Canadian Journalist Dave Walker’s Remains Examined
Walker went missing on February 14. His remains were found on Wednesday evening by two boys near Angkor Thom. CAMBODIA – The investigation into the death of Canadian journalist and author Dave...
View ArticleSuspect Charged for the Murder of Dutch National Daphna Beerdsen in Phnom...
Her 19-month-old daughter, Dana, was seriously injured in the attack and was airlifted to Bangkok PHNOM PENH – A suspect arrested last week for the murder of Dutch National Daphna Beerdsen was...
View ArticleMore than 100 Aftershocks After Chiang Rai Earthquake, White Temple Severely...
A man points a big crack on a damaged road following a strong earthquake in Phan district of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, Monday, May 5, 2014. A strong earthquake shook northern Thailand...
View ArticleArtisit Chalermchai Kositpipat Say’s Wat Rong Khun or the White Temple is Now...
Wat Rong Khun or the White Temple was heavily damaged CHIANG RAI – National artist and constructor of Wat Rong Khun or the White Temple Chalermchai Kositpipat said Tuesday that the temple is now...
View ArticleYingluck Testifies in Abuse of Power Case at the Constitutional Court
Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, center, arrives at the Constitutional Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. – Photo Sakchai Lalit BANGKOK — A Thai court will issue a ruling...
View ArticleNorthern Redshirts Vow March to Bangkok if Court Removes Yingluck
‘Red Shirt’ leader Jatuporn Prompan has vowed to fight the “elite” who wants Yingluck out as of office NAKHON RATCHASIMA – Over 100,000 Redshirts are ready to descend on Bangkok if Prime Minister...
View ArticleChiang Rai’s Third Army Commander Ordered to Inspect Earthquake Scenes
Motorists drive next to a large crack on the road caused by the earthquake on a highway in Chiang Rai province CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Army Chief Prayut Chan-ocha today ordered the Third Army Region...
View ArticleCambodian Officials Say Forensics Exam Complete on Canadian Journalist Dave...
Canadian journalist Dave Walker (Left), who went missing in Cambodia in February SIEM REAP – Police in Siem Reap said yesterday that the examination of remains believed to be of Canadian journalist...
View ArticleConstitutional Court Orders Yingluck to Step Down
The constitutional Court found Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra guilty of abusing her power BANGKOK – Thailand’s Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was ordered by the Constitutional Court...
View ArticleNiwatthamrong Bunsongphaisarn Appointed Acting Prime Minister
Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisarn to acting prime minister to replace Ms Yingluck Shinawatra BANGKOK – The cabinet appointed caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisarn as acting prime...
View ArticleEducation Ministry says 2,000 Students Impacted by Chiang Rai Quake,...
A man walks past a crumbling pillar at Phan Phittayakom School in Phan district of Chiang Rai. CHIANG RAI – The Minister of Education, Jaturon Chaisang, said that there has been extensive damage to...
View ArticleEngineers Speedily Repair Earthquake-Damaged Highway in Chiang Rai
Engineers speed repairs of earthquake-damaged Chiang Rai highway CHIANG RAI – Highway Department engineers and workmen are rushing to repair the damaged section of highway which was broken by Monday...
View Article100,000 Red Shirts Mobilize to Converge on Bangkok
Thai Red Shirts leader warns of battle ahead CHIANG MAI – The Red Shirts in 20 northeastern provinces, say they won’t take the removal of Ms. Yingluck lying down. The group was formed in the...
View ArticleThailand’s Legal Experts Say Constitutional Court’s Decision a ‘Judicial Coup’
Professor Chambers said he worries that the Constitutional Court’s decision may further erode people’s faith in the legitimacy of Thailand’s constitutional democracy. BANGKOK — Legal experts are...
View ArticleChiang Rai Earthquake Damage Estimated at “2 Billion Baht”
Wallada Wiranondburapat, 34, looks at her collapsed house following an earthquake in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand CHIANG RAI – Thanawat Polwichai, director of the Centre for Economics and...
View Article274 Aftershocks Detected Following 6.3 Earthquake in Chiang Rai Monday
A Buddha statue, damaged by an earthquake, is seen at the Udomwaree temple in Chiang Rai CHIANG RAI – The Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau reported that a total of 274 aftershocks...
View ArticleAnti-Corruption Commission Rules Yingluck Guilty of Negligence in Rice...
The constitutional Court found Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra guilty of abusing her power BANGKOK - Days after the Constitutional Court’s “Judicial Coup” against Yingluck Shinawatra the National...
View Article24 Year Old Arrested at Phan Ching Rai Checkpoint with 600,000...
A twenty-four year old man has been arrested in Chiang Rai while trying to smuggle illicit drugs to the capital city. CHIANG RAI - Police in Phan Chiang Rai announced in a press conference today that...
View ArticleLeicester City’s Thai Owners Fly Team to Thailand for a Week of Relaxation...
Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and his son and vice-chairman Aiyawatt, known as Top, with the Championship trophy BANGKOK – Leicester City’s Thai owners will be hailed as conquering heroes having...
View ArticleWat Rong Khun (White Temple) Artist Chalermchai Kositpipat Says Closing...
Artist Chalermchai Kositpipat says closing announcement was a publicity stunt to test the government CHIANG RAI – Artist Chalermchai Kositpipat made an announcement that with support from locals and...
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