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35 Killed in Shanghai New Years Stampede
A New Year’s Eve stampede has killed 35 people in Shanghai SHANGHAI – Thirty-five people have been killed in a stampede during New Year’s celebrations in downtown Shanghai, China’s state-run Xinhua...
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Bad Weather Hampers Recovery as First AirAsia Bodies Arrive
Indonesian military personnel carry the coffin of a victim recovered from the ill-fated Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 upon their arrival at the military airbase in Surabaya SURABAYA –...
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Thailand’s Economy and the Military Coup Trap
A Thai demonstrator holds a placard during a demonstration against the military coup at a shopping district in central Bangkok May 2014. Photo: EPA . BANGKOK — Fifteen billion dollars. That’s roughly...
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190 Dead on Day 3 of Thailand’s “Seven Dangerous Days”
Of all the provinces, Chiang Mai possessed the highest number of road accidents . . BANGKOK – Public Health Minister Dr. Ratchata Ratchatanawin revealed at a press conference that 190 people have...
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Colder Temperatures Forecasted for Northern Thailand
Homeless people on a street bury themselves under clothes to rug up against cold weather CHIANG RAI – Get a warmer jacket and add some more blankets to your bed as the Meteorological Department said...
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Angry Elephant Attacks Pickup Truck at Khao Yai Park
Wild elephant charges at a pickup truck PRACHINBURI – A pickup truck driver at Khao Yai national Park is thanking his lucky stars that he wasn’t killed after a Bull Elephant attacked his truck when...
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Border Crossing Times Extended in Chiang Rai and Tak Provinces
Mae Sai-Tachilek border crossing at Chiang Rai Province CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Ministry of Interior has decided to extend the border crossing hours in Chiang Rai and Tak provinces, following the...
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Tourists Flocking to Chiang Rai’s Phu Chee Fah
Group of Tourists early morning at Phu Chee Fah CHIANG RAI – Tourists are flocking to Phu Chee Fah to catch a glimpse of the cool season mists, Sanit Homnan, head of Phu Chee Fah Forest Park, said...
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School Teacher Killed in Yet Another Train Accident in Udon Thani
Pol Lt Col Supaphat Jittarak said this was the third accident at this railway crossing in this northeastern province this week. UDON THANI – Pol Lt Col Supaphat Jittarak, an investigator of Muang...
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Large Wreckage and 30 Bodies Found for Air Asia Flight QZ8501
Indonesian Air Force personnel carry suspected debris after it was delivered by helicopter from a recovery mission for the missing AirAsia flight QZ850 PANGKALAN BUN – Indonesian Authorities have...
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British Rock Star Pete Doherty Gets Clean at Hope Rehab Centre in Si Racha in...
Pete Doherty and Dylan Kerr British-run Hope Rehab Centre in Si Racha . CHON BURI – Libertines and Babyshambles frontman rock star Pete Doherty has checked out of Hope Rehab Centre in Si Racha in Chon...
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Myanmar Seeks to Revise Anti- Human Trafficking Laws
Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) detains woman from Myanmar suspected of being involved in cases of human trafficking and forced labour YANGON – Officials of Myanmar’s Central...
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260 Dead on Day 5 of Thailand’s “Seven Dangerous Days”
Chiang Mai has the highest number of road accidents CHIANG RAI – Deputy national police chief Pol.Lt.Gen. Suwira Songmetta has reported that the road accident death toll during the five-day New Year...
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Study Show’s Thailand Ranks Second in World Road Fatalities
Nearly 500 accidents occurred at U-turns over the past year BANGKOK – According to statistics from the World Health Organization and The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute in...
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Major Complaints Against Bangkok’s Public Bus Drivers
Drunk and drunker bus driver plows into passenger vehicle BANGKOK – Mr Thirapong Rodprasert, Director-General of Land Transport Department has reported that more than 800 public buses were found to...
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Thailand’s Military Once Again Eyes Submarine Fleet
South Korean Chang Bogo Class submarine is reportedly the least expensive at around $330 million each. BANGKOK – Thailand’s Military backed Government may look to procure two or three submarines as...
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Thailand’s National Police Chief Get’s Tough on Foreign Criminal Gangs
According to a recent study by the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), at least 22 transnational gangs have chosen Thailand as an operating base BANGKOK – Thailand’s National Police Chief Pol Gen...
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302 Dead on Day 6 of Thailand’s “Seven Dangerous Days”
Driving under the influence accounted for nearly 28% of the accidents, followed closely by over-speeding. BANGKOK – The Minister of Public Health Dr. Rajata Rajatanavin has reported that The Road...
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Prayuth’s New Years Gift to the Thai People, Continued Martial Law
Thailand’s Military backed Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha BANGKOK -Maj. Gen. Sunsern Kaewkumnerda Military Government spokesman has reported that Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha feels...
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Thailand Takes Delivery of Cargo Locomotives from China
The locomotives are designed for cargo trains with an axle load of 20 tons and a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour. BANGKOK – Officials from the State Railway of Thailand have confirmed that a...
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