Volkswagen to Build Production Facility in Thailand
VW is only days away from getting permission to build a car factory in Thailand BANGKOK – German car maker Volkswagen is expecting the go-ahead for a factory in Thailand, newspaper reports have...
View Article16 Year Old May Myat Noe Seeks Apology Before Returning Miss Asia Pacific...
Myanmar’s former beauty queen May Myat Noe gives a news conference, seated next to the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World crown, at a restaurant in Yangon Sept. 2, 2014 - - YANGON – Dethroned Miss Asia...
View ArticleThai Surrogate’s Story Offers Clues to Mitsutoki Shigeta and his 16 Babies
Wassana stands in front of a rented room in Bangkok,Thailand. BANGKOK — When the young Thai woman saw an online ad seeking surrogate mothers, it seemed like a life-altering deal: $10,000 to help a...
View ArticleChiang Rai Hit with Heavy Rains and Flooding
5,800 households and 11,200 people have been affected by the flooding CHIANG RAI – Since Tuesday August 26, heavy rains have impacted Thailand causing flooding, particularly in the north of the...
View ArticleChiang Rai Police and Army Take on Drug Gangs
JOINT ARMY and police raids at scores of locations in nine provinces yesterday uncovered about Bt100 million in suspected ill-gotten assets owned by an |influential drug-dealing family CHIANG RAI –...
View ArticleChiang Rai Provincial Tourism Authority Launches Rainy Season Tourism Campaign
The Chiang Rai Provincial Tourism Authority is inviting tourists to visit CHIANG RAI – The Chiang Rai Provincial Tourism Authority is inviting tourists to visit the northern province of Thailand this...
View ArticleChiang Rai’s National Artist Thawan Duchanee Dies at 74
Born in 1939 in Chiang Rai province, Thawan studied at the Poh Chang Arts and Crafts College and Silpakorn University CHIANG RAI – National Artist Thawan Duchanee died at 74 this morning from...
View ArticleIs the Thai Junta Really Going to Jail Sommeliers for Recommending Wine?
Nikki Lohitnavy, Thailand’s first female winemaker tests her wine at a wineshop in Khao Yai National Park 155km (96 miles) north of Bangkok. CHIANG MAI – A threatened booze crackdown hasn’t...
View ArticleChiang Rai Police Nab Suspect in Kidnapping, Murder of Taiwanese Millionaire
Hsieh Yuan-hsin, a chauffeur, fled to Thailand with a passport issued in his cousin’s name - - CHIANG RAI- The chauffeur of a Taiwanese illegal gambling kingpin has been arrested in Chiang Rai...
View ArticleDepartment of Mental Health Reports Lampun Suicide Capitol of Thailand
The Province of Lamphun had the highest number, at 14.81 suicides per 100,000 population BANGKOK – The Department of Mental Health in Thailand has released a report stating that approximately 12 Thais...
View ArticleThailand’s Attorney-General Declines Prosecution of Yingluck for...
Deposed former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra BANGKOK – Thailand’s Office of the Attorney- General (OAG) on Thursday decided not to indict former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for...
View ArticleBriton Arrested in Pattaya for Lying to Police
British national Jaysukh Sudra arrested for lying CHON BURI – British national Jaysukh Sudra, 48,was arrested in the popular resort town of Pattaya this morning for falsely telling police that he...
View ArticlePakistanis Arrested in Bangkok over Passport Fraud
The image shows forged passports recovered by authorities in Thailand. BANGKOK – Two Pakistan Nationals,Shahzad Nazeer Butt, 46, and Khawaja Rizwan Haleem, 32, arrested in a sting in Thailand have...
View ArticleThai Junta Blows 100 million Baht for Friendly Between Thailand and Colombia
Members of Colombia’s national football team pose for pictures BANGKOK – As part of their bid to return happiness to the people, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is investing in a...
View ArticleGerman Steals Italian’s Speed Boat in Koh Samui
Frank Rainer Schmith, a mechanic on the island was arrested by police officers as he was spray painting the vessel in an attempt to disguise it KOH SAMUI – German National Frank Rainer Schmith was...
View ArticleChief of US Consular Section to Speak to Chiang Rai Expat Club Sept. 12
U.S. Consul General Ken Foster is joined by Mark C. Carlson and his wife (Centre), Mr. Mark Magreath and K. Thawatchai. - CHIANG RAI – Mark C. Carlson, chief, US consular section in Chiang Mai will...
View ArticleHeavy Rains to Continue for Chiang Rai
The Province of Chiang Rai has been hit again by landslides and flash floods CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Meteorological Department has foretasted that Thailand’s north and northeast regions will expect...
View Article28 Thai Men Arrested for Posing as Monks Collecting Money for Gambling,...
Twenty-eight Thai men have been arrested for posing as monks and temple assistants to collect donation money that they allegedly used for gambling, pornography, and narcotics, 4 Sept 2014. SUPHANBURI...
View ArticleAustralian George Moussallie Charged With Child Sex offences in Cambodia
Australian National George Moussallie PHNOM PENH – Australian National George Moussallie, 53, who was teaching English in Cambodia was charged yesterday by Phnom Penh Municipal Court with committing...
View Article256 Senior Citizens Graduate College in Chiang Rai
Cheng Doi Mayor Chalerm Sarnpang was present to oversee the final rehearsal of the 256 graduates, the first group of graduates for the school, who will receive their certificates on Monday. . CHIANG...
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