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3rd Army Eradicates Opium Poppy Plantations in Northen Thailand
Drug Suppression authorities and soldiers of the 3rd army eradicate opium poppy farmlands in the North of Thailand CHIANG RAI – Third Army commander Lt Gen Preecha Chan-o-cha, who also serves as...
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Three Thai Policemen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Drug Dealing
They used a police-marked pickup truck to deliver the pills from Doi Tung district, Chiang Rai province, to a customer in Bangkok but were arrested en route in Ayutthaya province. CHIANG RAI – Three...
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Koh Tao Murder Suspect Arrested, Another on The Run
Eighth Region Police Command commissioner Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen identified the first suspect as Mon KOH TAO – The police on Koh Tao Island have announced they have arrested a suspect in the murder of...
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Police Release Suspects in Murder of Two Brits in Koh Tao
Woraphan Toovichien released as suspect in Koh Tao KOH TAO – Just one day after the announcement that Eighth Region Police Command commissioner Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen, that police had arrested a...
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Thailand Wins First Gold at Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea
Yannaphon Larp-Apharat Center hold up Gold Metal INCHEON – Thailand finally struck its first gold at the Asian Games, and the medal came as a big surprise after kegler Yannaphon Larp-Apharat stole...
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China’s Oldest Buddhist Temple to Receive Relic from Thailand
More than hundred monks reached China on Monday to present ‘sarira’, a bead-shaped object said to be collected from the cremated ashes of Buddhist masters to country’s oldest Buddhist Temple in central...
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Campaign to Free Gorilla from Shopping Centre Zoo in Bangkok
Female gorilla Bua Noi (Little Lotus), about 26 years-old, sits behind the bars and glass-surrounded cage at Pata Zoo, situated on the top floor of a shopping centre in Bangkok BANGKOK – Officials in...
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Friends Pay Tribute to British Expat Damien Capper in Chiang Mai
Damien Capper 43-year-old Londoner ran an online business and was an occasional amateur DJ CHIANG MAI – Friends, colleagues and well wishers have paid tribute to a long time resident, British Expat...
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Thai Rubber Farmers Threaten Protest in Defiance of Martial Law
Thailand is the world’s biggest rubber producer and exporter with around 90% of its output heading overseas BANGKOK – Thailand’s Military Leaders are bracing for the country’s biggest public protests...
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Thai Court Sentences ATM Scammers to 500 Years in Prison
The five are Francis Xavier Arulappan, 35, Mageswaran Balakrishnan, 23, Velanraj Vallanrasen, 22, Gunalan Kumaresan, 25, and Kartik Sinansamy, 25. (photo by Apichart Jinakul) BANGKOK – The Criminal...
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Koh Tao Police Going in Circles Investigating the Killings of Two British...
No DNA tests from the 160 suspects matched the one found on Ms. Witheridge’s body KOH TAO – Police are still on the hunt for the murder suspects responsible for killing two British tourists on Koh...
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Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha Vowes to Tackle Mafia on Koh Tao
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday vowed to tackle influential rackets and illegitimate businesses on the tourist island - - BANGKOK – In the wake of the murder of two British...
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Russian National Anton Lilin Arrested in Phuket for ATM Skimming
Anton Lilin, 30, a Russian national, is taken before reporters following his arrest on Monday in the Ramkhamhaeng area on charges of ATM skimming. PHOTO -THANARAK KHUNTON PHUKET – A Russian National...
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Thai Airways Increases Baggage Weight Limit By 10 Kilograms
The baggage allowance will be increased by 10 kilogrammes CHIANG RAI – Thai Airways International said it has increased an extra 10 kilogrammes baggage allowance for passengers flying at all classes...
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Thai Police Now Claim Investigation Hindered By Foreign Media
Pol.Maj.Gen. Panya Mamen, commander of 8th Region Provincial Police, said yesterday that the investigation has been hampered by foreign media coverage KOH TAO – Thai police are now accusing foreign...
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Thailand Beats China 2-0 in Men’s Football at Asian Games
Chanathip Songkrasin (C) of Thailand leads the ball past Gang Feng (2nd L) of China during their football match at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon on September 25, 2014. Thailand won 2-0. INCHEON –...
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Burmese Waiter Returns One Million Baht (US$33,000) to Elderly Customers at...
La Namu, works as a waiter in Chiang Mai, Thailand. (PHOTO: Chaipin Khattiya) - - CHIANG MAI – He didn’t get rich, but a waiter from Burma can at least rest easy knowing he did the honest thing when...
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Audi Ready to Take the Price Fight to its Rivals in Thailand
Audi ready to take the price fight to its rivals in Thailand BANGKOK – German luxury car brand Audi is hoping to regain its presence in the Thai market by providing competitive retail pricing for...
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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Slams TV Soaps and Threatens to...
Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha - - BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha has criticized Thai television soap operas for promoting violence and divisions in society, and...
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Government Announces that it Will Keep Income Tax Cuts in Place
Thailand’s Finance Ministry is hoping that the extension of the tax cuts will spur consumption and aid economic growth. BANGKOK – Foreign investors in Thailand can breathe a little easier; the...
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