Pregnant pillion passenger dodges runaway truck wheel as it flies towards her head

Pregnant pillion passenger dodges runaway truck wheel as it flies towards her head Woman was on the back of motorcycle in Prauchup Kiri Khan, southern Thailand Dash cam footage shows the pregnant woman quickly dive from the motorcycle  The incident was reported to police and the couple on the bike were uninjured  By Emily Webber … Read more

Penguin Bloom: Naomi Watts reveals she’s proud to be playing an ‘extraordinary’ Australian

Naomi Watts reveals she’s proud to be playing an ‘extraordinary’ Australian woman in the heartwarming real-life story Penguin Bloom By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:28 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 07:11 GMT, 1 December 2020 Naomi Watts will soon appear in a spellbinding movie based on the true story of a … Read more

Thai fisherman finds ‘the world’s biggest’ blob of whale vomit – that could be worth £2.4MILLION

A fisherman working for £500-a-month has stumbled across what is possibly the world’s biggest blob of Ambergris – worth £2.4 million. Ambergris – or whale vomit – is considered a sea treasure and floating gold because of an odourless alcohol that is extracted to make a perfume’s scent last longer. Naris Suwannasang, 60, saw several … Read more

Thousands of Thai pro-democracy protesters march on royal barracks wielding rubber ducks

Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand’s royal barracks last night holding inflatable rubber ducks – a symbol used by the peaceful pro-democracy movement to ridicule the police. Heavily-armoured officers defended by shields and banks of barbed wire kept the demonstrators from getting close to the King’s Guard headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday. Protesters are demanding … Read more

Thousands of Thai pro-democracy protesters march on royal barracks wielding rubber ducks

Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand’s royal barracks last night holding inflatable rubber ducks – a symbol used by the peaceful pro-democracy movement to ridicule the police. Heavily-armoured officers defended by shields and banks of barbed wire kept the demonstrators from getting close to the King’s Guard headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday. Protesters are demanding … Read more

Whales: 39-foot-long skeleton found off the coast of Thailand thought up to 5,000 years old 

Whale of a find: Immaculately preserved skeleton of a 39-foot leviathan discovered in Thailand is thought to be up to 5,000 years old The remains were found near the coast in Samut Sakhon, west of Bangkok They are thought to have been from a Bryde’s whale — a species still alive today  Carbon dating will be … Read more

Whales: 39-foot-long skeleton found off the coast of Thailand thought up to 5,000 years old 

Whale of a find: Immaculately preserved skeleton of a 39-foot leviathan discovered in Thailand is thought to be up to 5,000 years old The remains were found near the coast in Samut Sakhon, west of Bangkok They are thought to have been from a Bryde’s whale — a species still alive today  Carbon dating will be … Read more

Thailand’s record $1bn seizure of ‘ketamine’ is cleaning powder

Red-faced Thai officials blame a ‘technical error’ after record $1bn seizure of ‘ketamine’ turns out to be cleaning powder Thailand claimed to have seized 11.5 tonnes of ketamine earlier this month Officials declared it ‘the largest ketamine bust’ with an estimated value of $1bn After testing, the authorities admitted the claim had been a ‘misunderstanding’ The … Read more

Newsreader Simon McCoy fights tears of laughter as he delivers report on pianist playing to monkeys

Monkey business! BBC newsreader Simon McCoy fights tears of laughter as he delivers a bizarre report on a pianist playing to a colony of macaques in Thailand The veteran journalist, 59, appeared to be caught off guard during the broadcast He was forced to stifle his laughter as he introduced and concluded segment Mr McCoy … Read more

Bad dog! Naughty beagle peeps out of hole in sofa when he is caught ripping the furniture apart

Bad dog! Naughty beagle peeps out of hole in sofa when he is caught ripping the furniture apart Tua-ngork, a naughty beagle puppy, ruins the family sofa by ripping it apart His besotted owner, Sirichar, calls the destroyed sofa ‘a great piece of artwork’  A video of the damage was filmed in Maha Sarakham, northeastern Thailand By Clare … Read more