Is Dual-Pricing in Thailand Scaring Tourists Away?
Overcharging foreign tourists by as much as 200% CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s tourism industry has been adversely affected by years of street protests, political violence and, recently, martial law...
View ArticleTeaching is a Dangerous Profession in Thailand’s Deep South
Thanya Srilapkhuen, a primary school teacher in southern Thailand PATTANI – From the doorway of her classroom, Thanya Srilapkhuen, a primary school teacher, can see armed guards in khaki fatigues...
View ArticlePrime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha Assures British Prime Minister...
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha - - BANGKOK – Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has sent a message of condolence to British Prime Minister David Cameron over the tragic deaths of two...
View ArticleThailand’s Police Chief Insists Thailand is Safe Despite Murders
Thailand’s police commissioner Police General Somyot Poompanmoung admits he still has no clear picture of what happened to two British tourists despite DNA tests that proved they had been in contact...
View ArticleDNA Samples from Hannah Witheridge Point to Asian Man
DNA Samples from Hannah Witheridge Point to Asian Man - - KOH TAO – Pol Gen Somyot Phunphanmuang disclosed the latest test of DNA samples collected from semen found inside the body of Ms Hannah...
View ArticleEnviromental Groups Tell Mekong Leaders Lao Dam Evaluation Process Flawed
Say No to Don Sahong Dam. Mekong communities rally against controversial dam that could doom Mekong Irrawaddy dolphins Click to enlarge CHIANG RAI – Nearly 50 environmental groups have written to the...
View ArticleThai Officials Propose Death Penalty in New Airport Safety Bill
Forcing the closure of an airport, damaging airport facilities or aircraft at an airport plus any action that maims or kills someone in an airport would result in the death penalty or a life sentence,...
View ArticleThai Military Storms Thammasat University Seminar on Democracy
The authorities put a halt to the event at Bangkok’s Thammasat University due the martial law restrictions on political criticism BANGKOK – Thailand’s military junta stormed a Thammasat University...
View ArticleMarine Authorities Warning China’s Jinghong Dam Could Flood Chiang Rai
Flooding of Homes on the banks of the Mekong CHIANG RAI – The Marine Department on Saturday warned Mekong River communities in Chiang Rai have been warned to brace for floods after the upstream...
View ArticleThai Navy Marines Arrested in Cambodia with 7.6 Million in US Counterfeit Money
The police said that the fake US dollar notes were packed in three boxes TRAT – The Royal Thai Navy has suspended from duty three marines after they were arrested in Cambodia for carrying...
View ArticleTourist Police Help Down and Out German Tourist in Bangkok
Benjamin Holse said his passport, wallet and other documents had been stolen. BANGKOK – The Tourist police in Bangkok and a German charity have come to the aid of a German Benjamin Holse with...
View ArticleTwo British Women Robbed in the Same Spot where Couple Murdered on Koh Tao...
Police forensic officers search through an apartment where Hannah Witheridge stayed KOH TAO – A pair of British women were reportedly mugged by a Thai gang on the same beach where David Miller and...
View ArticlePattaya Police Arrest Ladyboys in Crackdown on Sex Tourism
A transsexual woman from Laos is round up by police after being caught allegedly stealing money from a foreign client CHON BURI – The city of Pattaya in Thailand is best known for its go-go clubs,...
View ArticleUS National Ian Andrew Heller to Be Deported from Cambodia Over US Child-Rape...
25 year Old Ian Andrew Heller from Nebraska PHNOM PENH – A 25-year-old American man arrested in Sihanoukville Cambodia on Saturday for holding an expired visa will be extradited to the U.S. to face...
View ArticleTerrified Briton Flees Koh Tao after “Mafia” Death Threat – VIDEO
Sean McAnna, 25, from Shotts near Glasgow KOH TAO – A petrified British National Sean McAnna, 25, from Shotts near Glasgow, has fled the Koh Tao island where two British backpackers were murdered...
View ArticleIndia Thrashed 0-10 by Thailand in Asian Games
Indian goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan takes the ball during India’s humiliating 10-0 defeat against Thailand. INCHEON – Indian women rounded off their league encounters receiving a 0-10 thrashing from...
View ArticleFlood Situation in Mae Sai Eases, Life Returning to Normal
Mae Sai River, border of Mae Sai, Thailand and Tha Khi Lek, Myanmar CHIANG RAI – The Mae Sai Chief District Officer, has acknowledged that the floods have receded and the situation has returned to...
View ArticleThailand’s Football Team Pound Indonesia 6-0
Thailand’s striker Chanathip Songkrasin (left) vies for the ball with Indonesia’s Rasyid Assahid Bakri during the first round match of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon on Monday, which ended 6-0...
View ArticleShould Thailand Must Decentralize it’s Government
Bangkok’s iconic Democracy Monument is currently fenced off. A large, hand-written sign reads ‘closed for renovation’. BANGKOK – The iconic Democracy Monument in Bangkok is currently fenced off. A...
View ArticlePM Prayuth Chan-ocha Says ‘No Harm’ Listening to Fortune-Tellers
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha prays before the first cabinet meeting. BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha admitted on Tuesday he had sought advice from...
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