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South China Morning Post
20-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Love-seeking Thai women visit breast-shaped island, offering bras as thanks if wishes granted
People are flocking to an island in Thailand that is shaped like a woman's chest to pray for romantic luck. The unusual ritual takes place on Koh Nom Sao, or Breast Milk Island, in Prachuap Khiri Khan province in the west of the country. The island is just a 10-minute boat ride from the mainland and so-called worshippers often arrive bearing bras as symbolic offerings of gratitude. Devotees queue up at the island shrine, bras in hand, to offer thanks for their romantic wishes being granted. Photo: handout The origins of the ritual stem from a tragic legend involving a beautiful young woman called Yomdoy. Her father wanted to secure Yomdoy's marriage to a Chinese ruler, while her mother preferred she marry a prince from Phetchaburi province in central Thailand. In a violent outburst, the father killed Yomdoy and cast her body into the sea. According to the tale, one of her breasts became the sacred Koh Nom Sao, while the other formed a twin island in Chanthaburi province in eastern Thailand.
Malay Mail
24-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Three killed as Thai police helicopter crashes and bursts into flames, cause still unknown
BANGKOK, May 24 — Three people died when a police helicopter crashed and burst into flames in south central Thailand today, according to officials. The Bell 212 aircraft belonging to the Kanchanaburi Police Aviation Unit came down near a village in Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Two pilots and a mechanic on board died, according to a statement by the Royal Thai Police. Rescue workers told AFP that firefighters had extinguished the fire, but the cause of the crash is unknown. In the statement the police expressed condolences and said police chief Kitrat Panphet had ordered an immediate investigation and compensation to the families. — AFP
Al Arabiya
24-05-2025
- Al Arabiya
Three killed in Thai police helicopter crash
Three people died when a police helicopter crashed and burst into flames in south central Thailand on Saturday, according to officials. The Bell 212 aircraft belonging to the Kanchanaburi Police Aviation Unit came down near a village in Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Two pilots and a mechanic on board died, according to a statement by the Royal Thai Police. Rescue workers told AFP that firefighters had extinguished the fire, but the cause of the crash is unknown. In the statement the police expressed condolences and said police chief Kitrat Panphet had ordered an immediate investigation and compensation to the families.
Asharq Al-Awsat
24-05-2025
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Three Killed in Thai Police Helicopter Crash
Three people died when a police helicopter crashed and burst into flames in south central Thailand on Saturday, according to officials. The Bell 212 aircraft belonging to the Kanchanaburi Police Aviation Unit came down near a village in Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Two pilots and a mechanic on board died, according to a statement by the Royal Thai Police. Rescue workers told AFP that firefighters had extinguished the fire, but the cause of the crash is unknown. In the statement the police expressed condolences and said police chief Kitrat Panphet had ordered an immediate investigation and compensation to the families.
