Day 2 of Songkran’s Seven Dangerous Days, 723 Accidents, 765 Injuries and 59...
The Thai government designated seven days as being the most dangerous during the Songkran new year holiday CHIANG RAI – The Road Safety Directing Centre has reported that the Death toll on the second...
View ArticleThai Immigration Parades Foreigners in Front of the Press
Pol Lt-General Sakda Chuenpakdee, commissioner of the Immigration Bureau parades foreign criminals in front of the press BANGKOK – Pol Lt-General Sakda Chuenpakdee, commissioner of the Immigration...
View ArticleTour Bus Carrying Foreign Tourists Rams into Pickup Killing Four Thai Nationals
Four people were killed after their pickup and a bus carrying foreign tourists collided in Phayuha Khiri district in Thailand. Photo: Bangkok Post NAKHON SAWAN – Four Thai Nationals have been killed...
View ArticleThailand’s Tourism Authority Worries about Koh Samui’s Image after Bombing
Police officers inspect the site of a car bomb blast at a car park of a shopping mall on the Thai tourist island of Koh Samui . KOH SAMUI – The Southern Office of Thailand’s Tourism Authority has now...
View ArticleDay Four of Sonkrans Seven Dangerous Days, 191 Dead and 1,808 Injured
Drunk driving is still the main cause of road accidents or 41.92% . CHIANG RAI – On the fourth day of Songkrans Seven Dangerous days the Death toll from road accidents has risen to 191 dead and 1,808...
View ArticleHow Much Money Do You Need To Retire In Thailand?
If your retirement dreams include a beautiful climate, new cultural experiences, access to affordable healthcare and a lower cost of living, you may be thinking about retiring abroad. One...
View ArticleMilitary Detain Redshirt Under Article 44 for Koh Samui Bombing
On the night of 10 April a car bomb exploded at the basement parking lot of Central Festival Samui shopping mall, which locates on Surat Thani’s Samui island. NONTHABURI – Col. Winthai Suwaree,...
View ArticleHow Much Money Do You Need To Retire In Thailand?
If your retirement dreams include a beautiful climate, new cultural experiences, access to affordable healthcare and a lower cost of living, you may be thinking about retiring abroad. One...
View ArticleDay 5 of Songkrans Seven Dangerous Days, 251 Dead and 2,532 Injured
Motorcycles are the vehicles that involved in most accidents or 81.83%. CHIANG RAI – On the Fifth day of Songkrans Seven Dangerous Days the Death toll from road accidents has now increased to 251 dead...
View ArticleUS President Barack Obama Nominates New Ambassador to Thailand
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies WASHINGTON -Former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Glyn Davies, has been nominated by President Barack Obama as...
View ArticleUfun Executives Arrested in Bangkok for Pyramid Scheme Selling
Two of the four arrested UFun executives, Pol Sub Lt Rittidej Warong, right, and Apichanat Sankla, are taken to court following their arrest on Friday. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul) BANGKOK – Thai...
View ArticlePhuket: Mystery Surrounds Missing US Diver Joshua Devine
Joshua Michael Devine Missing off coast of Phuket PHUKET – Family and friends of 36 year old Joshua Devine a US veteran and former National Guardsman who went missing on a dive trip in Phuket are...
View ArticleDay Six of Songkrans Seven Dangerous Days, 306 Deaths, and 3,070 Injuries
Drunk driving is the main cause of most fatal accidents. CHIANG RAI – On the Sixth Day of Songkrans Seven Dangerous Days the carnage count of road deaths reached 306 with 55 more people killed in a...
View ArticleYoung Woman in Chiang Mai Killed and Sodomized with Glass Water Bottle
The Autopsy took place at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. CHIANG MAI – Chiang Mai Police Chief Montri Sambunyanon has revealed to the press that autopsy results on an unidentified woman found...
View ArticleBody of Missing BBC Journalist Johanna Powell Found in Laos
BBC journalist Johanna Powell LAOS – Search teams who had been scouring the Mekong River in Laos for BBC journalist Johanna Powell, have reportedly found a body some 25 miles downstream from where...
View ArticleThai Navy and Marine Police Step up Search for Missing US Diver
Officials question Thadsana Devine, 35, wife of the missing American diver, about the incident after which her husband disappeared on April 11. (Photo by Adchataya Chuenniran) PHUKET – Navy and...
View ArticleThailand’s Family Household Debit Soars to Highest in Region
Thais walk under the banners line for sale of shopping mall in the Ratchaprasong shopping district in Bangkok BANGKOK – Thai households are piling on debt — and there is no easy way out for the former...
View ArticleDay Seven of Songkrans Seven Dangerous Days, 364 Killed, 3,559 Injured
Children look at vehicle carnage from Songkran Accidents CHIANG RAI – In conclusion of “Songkrans Seven Dangerous Days” drunk driving is the main cause of accident representing 39.31% of all cases,...
View ArticleThailand’s Public Health Warns of Alcohol Withdrawal after Songkran Celebrations
Dr. Ratchata indicated that the reason drinkers may feel weaker after they stop drinking is because they usually forego eating prior to a drinking session, causing a nutritional deficiency. CHIANG...
View ArticleChiang Mai Sodomy Killer Arrested
Phra Chusri, the man admitting to the murder of Miss Samorn CHIANG MAI – Pol Lt Gen Thanitsak Theerasawat, Chief of Provincial Police Region 5, in Chiang Mai has reported that Mr. Para Chusri, 52,...
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