Frustration Grows as Thai Police No Closer to an Arrest in Murder of British...
Police measure footprints of a man as data is collected from people who work near the spot where bodies of two killed British tourists were found on the island of Koh Tao on Sept. 19, 2014. (Photo:...
View ArticleThailand’s Tourism Minister Suggests Tracking Wristbands for Tourists
ourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul speaks to operators of tourism businesses on Koh Tao KOH TAO – Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul said on Tuesday that...
View ArticleThai Rail Worker Gets Death Penalty for Rape and Murder of 13-year-old Nong Kaem
Former Thai railway worker Wanchai Saengkhao HUA HIN – Former Thai railway worker Wanchai Saengkhao has been sentenced to death for the raping and killing of 13-year-old Nong Kaem on an overnight...
View Article49-year-old Chiang Rai Man Arrested For Kidnapping And Extortion
49 Year old suspect at a Chiang Rai police station. Photo: Weerasak Panyachod - - CHIANG RAI – Police in Chiang Rai have arrested a 49 year old man and are searching for nine others after a Thai woman...
View ArticleMinor Earthquakes Still Effecting Chiang Rai
Mild Earthquake Hits Chiangrai - - CHIANG RAI – The Seismological Bureau, reports that a minor earthquake shook Chiang Rai’s Mae Suai district this morning.An earthquake measuring 2.7 on Richter...
View ArticleNew Industrial Estate Approved for Chiang Khong Chiang Rai
Border trade through the port of Chiang Khong reached Bt8 billion last year CHIANG RAI – The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (I-EA-T) has approved the construction of two new industrial...
View ArticleThai Government to Spend 11.2 Billion (USD) to Stimulate Economy
Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said the measures announced would help the economy return to its normal growth of 4-5 percent next year. BANGKOK – Thailand’s military backed government...
View ArticleOfficials Seize 232 Kilograms of Heroin at Tachilek-Chiang Rai Border Crossing
The heavy truck with a false compartment holding 655 packages of heroin, a total of 232 kilogrammes of the drug CHIANG RAI – In a combined operation Myanmar’s Military and Thailand’s narcotics...
View ArticleMonk Faces Penalty for Facebook iPhone 6 Photo’s
Venerable Sir Thich Thanh Cuong, the abbot of the Cuong Xa Buddhist pagoda in the northern province of Hai Duong - - HAI DUONG – A Vietnamese Buddhist monk will highly likely be punished by his Sangha...
View ArticlePol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen Now Say’s Police Will Arrest Suspects in Koh Tao...
Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen disclosed that police had narrowed down the number of suspects to about ten who are to be re-questioned - - KOH TAO – Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen, acting assistant National Police...
View ArticleThailand’s Aging Population Growing, Many Suffering from Chronic Diseases
The Department of Health and related agencies surveyed the health of 14,000 aging people in 28 provinces and found that only 5% of them had good health. - BANGKOK – Thailand now has almost 10 million...
View ArticleSon of Koh Tao Island Chief Denies any Role In Britons Murder
Warot Tuvichian, 22, said at a press conference today that he was nowhere near Koh Tao island when David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were killed on 15 September. KOH TAO – Warot Tuvichian...
View ArticleMigrant Worker Confesses to Murdering British Tourists -“Not Under Arrest”
Migrant Workers for Myanmar line up for DNA testing on Koh Tao Island - - KOH TAO – According to acting Deputy Police Commissioner General Pol Gen Jakthip Chaijinda a migrant Burmese worker has...
View ArticleThailand’s Military Government Stops Buying Rice Directly From Farmers
Soldiers inspect rice holding facility in Northern Thialand CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s military government is changing directions on its agriculture policy, saying it stop buying farm products...
View ArticleFake Motorbike Taxi Driver Rapes 23 Year Old Danish Girl in Pattaya
A man who pretended to be a motorcycle taxi rider told her he could take her back home. PATTAYA – Pol.Maj.Gen.Surapol has reported that a 23 year old Danish Toursits in Pattaya has reportedly been...
View ArticleBad Car Loans Stack Up in Thailand as Economy Flatlines
Leasing firms said bad auto loans had jumped 20-30 percent this year, BANGKOK – Thailand’s auto lenders have repossessed three times as many cars as they did a year ago as defaults soar in a...
View ArticleImmigration Officials Raid Punspace in Chiang Mai 11 Foreigners Detained
A misunderstanding by immigration officials serves as a reminder of the potential headaches of working remotely from a foreign country CHIANG MAI – Immigration officials detained 11 foreigners at a...
View ArticleTwo Burmese Men Arrested over British Tourists Murders on Koh Tao Island
Two workers from Myanmar (wearing helmets and handcuffs), suspected of killing two British tourists on the island of Koh Tao last month- REUTERS/Stringer KOH TAO – Two migrant workers from Myanmar...
View ArticleThailand’s Military Governemnt Approves $2.74 bln Investment in 18 Projects
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, brought the total approved projects to 458.6 billion baht($14.11 billion) since May 22 military coup. BANGKOK – Thailand’s investment agency said on Friday it had...
View ArticleNigerian “419” Email Scammer Arrested By Thai Police
Onyekachi Nathaniel Amadi, 37, has been charged with fraud, using a false identity, and disseminating false information that caused damage to others. Police have arrested Nigerian National Nathan...
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