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Former deputy commerce minister Suvarn Valaisathien died on Sunday (March 29). Suvarn, 74, had suffered a stroke in early January this year and was admitted to Bumrungrad Hospital. He was also a member of the hospital's board.

A German motorbike rider has died at the scene after colliding with a pickup truck travelling down Patong Hill in Phuket.

A 23-year-old Chachoengsao man who was planning to enter the monkhood next month was killed alongside his mother early Friday morning, the victims of a drink driver.

A three-year-old baby elephant that was forced to perform tricks for tourists at Phuket Zoo has died.

Los Angeles - Actor Peter Mayhew, who won over fans worldwide as the Wookiee warrior Chewbacca in the blockbuster "Star Wars" movies, has died at the age of 74, his family announced on Thursday.

Hanoi - A sacred giant turtle that died in Hanoi's storied Hoan Kiem lake has been given a new lease on life by city authorities who have embalmed the beloved creature for posterity -- and tourist visits.

The United States on Sunday sent condolences to Thailand on the death of Ambassador Virachai Plasai.

GEORGE TOWN: A 22-year-old Swedish medical student, who broke up with her boyfriend and failed her exams, died after falling to her death from the fourth floor of her condominium unit in Halaman York here on Saturday (March 9) night.

The relatives of five Thai tourists who died in a car accident on March 1 during their visit to Laos have contacted Laotian authorities to take their bodies home for religious rites later this week.

A 41-year-old village headman assistant shot dead his girlfriend in Phatthalung's Kuan Khanoon district on Thursday before turning the gun on himself to commit suicide but only inflicted a serious injury.

Paris - They called him the "Kaiser", and for decades Karl Lagerfeld, who has died aged 85, reigned imperially over the fashion world.

A man who had left home a month ago to live by the roadside with a stray dog in Pathum Thani’s Klong Luang district, was found dead on Monday morning with his body being watched over by the animal.