German Bogdan Rejic Arrested in Bangkok for Fraud, Foreigners Headless Body...
Bogdan Gerik, 40, reportedly confessed to police that he took his victims’ hearts and their money, but it was all a scam. BANGKOK - German National Bogdan Rejic has been arrested in Bangkok on Friday...
View ArticleChanges in Police United’s Coaching Staff
“We have been very happy to work past two months with Police United and after achieving good results, now satisfied and ready to move on to new challenges”. Before coaching staff taking a charge of...
View ArticleThailand Cries Foul Over US Human Trafficking Blacklist
Thai Army chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha (C) speaks next to Navy chief Narong Pipatanasai (L) and Air Chief Marshal Prajin Jantong (R) during a press conference at the Army Club in Bangkok BANGKOK —...
View ArticleCambodian Migrant Workers Accuse Thai Junta of Arrest and Abuse
POIPET, THAILAND – Cambodian soldiers help a girl to get off a van after crossing the Thai Border in Poipet, Thailand.(Photo by Borja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images) POIPET — They are brought to the...
View ArticleMyanmar Labourers Remain in Chiang Rai Despite Rumour
Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district was still active as usual, where the local immigration office has seen the usual stream of Myanmar workers coming and going across the border CHIANG RAI- As Cambodian...
View ArticleWhat Will Thailand’s Post-Coup ‘Democracy’ Look Like?
When democracy does return to Thailand it will surely be very unlike anything the country has seen before. BANGKOK – As an excellent piece in the Associated Press notes this week, Thailand’s junta...
View ArticleThai Man who Shot and Killed Briton Stephen Ashton during Full Moon Party...
Briton Stephen Ashton was shot and killed during a Full Moon New Year’s Eve Party on the holiday island of Koh Phangan PHUKET – A 26-year-old Thai man who shot and killed Briton Stephen Ashton during...
View ArticleJustice for the Mekong – Thai Villagers Back to Court
A ceremony for the Mekong held outside Thailand’s Administrative Court in August 2012 BANGKOK – Two years ago a group of around 100 villagers from provinces in the north and northeast of Thailand...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Visits Refugee Camp in Mae Hong Son
Angelina Jolie chats with a Karenni refugee at the Ban Mai Nai Soi refugee camp in Mae Hong Son on Friday. (AFP/UNHCR/Roger Arnold photo) MAE HONG SON – Hollywood actress and UN Good Will Ambassador...
View ArticleEuropean Union foreign Ministers Condemned the Military Takeover in Thailand
European Union foreign ministers speak with each other during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels BRUSSELS – European Union foreign ministers on Monday condemned the military takeover in...
View ArticleThailand’s Military Junta Alters Security Plan to Quell Southern Insurgency
Soldiers patrol around the Royal Thai Army Headquarters as members of the Radio and Satellite Broadcasters gather in Bangkok, June 18, 2014. - - BANGKOK — Thailand’s military junta is putting new...
View ArticleEight Anti-coup Protesters Held in Bangkok
An anti-coup protester held during a demonstration at a shopping mall here on Sunday.—AFP BANGKOK - Police in Thailand arrested eight people on Sunday for demonstrating against the nation’s...
View ArticleSuthep Thaugsuban Says the Thai Coup Was Planned 4 Years Ago
Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban (right) greets a Thai army officer on the way out of Government House in Bangkok BANGKOK – Suthep Thaugsuban says coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha...
View ArticleChiang Rai Govenor Meets with Governor of Tachileik Province of Myanmar
Upon arrival in Tachileik, just across the border from Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district, Mr Pongsak and his entourage were greeted by Mr U Tin Win, the newly-appointed Governor of Tachileik. CHIANG RAI...
View ArticleThai Military Court Approves Arrest Warrants for Former Ministers,...
Thai soldiers guard the military court in Bangkok BANGKOK – Thailand’s military court has issued warrants for the arrest of 28 people for resisting the orders of the National Council for Peace and...
View ArticleJunta Releases ‘Red Shirt’ Activist Kritsuda Khunasen
After being arrested by the military in Chonburi province on 28th May, Kritsuda, age 27, was detained by the military for more than three weeks, despite the seven day allowed for military detainment...
View ArticleEU Scales Back Ties With Thailand
The European Union has voiced “extreme concern” about political detentions and censorship in Thailand, LUXEMBOURG – The European Union will scale back political ties with Thailand following the recent...
View ArticleChiang Rai Monks Try To Thwart Earthquake with Mass Prayer
A mass Buddhist prayer ceremony in Chiang Rai province to ward off widespread rumors that yet another earthquake CHIANG RAI — Over 500 people have participated in a mass Buddhist prayer ceremony in...
View ArticleThai Supreme Court Accepts Case Against Xayaburi hydropower Dam
The Thai Supreme Administrative Court accepted the case brought up by Thai farmers and fishermen who live along the Mekong River. CHIANG RAI- A Thai court has accepted a lawsuit against a state-owned...
View ArticleChiang Rai Province Geologists Inspect Buildings Hit by Earthquake
Mr. Pakawat Sriwangpol, a geologist, stated the survey was conducted to study the nature of seismic waves in order to prevent future damage and to see which areas would be safe for building...
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