Giant Boulder Kills Russian Woman and Injures 6 Year Old Daughter at Buddhist...
Alsiya Bakibva and her 6 year old daughter attended by rescue workers PHETCHABURI — Alsiya Bakibva, a Russian National has been killed and her young daughter injured after being crushed by a falling...
View Article21 Year Old Pakistani Arrested with 950 Grams of Heroin Suvarnabhumi Airport
Farhat Ur Rehman BANGKOK – Farhat Ur Rehman a 21 Year Old Pakistani National has been arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly a kilogram of heroin into through Suvarnabhumi Airport by swallowing 65...
View Article40,000 Netcitizens Fear Burmese Men are Being Framed for Britons Murders
Burmese workers, Saw, left, and Win, who police say have confessed to killing two British tourists Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24 - - KOH SAMUI – Thai police have rejected claims of a...
View ArticleThailand’s September Tourist Arrivals Down 7% From Last Year
In the first nine months of 2014, tourist arrivals dropped about 10.3 percent from a year earlier, to 17.56 million BANGKOK – The number of tourists arriving in Thailand in September dropped a...
View ArticleBoat Operator Charged with Reckless Driving Causing Death Over Indian...
They drowned when the boat was lashed by a huge wave off the coast of Railay beach, east of Phuket - - PHUKET – The operator of a Thai tourist long boat, which was swamped by a huge wave killing two...
View ArticleMartial Law to Stay in Thailand Until Sweeping Reforms in Place
Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha (left) presides over the closing ceremony of an army training course this week. - - BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday...
View ArticleBurmese Lawyer Say’s Suspects in Koh Tao Murders Tortured Under Interrogation
A group of Thai and Burmese lawyers, officials and migrant activists meet with the two Burmese murder suspects on Koh Samui, southern Thailand. (Photo: Min Oo) KOH SAMUI – According to a Burmese...
View ArticleWorld-class Race Circuit Opens in Buri Ram Province
“Today is the day that Thailand declares its potential and capability to provide the highest standard of racing circuit to the world,” said Newin Chidchob, the former cabinet minister behind the...
View ArticleThailand’s Tourism Authority Say’s Thai Values Disappearing Over Greed
Jet Ski Scammers investigated by Police - BANGKOK – The Bangkok Post is carrying a hard-hitting article on the state of Thailand’s tourism industry, claiming that it needs “a top-to-bottom...
View ArticleDutch National Matthew Mannen Sought in Thai Wifes Murder
Police found the body of Pornpan Kaewkok-klang, 35, on the second floor of her two-storey townhouse in Monthicha housing estate in tambon Hom Kret on Tuesday afternoon. - NAKHON PATHOM — Police are...
View ArticleThailand’s Government Stimulus Seen Insufficient to Aid Growth This Year
The government’s economic stimulus package will not be enough to drive the country’s growth domestic product (GDP) beyond the projected 1.5 percent - - BANGKOK – Thailand’s government is trying to...
View ArticleArmy Rangers Seize Small Cache of Drugs and Fire Arms after Firefight in Mae...
Army Rangers Found 4,000 tablets of yaba at the scene along with an assault rifle and a sawed off shotgun. Army Rangers Seize Small Cache of Drugs and Fire Arms after Firefight in Mae Sai District...
View ArticleBangkok’s Deputy Governor Warns Public of 2000 Baht Fine for Smoking at Markets
Maximum fine of 2000 Baht for Smoking in Markets BANGKOK – Bangkok’s Deputy Governor Pussadee Tamta stated Wednesday that The Metropolitan Administration in Bangkok City has warned smokers not to...
View ArticleUS Ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney Returning to Washington
US Ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney - BANGKOK – US Ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney has announced that she will be leaving her post next month and returning to Washington to work at the US...
View ArticleDutch National Matthew Mannen Arrested in Thai Wifes Murder
Mathew Mannen, 40, was caught by border police at his hotel room in the Koh Kong province of Cambodia and confessed to murdering his girlfriend Pornpan Kaewkok-klang, 35, police said – - NAKHON PATHOM...
View ArticleZaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun “Retract” their Confessions of Murdering British...
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, both accused of killing two British backpackers on Thai island reportedly deny committing the crimes as criticism of investigation mounts KOH SAMUI – Zaw Lin and Win Zaw...
View ArticleArmy Patrol in Mae Sai Seize Drug Haul, 2 Smugglers Escape Back Over Border
Thai marines patrol the Mekong river near Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar - - CHIANG RAI – A patrol from a Army Joint Task Force intercepted two...
View ArticleGerman Tourist Frank Retsch Drowns at Nai Harn Beach, Phuket
Lifeguards were unable to resuscitate Mr. Retsch, 34, after pulling him from the surf. - - PHUKET – German tourist Frank Retsch has drowned at Nai Harn Beach, Phuket Wednesday after ignoring a safety...
View ArticleChiang Rai Tours Opperators Say Martial Law Not Effecting Tourism
Mr Boontham Thipprasong (Left), president of Chiang Rai Chamber of Commerce, said martial law had impacts on tourism during the initial period but the impacts have eased. - - CHIANG RAI – Tourism...
View ArticleChallenging Economic Forecast for Thailand
High household debt and poor consumer confidence are hurting the Thai economy. BANGKOK – New economic data out this week says the Thai economy is recovering after political upheaval disrupted...
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