Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 hit by turbulence, 1 British passenger dead
A Singapore Airlines flight from London made an emergency landing in Bangkok on Tuesday (May 21) due to severe turbulence, with one passenger on board dead and multiple injuries. Flight SQ321 reportedly dropped 6,000 feet in a matter of minutes.
Hunger-striking Thai activist dies in detention after cardiac arrest
A Thai political activist has died from cardiac arrest after more than 15 weeks of a hunger strike. Twenty-eight-year-old Netiporn Sanesangkhom had been prosecuted under the lese majeste law. This is the first death of an activist since massive youth-led protests demanding political reforms broke out in 2020. CNA’s Saksith Saiyasombut reports from Bangkok.