Bangkok Police Arrest 2 Thai Men for Assualting French Woman
Surasak Wanprapao, 19 of Chaiyaphum province, and Chuan Wamakhan 42 from Ubon Ratchathani, - - BANGKOK – Two men from Northeastern Thailand have been arrested in Bangkok for the alleged assault and...
View ArticleChinese Nationals Arrested in Bangkok for Chinese Pyramid Scheme
Mr. Lu Wei and Ms. Chen Hao - - BANGKOK – The Immigration Police have arrested a pair of Chinese nationals responsible for defrauding their customers through a pyramid scheme scam, causing losses up...
View ArticlePrayuth on Defensive Over Family’s 600 Million Baht Property Sale
“I don’t know. I don’t remember,” Gen. Prayuth said on 1 November. “I am not a businessman. Please don’t ask me about this.” - BANGKOK – Thailand’s military leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha...
View ArticleChiang Khong Deputy District Chief Say’s District at Risk of Losing its...
A visitor takes a photo at the fourth Thai-Lao Friendship bridge, which opened four months ago. It links Chiang Rai’s Chiang Khong district - CHIANG RAI – Thawatchai Phucharoenyod , Chiang Khong’s...
View ArticleReleasing Loy Krathong Festival Lanterns Near Airport May be Punishable by Death
The air traffic control centre in Chiang Rai province has declared a 5-kilometre zone around the airport - - CHIANG RAI – The Thai police gave a serious warning to the public that anybody found to be...
View ArticlePolice Officer Arrested at Chiang Rai Check Point with Counterfeit Thai Currency
At around 1pm they stopped a car at a checkpoint - CHIANG RAI – Boarder Patrol Officers in the Mae Jan district of Chiang Rai Province have arrested a Royal Thai Police Sub Lieutenant and two other men...
View ArticleMyanmar Embassy Files Official Request with Thai Justice Ministry Wanting Koh...
Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin BANGKOK – Myanmar has officially called for Thai authorities to reopen the investigation into the murder of two British tourists on Koh Tao as there are many unanswered...
View ArticleThailand and Canada Join Efforts to Research Chronic Diseases
Alain Beaudet, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), arrived at Government House - BANGKOK – Thailand through its Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI) agreed with Canada...
View ArticleThai Tourism Minister Assures Tourist Safety at World Travel Mart in London
More tourist police will also facilitate and ensure safety for tourists, while zoning laws will be improved to enhance sustainability at tourist destinations. LONDON – This week at the “World Travel...
View ArticleMyanmar Tourism Entrepreneur Envoy Visits Chiang Rai
Col Saw Nai Oo, the strategic commissioner of Tachileik, and Col Songyos Thongkon, the Deputy Commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment Task Force of the Royal Thai Army - - CHIANG RAI – The Department...
View Article2.4 Tremor Awakens Phan Chiang Rai
CHIANG RAI – Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau reported a minor quake of 2.4 magnitude occurred in Chiang Rai province at 6.40am on Thursday Nov 6 with the epicenter in Phan...
View ArticleNarcotics Control Board Asks Myanmar to Arrest 10 Key Drug Suspects Wanted in...
Drug trafficking in Thailand has declined and prices have increased along the Thai border after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) seized power in the country, said Permpong Chaovalit,...
View ArticleThailand’s Junta Meddling With Education to Teach ‘Correct Democracy’
Students sing Thailand’s national anthem at a school in Bangkok - BANGKOK – Since acquiring power in a coup on 22 May 2014, the Thai military junta has tried to make its mark on the nation’s...
View ArticleThe Unlikely Business of Equality in Thailand
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who as army commander led a May coup d’etat, listed 128.6 million baht ($3.9 million) in assets and 654,745 baht ($20,000) in liabilities - BANGKOK – Earlier in the...
View ArticleRussia Ready to Sell Weapons to Thailand
A new era of military and security cooperation between the two nations - BANGKOK – According to Russian Ambassador Kirill Barskiy, Russia is ready to sell weapons to Thailand as it wants to see a new...
View ArticleDanish Tax Fraud Fugitive Peter Jensen Arrested in Phuket
Danish national Peter Jensen, 48, was arrested yesterday morning in Phuket on an international arrest warrant for tax evasion. Photo: Phuket Immigration PHUKET – Thai immigration police in Phuket...
View ArticleChiang Rai Man Arrested Selling Pen Guns on Facebook
Prakit Promma, right, with an official and some of the items seized following his arrest. Photo: Natthawat Arm. - CHIANG RAI — Police in Chiang Rai’s Thoeng district arrested 28-year-old Prakit Phromma...
View ArticleThailand a Rip-off Rolex Shangri-La
Pick a brand: fake watches seized in Bangkok bear the Rolex name - BANGKOK – Arjun, an ethnic Gurkha immigrant to Thailand from Myanmar, has sold counterfeit watches for years on the street outside...
View ArticleArmy Denies Risks Linked to Arming Volunteer’s in South
It is likely that the Army will replace more security forces with volunteers. - BANGKOK – Army spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvari yesterday dismissed concerns that Army weapons delivered to civil-defence...
View ArticleThai Authorities Deport Militant Ramandeep Singh to India
Ramandeep Singh alias Goldie, an alleged militant of the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) - BANGKOK – Ramandeep Singh alias Goldie, an alleged militant nabbed in...
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