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Human Rights Watch: Thailand’s Rights Crisis Deepens Under Junta Rule
Thai army chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha (C) is seen making a speech on a television set as a waiter takes an order at a Thai restaurant in Bangkok . . BANGKOK – Human Rights Watch said today in its...
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Singha Announces Balloon Festival in Chiang Rai – February 10th to 14th
Mr. Rungsrid Luxsitanonda, Senior Vice President Singha Corporation is inviting tourists to visit Chiang Rai province for the event . . CHIANG RAI – Mr. Rungsrid Luxsitanonda, Senior Vice President...
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American Arthur Patterson Get 20 Years for Killing Korean Student in 1997
US national Arthur Patterson arrives at Incheon international airport after being extradited from the US for the murder of a South Korean college student in 1997. . . SEOUL – A South Korean court...
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Canadian Kevin Garratt Indicted in China on Charges of Stealing State Secrets
. Canadian Kevin Garratt indicted in China on charges of stealing state secrets . DANDONG – Canadian citizen Kevin Garratt has been accused of spying and stealing China’s state secrets and has been...
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Thailand’s Junta-Appointed Constitution Drafting Committee Releases Draft...
Meechai Ruchupan, chairman |of the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) . . BANGKOK – Thailand junta-appointed Constitution Drafting Committee published a draft constitution on Friday but the...
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Swedish Police Travel to Thailand to Ivestigate Missing Publisher Gui Minhai
Photos of missing bookseller Lee Bo (L) and his associate Gui Minhai (R) are seen left by members of the Civic party outside the China liaison office in Hong Kong. . . BANGKOK – Swedish detectives have...
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73 Year Old Danish Woman Drowns after Falling off Koh Chang Ferry
Members of a rescue team retrieve the body of Inge Lise Bjorck Nielsen, 73, on Friday morning after falling from a ferry en route to Koh Chang last night. . . TRAT – The Body of an elderly Danish woman...
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USS Curtis Wilbur, Sails Past Paracel Islands Claimed by China in South China...
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) sailed within 12 nautical miles of Pentagon Island. . . WASHINGTON – U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, USS Curtis Wilbur, sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island...
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The United States and Britain, Spying On Israel For Over A Decade
The spy operation began in 1998 and ran out of a mountaintop base in Cyprus. . . JERUSALEM – The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel‘s air force in a...
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As Southeast Asian Countries Brace for Zika Virus, Thailand Say’s Threat Low
In Thailand, where just one case of Zika has been reported so far this year, the likelihood of Zika spreading was low, officials said . . BANGKOK – Southeast Asian countries said on Friday they were...
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Transparency International Ranks Thailand 76th in Corruption Index
The statues of seven past Thai kings in Rajabhakti Park, a military-sponsored project embroiled in corruption allegations. (Photo: Khaosod English) . . BANGKOK – Corruption in Thailand’s has once again...
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57 year Old Briton Falls to His Death from Bangkok Apartment
. BANGKOK – A former British MBA lecturer fell to his death from his Bangkok apartment yesterday, following a report at 10.30am, by the apartment manager. Metro Bangkok Police inspected the scene at...
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British Muslim Woman who took Toddler to Join ISIS Jailed for 6 Years
Tareena Shakil was found guilty by a court in Birmingham, central England, of Islamic State membership . LONDON – A UK judge sentenced a 26 year old British woman on Monday to six years in prison...
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Thailand Registeres its 13th Straight Month of Negative Inflation
In January, core inflation, which removes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.59% year-over-year and 0.07% month-over-month . BANGKOK – Thailand has registered its 13th straight month of...
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Elephant Kills Scottish Tourist on Koh Samui
The 13-year-old elephant then went into a rampage, throwing the tourists off his back . . KOH SAMUI – A Scottish man has been killed and a mahout seriously injured by an elephant gone berserk during a...
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Briton Charged with Stealing Another Tourists Cash at Phuket Airport
Mr Chapman (standing) is taken into police custody while Mr Barhoumi talks to officers. (Photo by Achadtaya Chuenniran) . . PHUKET– A British tourist has been arrested for allegedly stealing hundreds...
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Jen’s English Tips – Every Day vs Everyday
. Every day vs Everyday . A common mistake in English is the correct use of the words everyday and every day. Don’t worry, this is also a mistake commonly made by native speakers too. The word...
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French President Pardons Frenchwoman who Killed Rapist Husband
The day after her son hanged himself, Jacqueline Sauvage shot her husband Norbert Marot three times in the back with a hunting rifle. . . PARIS – A Frenchwoman imprisoned for shooting dead her husband...
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Bangkok Hospital Release Man Who Contracted Zika Virus in Thailand
The man has recovered from the zika virus and been discharged from hospital . BANGKOK – Thai Health Authorities have reported that a 22-year-old Thai man is likely to have caught the same strain of the...
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Questions Media’s Professional Ethics
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is concerned about the professtional ethics of some news media, which he feels lack proper discretion on news selection . . BANGKOK – Government spokesman Maj Gen....
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