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Crackdown in Thai sin city
Every night Pattaya's seedy clubs and pleasure dens are filled with vice-seeking tourists. But things seem to be changing, and they could be running out of luck.
Thai jet-ski crash: 'It was a tragic accident'
The parents of a young Victorian woman killed in the jetski collision with her boyfriend in Thailand say they do not blame him for her death.
Kiwis injured in Thai fireworks explosion
"My whole body was burning; I could feel sparks stinging my face," said Kiwi traveller at New Year's Eve fireworks display.
Bleak exports haunt Southeast Asia
With global growth under pressure, the outlook for the export-dependent region is faltering.
Man's body found tied to pole in Thailand
Thai police are investigating the bizarre death of a western man whose throat was slit and body was found tied to a concrete pole in the ocean.
Holiday hotspots for Kiwis revealed
The growth in new air routes is stoking travel by New Zealanders to new destinations, according to a House of Travel survey.
Woman stabbed 15 times, saves baby
Even after 15 stab wounds, a blood-soaked woman made sure her baby was safe. Supanee Saensree was attacked while she lay sleeping with her daughter.
Backpacker 'stuck with a crazy person'
DISTURBING CONTENT WARNING: A backpacker molested by a deranged guide as she lay paralysed from a cliff fall on a Thai beach has received another blow.
Lethal mistake on dream holiday
Kate Fitzsimons thought her sister's trip to Thailand would create happy memories - not the moment that would end it all.
Watch: Baby elephant 'rescues' trainer
Young elephant Kham Lha reaches out with her trunk to save the trainer who rescued her as a baby.
Bangkok's party on hold after king's death
Bangkok's night life came to an abrupt halt which was a gesture of respect for the country's long-ruling monarch.
Auckland's Thai community mourn loss of King
Thousands have gathered at Watyarnprateep Thai temple in Auckland on Sunday to mourn the loss of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Thailand on edge after King dies
The head of Thailand's military junta called for vigilance yesterday following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Thai community mourns King's death
New Zealand's Thai community is in shock at the death of their king on Bangkok yesterday.
'We're innocent': Pickpockets claim
Thai girls in 'adorable pickpocket' storm say they are innocent and plead with tourist 'victim' to come forward.
Tourist breaks back fleeing attacker
A lone female American backpacker has described the horrific moment she broke her back in Thailand.
Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent's fight against human-trafficking diary: Day Four
Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent are off to Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.
Watch: Tearfund video diary Day 3
Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent travel to Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.
Day 2: Bangkok slums - 'It's confronting'
Former TV presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent visit Thailand and Cambodia to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.
Room check: Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort & Spa
Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new hotel just off the main west coast road in Phuket.
Balcony fall: Colleagues grieve 'kind' man
Grieving colleagues of a Dunedin man who fell four storeys to his death in Thailand have described him as a fun-loving man.
Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort & Spa, Thailand
Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new resort just across the road from Phuket's eye-catching Karon Beach.
Kiwis stars fight human trafficking
Day one of Petra Bagust and Ido Drent's journey through Southeast Asia to experience first-hand what's being done to fight human-trafficking.
Thai embassy wants to reconnect families with Kiwi war dead
The Thai ambassador to New Zealand is on a mission to seek families of the Kiwi war dead buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. Ambassador Maris Sangiampongsa, said his embassy hoped to reconnect families with their war heroes in time for Anzac 2017.
Bombings target tourist areas across Thailand
Police looked for suspects and a motive behind a series of blasts that shook resort towns across Thailand, killing four people and wounding dozens more.
Thailand's creepy plan for your holiday
There is less you may be able to get away with in Thailand if authorities go ahead with a bold new tourist rule.
Thai bombs target tourists
A new wave of bomb attacks has killed at least four people and wounding dozens more.
Terror in Thailand at seaside resort
One dead after two bombs exploded at the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin.