Huge Drug Seizures in Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son
Police and army troops seized 195,000 methamphetamine tablets – Thai PBS . . CHIANG MAI – The Royal Thai Police and 3rd army troops seized 195,000 methamphetamine tablets (Yaba) and arrested an...
View ArticleSouth Korean Charged with Murdering Countryman in Pattaya
Yun Myeong Kyun has been charged with conspiracy to kill Lim Dong Jun. – Pattaya Mail . . PATTAYA – A South Korean National Yun Myeong Kyun, 31, has been charged with murder in Pattaya after calling...
View ArticleRussian Nabbed for Marijuana and Overstay in Pattaya
Russian Sergey Buchakov has been arrested for possession of marijuana and overstaying his visa. – Pattaya Mail . . PATTAYA -Russian National Sergey Buchakov, 33 has been arrested and faces narcotics...
View ArticleJen’s English Tip’s – Talking about things you have done and you want to do
. . Things you have done and you want to do I have + (past participle) This structure is used to talk about things that you have done in the past. I’ve done it.I’ve tried parasailing.I have visited...
View ArticleRussia and China Oppose Special U.N. Human Rights Meeting on North Korea
A South Korean activist burns a placard showing a caricature of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul . . NEW YORK – Russia and China both opposed U.S. plans to hold...
View ArticleJunta Closes Controversial Rajabhakti Park Monument after Student Protests
An anti-coup activist is escorted by security forces at Ban Pong train station in Ratchaburi province, Thailand Photo: Wasawat Lukharang . . HUA HIN – Dozens of student activists were taken into...
View ArticleThailand’s Amends to Criminal Code to Combat Child Pornography
Thai Authorities Intensify Laws on Child Pornography . . BANGKOK -Starting tomorrow, Thailand’s Criminal Code will cover three more types of crimes – all of which are related to child pornography. The...
View ArticleSpeeding Passenger Van Slams into Power Pole Killing 4 in Chon Buri Province
Rescue workers extract the body of the dead driver from the wreckage of the passenger van that crashed into a power pole in Chon Buri, . . CHON BURI – Four people have been killed and another seriously...
View Article4 Year Old Girl Scratched in the Head by Tiger in Ayutthaya
According to the camp manager Vinai Charitchuen, the camp has six tigers for outdoor show. . . AYUTTHAYA – A four-year-old girl was injured by a tiger at the Ayodia Intermarket in Phra Nakhon Si...
View ArticleUS Ambassador to Thailand, Glyn Davies, Being Investigated for Lese Majeste
United States New Ambassador to Thailand, Glyn T Davies, . . BANGKOK – The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand has reported that the Thai Authorities are investigating the US Ambassador Glyn...
View ArticleConvicted Australian Child Molester Arrested in Ubon Rathchathani
Peter Dundas Walbran with police after his arrest in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand – Photo: Am Sandford . . UDON RATCHATHANI – Police have detained Australian National Peter Dundas Walbran, a former head...
View ArticleAdviser to Silk Road Website, Roger Thomas Clark Extradited to United States
Roger Thomas Clark, accused of being “a senior adviser” of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, has been arrested in Thailand . . BANGKOK – Canadian Roger Thomas Clark arrested in Thailand over his alleged...
View ArticleForeigners Overstaying their Visa’s to Be Blacklisted from Thailand
Foreigner over-stayers detained in Bangkok in October 2015 . . BANGKOK – Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn Prausoontorn said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had approved...
View ArticleSchool Children Bundle up as Temperatures Drop in Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai students dress for cold weather Photo -TAWATCHAI KHEMGUMNERD . . CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s northern and northeastern regions are experiencing a drastic drop in temperatures. Students in...
View ArticlePhayao Kicks off Sunflower Festival a Must-Visit Attraction
Tourists ride elephant through sunflower field . . PHAYAO – Thai and western Tourists have been flocking to Phayao province during the winter season to see the blooming sunflowers. Phayao’s Provincial...
View ArticleThai Police Chief Considers Defamation case Against Fleeing General
Royal Thai Police chief Jakthip Chaijinda says this could damage the country . . BANGKOK – Royal Thai Police chief Jakthip Chaijinda told journalists on Friday that a legal team was checking to see if...
View ArticleThailand’s Lese Majeste Law Under New Scrutiny
Under Thailand’s penal code, the law covers those who “defame, insult or threaten” the King or Queen or their immediate family with jail terms of up to 15 years or more. . . BANGKOK – Thailand’s...
View ArticleJack Frost (Mae Kha Ning) has arrived in Chiang Mai at Doi Inthanon
Thai tourists stop to photograph frost at Doi Intanon in Chiang Mai. . . CHIANG MAI – The First winter frost of the year can be seen at Doi Intanon, the highest mountain in Thailand, as temperatures...
View ArticleWomen Vote for the First Time in Saudi Arabia
Saudi women vote at a polling center during the country’s municipal elections in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. . . RIYADH – For the first time ever Saudi Arabian women are allowed to participate in municipal...
View ArticleCanada’s Prime Minister Greets Arriving Syrian Refugees Saying “Welcome Home”
Syrian refugees are greeted by Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) on their arrival from Beirut at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada . . TORONTO –...
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