Israel’s Ambassador to Thailand, ‘Disappointed’ over Thai Royal’s Holocaust...
ML Rungguna Kitiyakara, Right . BANGKOK – Israel’s Ambassador to Thailand expressed extreme disappointment Thursday over statements made by a minor Thai royal denying the holocaust of WWII. Ambassador...
View ArticleUnderage Sex Traffickers Arrested in Chiang Mai
Ampai Chaichana, 46, of Mae Ai district, and Chayut Kijthongpoon, 58, and Chindarat Paeng-ai, both of Hat Yai CHIANG MAI – Pol Lt Gen Tanatisak Thirasawat, comissioner of the Region 5 Provincial...
View ArticleFormer Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Says She will Appear at Supreme...
Yingluck Shinawatra and sister Yaowapha Wongsawat in Chiang Mai CHIANG MAI – Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she would appear at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political...
View ArticleFour Year Old Girl Abducted from Thai Hospital, Found Naked in Forest
The police discover the girl’s clothes in the forest. (Photo Piyarach Chongcharoen) . KANCHANABURI – Sgt Maj Boonlert Chuchuen, of the veterinary and agriculture office has found a four-year-old...
View ArticleMinister Warns Hospitals Overcharging Foreigners Face Criminal Charges
General Boonyarit Kalayanamit made the warning after recent complaints show several private hospitals were charging foreigners at a rate higher than normal. . BANGKOK – Department of Internal Trade...
View ArticleThailand’s Child Porn Laws Finally Amended, Now Carries Severe Punishment
This law is meant to be in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child BANGKOK – Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday amended the Criminal Code to...
View ArticleThailand’s Phra Buddha Issara tries to Reform Thailand’s Buddhist Monks...
Reformist monk Phra Buddha Issara arrives at the Thai Police Crime Suppression Division headquarters in Bangkok. Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters/Corbis BANGKOK– Thai Buddhism, much like Thai...
View ArticleThe Andaman Sea a Watery Graveyard for Rohingya Asylum Seekers
Rohingya migrants swam to collect food supplies dropped by a Thai army helicopter On the Andaman Sea, west of the Siam peninsula in Asia, a tragic scandal is unfolding. Thousands of Rohingya asylum...
View ArticleLesotho National Arrested for Email Fraud in Pattaya
Mr Lebohang hacked into the email of the unnamed three-star hotel and told the foreigners to wire him a total of Bt300,000. PATTAYA – Police have arrested a Lesotho conman, Matete Lebohang, for...
View ArticleSouth African Policeman Found Dead in His Hotel Room
Devlyn Abbott, a 41-year-old KwaZulu-Natal law enforcement officer PHUKET – A South African man, Devlyn Abbott, 41, a father of two has apparently died as the result of an accident in his hotel room....
View ArticleElderly Frenchman in Pattaya, Run Down by Suspected Drunk Driver
Mr. Christian Brune from Manosque France . . CHON BURI — An French National Mr. Christian Brune has died after his motorcycle was struck by a car in Bang Lamung on Sunday. Police suspect the accident...
View Article43 Year Old British Woman Found Dead in Koh Chang Hotel Pool
Rachel Ann Turner, 43, was found lying face down in the pool KOH CHANG – Police Investigator Auraungkoon Kaewmuangklarng has reported that, British National Rachel Ann Turner was found dead in a...
View ArticleCambodia Deports Fugitive Russian Tycoon Sergei Polonsky
Russian Sergei Polonsky (centre) is escorted by Cambodian police at Phnom Penh international airport on May 17, 2015 PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Immigration Authorities have deported a fugitive Russian...
View ArticleMalaysia’s Controversial Sarawak Dam Gets Approval
Massive hydroelectric dams in Sarawak are destroying the remaining forests of the region while violating the rights of the indigenous people SARAWAK -A controversial dam financed by China that will...
View ArticleThailand’s Southern Insurgent’s set off 39 Bombs over Weekend
Most victims suffered minor injuries, but two remained in hospital, he said. No fatalities were reported. YALA – Thailand’s Military’s Internal Security Operations Command reported up to 39...
View ArticleMinistry of Culture to Set Up Creative and Design Center in Chiang Rai
Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC) where people can learn about materials, culture, the history of design, and consult with designers on product concepts. . . CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Ministry...
View ArticleThai Travel Agents Association Calls for Action Against Sriayudhya Seafood...
Sriayudhya Seafood Market, Bangkok . BANGKOK – Charoen Wangananont, President of the Thai Travel Agents Association want authorities to take decisive action against the Sriayudhya Seafood Market, in...
View ArticleCops Fine X Centre in Chiang Mai for Naked Female Bungee Jumper
CHIANG MAI – A video clip of a Asian female tourist form Hong Kong enjoying a naked bungee jump in Chiang Mai has gone viral, resulting in a raid and a 1,000 baht fine for damaging the city’s fame,...
View ArticleRoyal Thai Police Arrests Human Trafficking Kingpin
Police chief Somyot Pumpunmuang, sitting second left, shows Patchuban “Ko Tong” Angchotipan (in white t-shirt) in Bang Khen district, Bangkok BANGKOK – The Royal Thai Police arrested the suspected...
View ArticleThai Transport Ministry Denies Kra Canal Deal
BANGKOK – Thai Transport Ministry Officials are denying media reports that the Government has signed an agreement with China to construct a shipping canal through the Kra Isthmus that could allow...
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