BANGKOK — A routine departure turned into a highly destructive spectacle at Thailand’s busiest airport this week. A 30-year-old Chinese tourist has been permanently banned from re-entering the country after he forcefully kicked and destroyed two automated passport control gates at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The explosive tantrum, which caused nearly $15,000 in damage to government property, […]

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CHIANG RAI - Thailand has stepped up health screening at several key international airports after a reported cluster of Nipah virus cases in India’s West Bengal state near Kolkata.

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BANGKOK - Thai customs officers at Suvarnabhumi Airport arrested an unnamed Canadian passenger for trying to smuggle 3,235 grams (3.2Kg) of heroin to Taiwan. Thai Customs Officials noticed something odd about the man’s luggage.

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