27, ran an international criminal empire from a luxury villa in Thailand between 2018 and 2019. Up to 11 million counterfeit pills were produced in sheds and garages across the West Midlands before being sold on the dark web via cryptocurrency payments. The gang included family members and friends who sold more ?4 million worth of fake pills across the UK and USA and laundered the profits through bitcoin. The pair were finally caught after a five-year international investigation led by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Ltd. They were arrested when they returned from Thailand in August 2019 with designer clothes and Rolex watches in their luggage. A court heard while the gang made at least ?4 million they could have made more than ?11 million from their illegal operation.

British couple who ran £4,000,000 fake Xanax empire are jailed

UK 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Map shows devastating scale of 7.7-magnitude earthquake that’s hit Myanmar and Thailand

World 4 days ago By Sara Odeen-Isbister

A resident looks on next to a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

153 dead and hundreds injured after earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand

World 4 days ago By Luke Alsford

Brit, 28, is 'beaten to death by bouncers' after he was turned away from bar

World March 25, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Why are so many British people getting arrested for smuggling cannabis in Thailand?

World March 20, 2025 By Jasper King

Woman who boasted about living in Thailand on benefits goes on hunger strike in jail

World March 18, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy

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I developed Tourette's after being bitten by a mosquito on holiday

UK March 17, 2025 By Danny Rigg

British tourist missing after fire rips through diving boat off Thai island

World March 17, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

A pink suitcase with a white sunhat on top on a white sandy beach under a blue sky.

11 weird laws from around the world – and six impact European holidays

Travel March 15, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

British tourists point at drugs.

British tourists forced to make compensation faces and point at drugs 'they smuggled'

World March 14, 2025 By Jasper King

A high angle view of Krabi beach, in Thailand, with three wooden boats on the water and a tropical island in the background.

The best Maldives alternatives that are cheaper – and three are in Europe

Travel March 11, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

British backpacker in a coma in Thailand after 'horrific' motorbike crash

UK March 17, 2025 By Katie Boyden

Floating bungalows in the Maldives ocean, next to a bay in Thailand with boats on the turquoise water.

Five 'vibrant' beach destinations that rival the Maldives for your 2025 holiday

Travel March 11, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

Rescue teams were today searching for an American tourist went missing while on a jet ski ride in Thailand. Nina Ng, 37, a nurse from New York, rented a jet ski to carve up water at the Patong Beach on the island of Phuket this afternoon, February 27. However, she reportedly disappeared while her jet ski, belongings, and life vest were found around half a mile from the shore. Jet ski rental operator Saranuwat Nasok said he set out to search for the American after she failed to return past her alloted rental time. PACKAGE: Video, pictures, text

Tourist goes missing while jet skiing in Thailand

US March 6, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

A composite image of the man laying on the ground in the Thai airport (right) and him being arrested by officers (top, left)

British man has epic tantrum on airport floor after 'cocaine fell out of his pocket'

News February 21, 2025 By Kyriakos Petrakos

More than 100 women kept as 'slaves' on human egg farm

World February 13, 2025 By Sarah Hooper