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Thai Soldier Stabs Ex-Girlfriend to Death in Front of Hundreds of Tourists in...
Private Santirat aged 21, was detained at the scene and taken to Pattaya Police Station . . PATTAYA – A 21 year old Thai Soldier from Lopburi Province has been arrested in Pattaya after stabbed his...
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Filipino Transgender Trixie Miss Maristela Crowned Miss International Queen 2015
Trixie Maristela of Philippines smiles after she was crowned winner of the Miss International Queen 2015 transgender/transsexual beauty pageant in Pattaya- Photo Reuters . . PATTAYA– Filipino Miss...
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Chiang Mai Police find Foreigner Hanged at Construction Site
Doctors believe he was not a Thai, saying his face looked Japanese, South Korean or Chinese. . . CHIANG MAI – Pol Maj Watcharapol Yomkerd, a duty officer at Muang police station has told reporters that...
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Pha Muang Task Force Seized 10Kg of Heroin in Mae Fa Luang District of Chiang...
Twenty packs of heroin, weighing 10kg, were abandoned by drug smugglers who fled – Photo Chinpat Chaimon . . CHIANG RAI – Col Chalongchai Chaiyakham, Commander of the Pha Muang task force, said...
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Mae Sai – Tachilek Border Market Alive with Burmese Shoppers
Mae Sai Streets crowded with Burmese Shoppers . . CHIANG RAI – The border market at Mae Sai -Tachilek Border Crossing has seen more customers from Myanmar purchasing goods during the lent end...
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Chiang Rai, Thailand, Bike Tours that Pass Historic Sites and Lush Countryside
. . CHIANG RAI – The best thing about this 800-year-old city in northern Thailand’s Golden Triangle is what lies beyond it. Sure, there’s the wonderful night market, Hilltribe Museum and glimmering...
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Prayut’s Gamble on Northern Special Economic Zones
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha makes a point while being briefed about the planned special economic zone in Tak, during his visit to the northern province . . MAE SOT – For a great deal of the...
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Myanmar’s President Thein Sein Defeated by Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves at supporters as she visits polling stations at her constituency Kawhmu township November 8, 2015. . . YANGON – President Thein Sein head of...
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Mae Sai Border Congested as Burmese Workers Return to Thailand
. . CHIANG RAI – Burmese migrant workers have begun returning to Thailand after traveling to participate in the country’s first free elections in 25 years. At the Mae Sai border crossing in Chiang Rai...
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Airports of Thailand Discourages Sky Lanterns During Loy Krathong Festival
. . CHIANG RAI – The Airports of Thailand (AoT) has called on the public not to use sky lanterns during Loy Krathong festival this year. Those who need to use one must inform the AoT in written form...
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Jen’s English Tip’s – Common phrasal verbs
. Common phrasal verbs Here is a list of phrasal verbs with their meaning. Ward off: To ward something off is to prevent it from happening. Wear off : When something wears off, it disappears...
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Chiang Rai’s Border Troops Prepare for Possible Unrest after Myanmar Election
Thai troops wait in the heat at Thailand-Myanmar border . . CHIANG RAI – Thai security authorities along the Myanmar border have been put on alert in preparation for any unexpected incidents or...
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Myanmar Elections Boosts Hopes of Lifting U.S. Sanctions
Supporters celebrate as they wait for official results from the Union Election Commission during heavy rain fall in front of the National League for Democracy Party (NLD) head office at Yangon,...
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88 Suspects Face Human Trafficking Charges in Bangkok Court
Suspects with human trafficking charges arrive at the criminal court in Bangkok. . . BANGKOK – A Court in Bangkok saw 88 suspects in a Thai courtroom Tuesday to face charges of human trafficking, one...
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Dutchman Johan van Laarhoven Get’s 103 Year Sentence from Thai Court
Johan van Laarhoven with his Thai legal council in Bangkok court . . BANGKOK – Johan van Laarhoven a Dutch national who founded cannabis cafes in Brabant has been jailed for 103 years by a court in...
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Requests Meeting with Top General
Myanmar army chief General Min Aung Hlaing . . YANGON – Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was officially re-elected to her seat in the lower house of parliament Wednesday as her National...
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Non-Registered Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Bangkok
Pakistani refugees sit in a temporary room after being released on bail in Bangkok . . BANGKOK – Last week, I met with an American who wanted to apply for a tourist visa for his Thai wife. The American...
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Royal Thai Air force Holds Joint Exercise with China in Korat
“Falcon Strike 2015” drills will take place at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force . . BANGKOK – Thailand Royal Thai Air Force will this month hold it’s first joint exercise with the Chinese Air Force,...
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Thai Immigration Deports Four Russian Nationals
Russian national Eduard Malkov (C), who is accused of smuggling steroid-type stimulant, attends a police press conference . . BANGKOK – Four Russians Nationals, who were arrested in Thailand on request...
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Chiang Rai’s Mae Suai Reservoir Continues to Deplete Due to Lack of Rain
The dam currently has 37 million cubic meters of water . . CHIANG RAI – Water in the Mae Suai dam has continued to deplete due lower rain compared to the previous year. The dam currently has 37 million...
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