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- Weather tracker: Monsoon brings severe flooding to southern Thailand
Torrential rainfall driven by north-east monsoon displaces thousands of people as buildings collapse
Southern Thailand is grappling with severe flooding as torrential rainfall, driven by the north-east monsoon, continues to affect the region. During the north-east monsoon, which runs from November to March, winds from the north-east pick up moisture from the Gulf of Thailand and deposit it as heavy rain across the islands in the gulf and into exposed eastern parts of Thailand’s southern peninsula.
While high rainfall totals in southern Thailand are not unusual at this time of year, this year’s has been significantly above average. Ko Samui, Thailand’s second largest island, has recorded 571mm (22.48in) of rain this month – approximately 375% of the December average – with nearly a third of the month yet to go. In the nearby province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on the mainland, another weather station has surpassed 1009mm, more than four times the December norm.
Continue reading...20 December 20 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/20/weather-tracker-monsoon-severe-flooding-southern-thailand - At least three people killed in explosion at Thai music festival
Police say two suspects in custody after blast caused by device thrown into crowd during event in Umphang
At least three people have died and dozens were injured after an explosive was thrown into a crowd at a music festival in Thailand.
Thai police said two suspects were in custody on Saturday.
Continue reading...14 December 14 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/14/thailand-music-festival-umphang-explosion-people-killed - Third Australian fell ill after suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos
Exclusive: Dual national understood to be in stable condition after tragedy which has claimed six lives
- Full Story podcast: The suspected methanol poisonings in Laos
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A third Australian also fell ill after a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos that has claimed six lives, Guardian Australia has confirmed.
Melburnians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, died in hospital in Thailand after the tragedy, which also claimed the lives of people from Denmark, the UK and the US.
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Continue reading...26 November 26 2024Australia newshttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/26/laos-methanol-poisoning-third-australia-illness-condition-ntwnfb - How can I tell if there’s methanol in my drink?
It looks, smells and tastes like regular alcohol – so how can we protect ourselves after several people died after likely consuming methanol in Laos this week?
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The risks of methanol poisoning are in sharp focus this year.
Four Australians went to a Fiji hospital seriously ill with what local authorities suspected was alcohol poisoning.
Continue reading...22 November 22 2024Asia Pacifichttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/23/how-can-i-tell-if-theres-methanol-in-my-drink - Second Melbourne teen, Holly Bowles, dies after a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
The 19-year-old’s death comes as Vang Vieng’s tourism police says manager and owner of Nana backpacker hostel taken in for questioning
A second Australian teenager, Holly Bowles, has died after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, it has been confirmed.
The 19-year-old’s death comes just one day after her friend Bianca Jones also died in a Thai hospital. The pair had been travelling through Laos together and fell ill a week ago.
Continue reading...22 November 22 2024Laoshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/22/police-detain-owner-of-laos-hostel-after-tourists-became-ill-and-died-from-suspected-methanol-poisoning-ntwnfb - Melbourne teen Bianca Jones dies in hospital after methanol poisoning in Laos
A New Zealand citizen is also ill, while a US citizen has died following a suspected mass poisoning event in the town of Vang Vieng
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Melbourne teen Bianca Jones has died from methanol poisoning in a Thai hospital, a week after the Melbourne teen and her best friend fell ill while travelling in neighbouring Laos.
Anthony Albanese confirmed the 19-year-old’s death on Thursday, after her parents travelled to Thailand to be with her.
Continue reading...21 November 21 2024Australia newshttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/21/laos-methanol-poisoning-deaths-vang-vieng-holly-bowles-bianca-jones-hospitalisation-ntwnfb - Parliament offers sympathy after Melbourne teen dies following suspected methanol poisoning – video
'Our hearts are broken,' says Zoe Daniel, the independent MP for Goldstein, following news that Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones had died on Thursday. 'This is every parent's very worst fear and a nightmare that no one should have to endure,' says the prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Jones spent the last week in hospital after a suspected methanol poisoning incident which left several young people critically ill, including her best friend Holly Bowles who remains in hospital.
Melbourne teen Bianca Jones dies in hospital after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
What is methanol, how does it get into alcoholic drinks and why is it so dangerous?
21 November 21 2024Australia newshttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2024/nov/21/parliament-offers-sympathy-after-melbourne-teen-dies-following-suspected-methanol-poisoning-video - Thai woman sentenced to death for cyanide poisoning in first of 14 murder trials
Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is accused of swindling thousands from victims before killing them
A Thai woman alleged to be among the worst serial killers in the kingdom’s history has been convicted and sentenced to death for poisoning a friend with cyanide, in the first of 14 murder trials.
Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, described as an online gambling addict, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with the chemical.
Continue reading...20 November 20 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/20/thai-woman-sentenced-to-death-in-first-of-14-trials - ‘Every parent’s nightmare’: family of Melbourne teen fighting for life after feared methanol poisoning hopes for answers
Parents ‘want to ensure no other family’ feels same anguish as Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles remain in Thai hospitals
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The family of one of two teenagers fighting for life in hospital after a suspected methanol poisoning incident in Laos hope authorities work out exactly what happened “as soon as possible”.
Melbourne friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both aged 19, had been staying at a hostel in Vang Vieng, north of the Laos capital Vientiane, when they fell critically ill last week.
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Continue reading...20 November 20 2024Victoriahttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/20/every-parents-nightmare-family-of-melbourne-teen-fighting-for-life-after-suspected-methanol-poisoning-hopes-for-answers-ntwnfb - 10 years of the long read: The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world’s first cryptocurrency cruise ship (2021) – podcast
As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the authors.
This week from 2021: Last year, three cryptocurrency enthusiasts bought a cruise ship. They named it the Satoshi, and dreamed of starting a floating libertarian utopia. It didn’t work out. By Sophie Elmhirst
Continue reading...20 November 20 2024Cryptocurrencieshttps://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/nov/20/10-years-of-the-long-read-the-disastrous-voyage-of-satoshi-the-worlds-first-cryptocurrency-cruise-ship-2021-podcast