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Canada Ponders Free Trade with Thailand
Canada’s Priminster signes Well Wishes Book for Thai King . . OTTAWA – The Canadian government is exploring the idea of free trade with Thailand despite internal warnings from Foreign Affairs officials...
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Thailand and China Sign Rice and Railway Deal
China to construct two dual-track rail lines covering a combined 867 km (542 miles) and buy two million tons of rice. BANGKOK – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has inked a deal with Thailand that will see...
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Floods Continue to Devastate Southern Provinces
Homes, schools and businesses across many southern provinces have been hit by floods over the past few days, with tens of thousands of residents affected NARATHIWAT - According to local authorites...
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Thailand to Manage Tourism Package for Greater Mekong Subregion
Thailand to handle tourism package for Greater Mekong Subregion BANGKOK – The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) on Saturday agreed to assign Thailand as coordinator on the tourism package for the region,...
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Swedish National Jeans Viktor Bengtson Leaps to his Death in Bangkok
Forensic Police were called to Soi Sukhumvit 13 . . BANGKOK – Police in Lumpini distric of Bangkok have reported 24-year-old Swedish National Jeans Viktor Bengtson jumped to his death from a rented...
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Thailand Wins AFF Suzuki Cup 2014
KUALA LUMPUR – Thailand’s Charyl Chappuis and Chanathip Songkrisan earned Thailand their fourth title in the AFF Cup after surviving an onslaught from Malaysia at National Stadium in Bukit Jalil...
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Thai Health Ministry to Set Up 60,000 ‘Community Checkpoints’ Over New Years
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health Minister Ratchata Ratchatanawin has announced it’s slated to set up 60,000 ‘community checkpoints’ on local roads throughout the country in a bid to...
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Thai Soldiers Arrested for Kidnapping Ukrainian Couple
Igor Iermanov and his wife Maryna Iermanova PHUKET — Ten men from Nakhon Sri Thammarat, have been arrested for taking Igor Iermanov and his wife Maryna Iermanova from the Ukrainian hostage overnight...
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US State Department Representative Makes Recommendations over Thai Labour Laws
BANGKOK – U.S. Department of State representative Miss Jennifer K. Hong, working on human trafficking suppression advised Thailand to expedite the enactment of more effective laws related to...
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Norwegian Silji Macdison Killed in Tragic Dive Accident off Koh Tao Island
A rescue team, with emergency medical services personnel, rushed to the scene of accident but could not save her life. KOH PHANGAN – Norwegian tourist Silji Macdison, 22,was fatally injured while...
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Thailand’s Ministry of Justice Looks to Abolish Death Penalty
The last execution in Thailand in fact took place in April 2009 BANGKOK – Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice Chanchao Chaiyanukit has said Thailand’s death penalty may soon be...
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American Jason Richard Barnett Arrested for Beating Cambodian Man
Jason Richard Barnett 33 CAMBODIA – American National, Jason Richard Barnett 33, has been arrested for brutally assaulting Cambodian National Neang Sarin who worked at GBT 3 Guesthouse in...
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Tour Bus Carrying 37 Passengers Overturns in Phuket
The injured Russian tourists were taken to Patong Hospital – Photo Thawit Bilabdullar PHUKET – A group of 37 Russian tourists on a bus tour in Phuket were involved in an accident which left 25 of...
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Iranian and Frenchman Arrested in Phuket for Hotel Robbery
Shahram Ghorbaniafshar, 48, from Iran, and Stephane Emery, 42, from France PHUKET – Two foreign tourists Shahram Ghorbaniafshar, 48, from Iran, and Stephane Emery, 42, from France have been charged...
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Thai University Students Plead Guilty to Lese Majeste Over Play
Patiwat Saraiyaem (23) and Pornthip Munkong (25) were arrested on August 14 and 15, 2014 respectively for their participation in “The Wolf Bride,” . . BANGKOK – Thai University students, Patiwat...
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Thailand’s Hospitals Nationwide on Standby for “Seven Dangerous Days”of New...
Triage Nurses prepare for New Years Accidents . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Ministry of Pubic Health has ordered all Hospitals under it’s control to prepare for potential emergency cases over the Seven...
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner Comes to Aide of Thai flight Attendant
Qu Yan proceeded to lie the man on the ground and check his pulse BANGKOK – Weeks Four unruly Chinese passengers, one of whom scalde an Air Asia stewardess with hot water tarnished the image of...
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Day One of Thai New Year’s Seven Dangerous Day’s, 508Accidents, 58 Deaths,...
. . CHIANG MAI – The Directing Center for Road Accident Prevention and Reduction has reported Chiang Mai Province has had the highest number of accidents on the first day, followed by Surat Thani...
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AirAsia Flight 8501, Debris and Bodies Pulled From Java Sea
Members of Indonesian search and rescue team carry the body of a passenger of AirAsia flight QZ 8501 JAKARTA – Djoko Murjatmodjo, a senior official with Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry, said...
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AirAsia Planes in Thailand and Philippines in Fresh Incidents
AirAsia flight Z2272 which had overshot the runway at Kalibo airport in Boracay island MANILA – In the Philippines, AirAsia flight Z2272, which was flying from Manila overshot the runway in Kalibo...
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