Monkey is forced to lift ‘weights’ and do press-ups to entertain tourists

A chained-up monkey is forced to lift weights, do press-ups and swim in a pool while training for a tourist show in heartbreaking footage.  The abused animal, which reportedly had its teeth removed, was secretly recorded by animal rights group, Peta, at a zoo in Phuket, southern Thailand, last month. Undercover footage shows a handler forcing … Read more

US Marines take part in war games exercise that teaches them how to survive in the Thai jungle

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

Father whose son drowned at water park claims lifeguards were distracted by slide competition

A British diving instructor whose three-year-old son drowned at a water park has claimed that the lifeguards were distracted by a slide competition at the time of his death. William Watson, 35, took his family to the Blue Tree Water Park in Phuket, Thailand, on February 23.  But just hours later his son, Bobby, waded … Read more

Married Chinese couple are found dead after being tied up inside suitcases and thrown into a river

A married Chinese couple were tied up, placed inside suitcases and thrown into a river while still alive in Thailand, police have said.  The body of Wang Jun was found in a black suitcase floating in the Ping river in Kamphaeng Phet, central Thailand, on Tuesday afternoon.   Police divers are still searching for his wife … Read more

EastEnders’ Sid Owen unveils aftermath of accident which SHATTERED his jaw and knocked out SIX teeth

Sid Owen has undergone emergency surgery on his jaw after a golf ball thwacked him in the face, shattering his jaw and knocking out six of his teeth in the process. In gory pictures taken following the freak accident on January 17, the former EastEnders actor, 48, unveiled the gruesome aftermath, with huge gaps on … Read more

Lunch to go! Wild elephant stops traffic to teach his son how to steal food from vehicles 

Lunch to go! Hungry elephant stops the traffic to teach his son how to steal food from vehicles Two elephants blocked road in Chachoengsao, Thailand, as one raided vehicles  Drivers stopped in their tracks as the animals looted sugarcane and bags of salt   Wildlife ranger Amnouy Artchula said the adult was bonding with the juvenile … Read more

EastEnders actor Sid Owen’s jaw is SHATTERED and SIX teeth are knocked out by a flying golf ball

EastEnders actor Sid Owen’s jaw is SHATTERED and SIX teeth are knocked out by a flying golf ball… leaving him stranded in Thailand, in need of surgery and ‘completely depressed’ The actor was staying near Bangkok, detoxing for Dry January The incident took place during a game of golf on January 17 when a ball … Read more

doyoutravel Jack Morris under fire for his ‘dangerous’ picture hanging off the edge of a balcony

A travel blogger has come under fire on social media for posing in a ‘dangerous’ stunt after posting a picture of himself hanging off a hotel balcony. Manchester-born Jack Morris, who lives in Bali with his Australian girlfriend Lauren Bullen, shared a snapshot, taken in Bangkok, Thailand on Instagram to promote the new launch of his … Read more

British boy, three, drowns at Thai waterpark after falling into the flume slide ‘landing area’

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