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Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Returns From Europe
Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport on Sunday night from Singapore – Nation Photo - - BANGKOK – Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who is...
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Cigarette Smoke Might Cause ADHD in Children
BANGKOK – Siriwan Pittayarangsarit, the Director of the Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center, has disclosed that a study by the University of Florida, United States, found that...
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No Unity in Thailand on Death Penalty
No prisoner has been executed in Thailand in five years. In August, 2009, two drug traffickers were given lethal injections. - - BANGKOK – Efforts to remove the death penalty from the nation’s law...
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Chinese Tourist Arrested at Chiang Mai Airport for Stealing Spanish Tourist...
The suspect was identified as Chiew Ming (name transcribed from Thai text), a 32-year-old tourist from Szechuan, China. CHIANG MAI – Police have arrested a Chinese tourist who allegedly stole a...
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Three Dead, 17 Injured in Bangkok Building Collapse
Rescue workers carry the man from the rubble after seeing his hand emerging from the debris. BANGKOK – At least three workers died and 17 others were injured when a six-storey building under...
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US Announces Charges Against 5 Foreign “Meth Dealers” Extradited from Phuket
The suspects before their extradition from Thailand. NEW YORK – The United States on Wednesday announced charges against five suspects extradited from Thailand for allegedly smuggling...
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Myanmar Authorities Seize Heroin and Opium Worth Millions Buried in Golden...
A Myanmar policeman walks past a pile of drugs prior to a ‘Destruction Ceremony of Seized Narcotic Drugs’ to mark International Day against Drug Abuse, in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 26, 2014. (EPA photo)...
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Family of British Girls Abducted in Thailand Make Plea for Information
Annie (her real name is Ananya) and Aleena have dual citizenship though they traveled to Thailand on a British passport. PATTAYA – The grandparents of two sisters who went missing and are believed...
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Thailand’s Military Rulers Look to Past For Answers on Economy
An assembly line at a Ford and Mazda joint-venture plant in Rayong province, east of Bangkok. Foreign auto makers began setting up in Thailand in the 1980s, turning the country into the ‘Detroit of the...
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SHOCKER: Ghana Players in Thailand Engage in Sex to Survive
Ayutthaya FC midfielder Nikwei Issac BANGKOK – The struggle of some Ghanaian players abroad continues as some are allegedly involved in sex and drug dealings to survive in Asia, according to an article...
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International Rights Groups Back Labor Activist Andy Hall ahead of Thailand...
Labor rights activist Andy Hall, center, with members of the Migrant Worker Rights Network. Pic: AP. BANGKOK – Members of the international human rights community have affirmed their support for...
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Shigeta Mitsutoki Fathers 15 Babies through 11 Surrogate Mothers in Thailand
The commercial surrogate problem has been compounded by a spate of foreign surrogate ‘clients’ including a Japanese man with 15 babies, BANGKOK – Thailand’s “baby factory” scandal has widened with...
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Transvestite Lover Sought in Stabbing, Suicide? Death of Russian National in...
Fedor Vasilev was face up on his bed in Room 142 on the second floor of the hotel, clothed in a white jersey, a grey shirt, jeans and leather shoes. Photo’s Phuketwan - - PHUKET – The body of a Russian...
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American Woman Found Dead in Suitcase at Bali Resort
Investigators surround the suitcase that carried the body of a woman outside a police station in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. - BALI – An American woman and her boyfriend have...
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Thai Immigration Deports Russian Suspected of Large Scale Fraud in Moscow
“Kochergin Igor Nikolayevich” (born in 1962), a Russian citizen deported from Thailand PATTAYA – Russian National Igor Kochergin wanted by Interpol and Russian authorities on fraud charges has been...
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300 Chinese Stranded in Phuket after City Airways Grounded over Safety Fears
Safety concerns and worries over lax aircraft maintenance forced the grounding of a Hong Kong-backed regional airline that has left hundreds of holidaymakers from the city stranded in Phuket. PHUKET...
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Malaysia Teen’s Facebook ‘Like’ Prompts Sedition Probe by Muslim Authorities
The alleged screen capture of the ‘I love Israel’ post from the teen’s Facebook was uploaded by a teacher onto her own Facebook page, with a comment in Malay saying: “My student likes Israel? How...
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Austrian Pedophile Blames Acts on “Disease” Cambodian Court Upholds His...
Olaf Achleitner, of Austria, stands in the Phnom Penh Municipality Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia PHNOM PENH – The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for an Austrian man...
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Chiang Rai United Defeated 3-1 by Army United
Chiangrai United’s winless league run stretched to five matches as they were defeated 3-1 by Army United. At Army Stadium, Army beat Chiang Rai United 3-1, a own goal by Renan Marques gave the hosts...
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Same Sex Couples Turned Away at Bangkok Airport with Surrogate Babies
Two Australian couples with surrogate babies have reportedly been prevented from leaving Thailand amid a crackdown on surrogacy laws BANGKOK – Four couples from the United States and Australia have...
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