US Embassy Tips off Phuket Police over Counterfeit Goods
Phuket police seized more than 2,000 items valued at more than B4 million in the Patong raids . . PHUKET – Patong authorities seized 4 million baht in counterfeit goods after a tip-off from US Embassy....
View ArticleJen’s English Tip’s – After all and at all
. After all and at all . After all . This expression is used for saying that something is true in spite of what was said, done or planned before. When after all is used with this meaning, it usually...
View ArticleAngry Elephants Confront Motorcyclist in Khao Yai National Park – [VIDEO]
Angry elephant herd charges at motorbike rider, forcing him to beg for mercy . KORAT – Thai elephants are amiable, curious creatures with long memories. They learn quickly, enjoy playing and hanging...
View Article23 Year Old Australian Tourist Arrested in Bangkok after Robbing Bank with...
An Australian man is held in police custody after his attempt to buy a plane ticket home with the money stolen from a bank failed. (FM. 91 Trafficpro photo) . . BANGKOK – Australian tourist, Zachary...
View ArticleThailand’s Supreme Court Acquits Woman of Lese Majeste, Setting Precedent for...
Ms Noppawan was accused of writing lese majeste posts on Prachatai.com web-board in 2008 . . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Noppawan Tang-udomsuk of lese majeste and computer...
View ArticleChao Phya Abhai Raja Siammanukulkij Foundation Organizes Events Celebrating...
The foundation has been initiated by Count Gerald van der Straten Ponthoz . . BANGKOK – Chiang Rai’s Chao Phya Abhai Raja Siammanukulkij Foundation is organizing a series of events entitled “Thai –...
View ArticleAssad flies to Moscow to thank Russia’s Putin
Putin, Bashar al-Assad hold talks in Moscow . . MOSCOW – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow on Tuesday evening to personally thank Russia’s Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a...
View ArticleAustralian Police Finally Identify Body Two Year Old Girl Found Discarded on...
DNA from toddler Khandalyce Kiara Pearce allowed authorities to match it to the body of her mother Karlie Jade Pearce-Stevenson, whose body was found in 2010 in a New South Wales fores . . NEW SOUTH...
View ArticleDriver in Chiang Mai, Smashes Three Cars and Eight Motorbikes before Crashing...
Police said Somnuek Saritnet, 74, suffered a seizure behind the wheel and pressed down on the accelerator uncontrollably (Photo from Ruamjai Rescue Foundation Facebook page) . . CHIANG MAI – Several...
View ArticleThe Darker Side of Being Transgender in Thailand
The Wat Kreung Tai Wittaya temple has been running a course to teach “masculinity” to transgender teens since 2008. CHIANG RAI – At Wat Kreung Tai Wittaya, a Buddhist temple in Chiang Khong, Thailand,...
View ArticleNew Zealand’s Miss Universe helps Promote Chiang Rai Province
New Zealand’s Miss Universe 2014, Rachel Millins . . CHIANG RAI -Director of Chiang Rai’s Tourism Office, Issara Satapanaseth, say’s Chiang Rai has begun efforts to promote important tourist sites in...
View Article“Cyber War” to Begin after Prayuth Chan-ocha say’s they are still studying...
Prime Minister and junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha said agencies are still studying the project . . BANGKOK – A coalition of anonymous internet users known as Citizens Against Single Gateway last...
View ArticleThai Military Jails 3 More Thai Nationals for Lese-Majeste
Thailand’s lese-majeste suspect Suriyan Sujaritpalawong is escorted by police officer as he arrives at military court in Bangkok, October 21, 2015. A REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha . . BANGKOK – A...
View ArticleGen Prayut Say’s He’s Avoiding Press Appearances to Reduce Social Conflict
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha smiles at reporters , . BANGKOK – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has told reporters that his shying away from the press conferences this past week is that he doesn’t want...
View ArticleInternational Hackers Group” Anonymous” Strike Thai Government Sites
The Anonymous hackers group gained access to the systems of state-run CAT Telecom Thursday . . BANGKOK – International Hackers calling themselves Anonymous have struck the government run CAT Telecom...
View ArticleDrug Trafficker Killed, Two Arrested after Shootout in Chiang Mai
Police shot back, hitting Somkiat Assawamethi twice in the chest and once in the head, the officers said. . . CHIANG MAI – Senior police officer Pol Lt-Colonel Sakorn Kaewsa told reporters that...
View ArticleGerman National Thomas Leiner Arrested in Chiang Mai for Drug Trafficking
Police arrested Mr.Thomas Leiner, a German national, after 78 speed pills and two packs of methamphetamine were found inside his house. . . CHIANG MAI – German National Thomas Leiner, 53, has been...
View ArticleMinister of Foreign Affairs Hosts 20th Thailand – Laos Joint Commission in...
The international event will be chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai . . CHIANG RAI – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Thailand will be the host country for...
View ArticleWorld Health Organization Say’s Processed Meat Likely to Cause Cancer
. . The World Health Organization is reportedly set to declare that bacon, sausages and other processed meat cause cancer. Red meat is also expected to be listed in the next lower risk category of...
View ArticleNakhon Ratchasima Province to Launch Eco-Friendly Dump-site Using Japan’s...
People here generate 16 tonnes of waste a day, our current capacity can’t cope with that,” he said . . NAKHON RATCHASIMA – Pollution Control Department head Wijarn Simachaya announced Nakhon Ratchasima...
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