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Police Seize 200 Million Baht of Drugs from Chiang Rai Drug Traffickers
Chamras Denpreecha, 54, of Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai, Lerdsak Puripanyanant, 37, of Loei’s Wang Saphung, and a Shan man identified only as Chai . BANGKOK – Police told reporters at a news conference on...
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Taliban Gun Down 10-Year-Old Militia Hero on his Way to School
Taliban Insurgents Kill 10 Year Old Boy on his Way to School . . KABUL – A 10-year-old Afghan boy, Wasil Ahmad, who was declared a hero after fighting the Taliban has been shot dead by insurgents...
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Chinese Journalist Who Disappeared Thailand in Chinese Custody
Li Xin who disappeared from Thailand, told his wife he was being held by the Chinese police . . BEIJING – Chinese journalist, Li Xin, who disappeared while seeking refuge in Thailand told his wife by...
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Russian Tourist Loses Leg to Speedboat While Diving off Phi Phi Island
A Russian diver lost his leg and another was seriously injured after being hit by a speedboat near Maya Bay – Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong . . KRABI – Two Russian tourists were badly injured Wednesday...
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32 Foreign Senior Citizens Arrested in Pattaya for Playing Bridge
Thai police raided the ex-pat bridge club in Pattaya, east Thailand, on Wednesday night, arresting 32 foreigners, including 12 elderly Brits, who were released 12 hours later – Photo Pattaya One . ....
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Retirement: Philippines vs. Thailand
. Retiring abroad has become a reality for an increasing number of older adults looking to trade in cold weather and rising costs for a lower cost of living and a tropical paradise. There are popular...
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The Rise of Prayuth’s “Dictator Law” as Junta’s Reforms Falter in Thailand
Prayuth has used Article 44 more than 50 times since seizing power in a 2014 military coup . . BANGKOK – Thai junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha is relying increasingly on a security measure dubbed “the...
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Russian Woman Attacked by Monkey on Koh Larn, Pattaya
The bandaged Russian woman arrives at Bali Hai pier, South Pattaya . . PATTAYA – A young Russian woman was attacked by a monkey and received a serious bite to the leg on Koh Larn off Pattaya on...
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Bangkok Police Believe Body Parts Found in Chao Phraya River Belong to...
Human parts found in the Chao Phraya river earlier this week belong to a Spanish man, Thai media has reported . . BANGKOK – Pol Gen Panya Mamen, has told reporters that Bangkok Police believe that the...
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Xi Jinping Fires Sichuan Province Governor Fired for “Disloyalty” Tightening...
Deposed Gov. Wei Hong joins a long list of those sidelined in a sweeping crackdown on dissent, civil society and corrupt officials. . . SICHUAN – The Governor of Sichuan Province, Wei Hong, has been...
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Thailand Launches Condom Campaign ahead of Valentine’s Day
Thai health workers stand next to a condom banner reading ‘No Condom No Sex’ as they attend an event to promote the use of condoms while having sex , , BANGKOK – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health...
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Japan Deports Award Winning Dolphin Activist Ric O’Barry
Ric OBarry, star of the Academy Award winning documentary The Cove . . TOKYO – Ric O’Barry the star of an Oscar-winning documentary that shows how dolphins are hunted in a Japanese village was deported...
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Thai Police Hunt for Artur Segarra, Prime Suspect in David Bernat Murder
Pol Gen Panya Mamen hold photos of a Spanish national Artur Segarra from Barcelona . . BANGKOK – Pol Gen Panya Mamen lead investigator of the Chao Phraya River murder case, identified and released...
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Sexual Assault of 20 Year Old Russian Woman Reported in Pattaya
Commander Sukthat Pumpanmuang said that the woman had undergone a medical test at a hospital to determine whether she was sexually assaulted. . . PATTAYA – Police Commander Sukthat Pumpanmuang has...
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Bhutan’s King and Queen Announce Birth of New Crown Prince
Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (R) pose for photographers . . PARO – The Royal Media Office of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, Thimphu, said a new Crown...
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Twitter to Suspends Any Account Promoting Terrorist Activity
Twitter said Friday it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts for threatening or promoting terrorist acts, mainly related to Islamic State militants . . SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter is now using...
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Thai Police Mount Nationwide Manhunt for Spaniard Artur Princep Segarra
. Artur Princep Segarra, received Bt37 million from Bernat’s account in a Singaporean bank, chief investigator Pol General Panya Mamen said . . BANGKOK – Deputy commissioner of Metropolitan Police...
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Prayuth Orders Campaign to Counter “Negative News”
unta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks to reporters Tuesday at Government House in Bangkok . . BANGKOK – Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha’s military government today announced it will take a more...
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Government Orders Mitigation Measures for Northern Thailand’s Haze Problem
Local farmers have been urged to refrain from slash-and-burn farming in order to lessen the intensity of the haze problem . . CHIANG RAI – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has stressed that the...
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North Korea’s Launch of Long Range Missle Angers World Leaders
North Korea’s embassy in Moscow said in a statement the country would continue to launch rockets carrying satellites . . PYONGYANG – North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it...
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