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Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Pleads Not Guilty to all Charges
Ousted Thai leader Yingluck Shinawatra leaving court Tuesday through a sea of supporters after pleading not guilty to charges related to a botched rice-subsidy program BANGKOK – Thailand’s Former...
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Top Australian Biker Gang Member Exiled in Phuket, Denied Re-Entry to Australia
Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton made the decision not to allow Bandidos bikie member back in Australia PHUKET– UK-born Daniel Roach a top Bandidos biker gang member is stranded in Phuket...
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Thailand’s New Power Development Plan, Death Sentence for Mekong
The Don Sahong dam- the 2nd dam on the Lower Mekong,the Lao government plans to launch in early 2015 BANGKOK – Thailand’s National Energy Policy Council last week approved Thailand’s new Power...
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Alleged Human Trafficking Kingpin Ko Tong (Big Brother Tong) Denies Charges
Pajjuban Angchotephan, or Ko Tong (Big Brother Tong) BANGKOK – Satun Governor Dejrat Simsiri reports that Pajjuban Angchotephan the suspected mastermind of an extensive human trafficking network in...
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Thailand’s Military Junta Walks a Tightrope with Foreign Powers
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (R) speaks with Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (L) during a news conference at the Government House BANGKOK – Thailand now stands on a tightrope...
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Officials Bring Aide to 10 Year Old Girl Who Quit School to Care for Blind...
Officials hand assistance to the 10-year-old girl and her blind father in Ratchaburi province on Wednesday. (Photo by Saichol Ochkajon) . RATCHABURI – Help has finally reached ten-year-old Manaswee...
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Minor Tremor Jostles Chiang Rai’s Mae Lao District
According to statistics from the Seismology Office, minor quakes have been recorded in Mae Lao district of Chiang Rai province. . CHIANG RAI – Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau reported...
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International Office of Migration (IOM) to Improve Healthcare for Migrants in...
Office of Migration (IOM) operates mobile health clinics around Chiang Rai and Northern Thailand. CHIANG RAI – Dr. Surachet Satitramai, acting permanent secretary of the public health ministry...
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The Lack of Road Safety in Thailand is Criminal
On average, 167 accidents occurred each day and, on average, 17 people died every day You may shake your head in disbelief when you learn that reckless drivers who cause fatal accidents in Thailand can...
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Briton and Russian Arrested for Extortion in Pattaya
Russian, Dennis Zabodev, 31 and a Briton, Allan Henry Paulson, 45 CHON BURI – Thailand’s Immigration police on Thursday arrested two foreign Nationals, Russian, Dennis Zabodev, 31 and a Briton,...
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Australian Survives Assassination Attempt in Surat Thani
Police say Woodward was shot in both arms and is receiving medical attention SURAT THANI – Police are investigating an apparent assassination attempt on a 64-year-old Australian man was injured in...
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Norwegian Found Hung in Udon Thani Hotel Room
UDON THANI – A 41-year-old Norwegian National has been found hanging inside a hotel room in Udon Thani’s Muang district late Wednesday night. The body of the Norwegian national, whose name is being...
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Should Thailand Adopt a German Electoral System
There have been discussions on adopting the German electoral system in Thailand. A German electoral system will reduce the possibility of one party gaining control of the parliament. The German...
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Anti Prayuth Protesters Arrested in Bangkok
An anti coup protester shout at Thai soldiers (not seen) as a police officer (L) tries to calm him down during a planned gathering in Bangkok BANGKOK – The Metropolitan Police in Bangkok have...
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Chang Kong Officials Detain Lao woman with US$400,000 (13.3 Million Baht)
The woman, identified as Mon Intapan, was taken to the Chiang Khong immigration – Photo by Chinpat Chaimon CHIANG RAI – Officials in Chang Kong have detained a 35-year-old Lao woman has been detained...
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Chiang Rai City Police Shoot and Kill Drug Runner
The driver lost control of the truck and it plunged into a roadside ditch – File Photo CHIANG RAI – City Police have reported that a drug smuggler was killed and 500,000 Meth tablets were seized in a...
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Swiss Tourist Dies in Hotel Elevator Shaft in Phuket
The swiss man was jammed so tightly that rescue workers were unable to remove him. PHUKET – A 54-year-old Swiss man was crushed to death by a malfunctioning elevator at a hotel in Patong beach, Phuket,...
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Line Messaging App Debuts Streaming Service in Thailand
BANGKOK – Line Music is getting a trial launch in Thailand and will live in the company’s flagship app, allowing users to listen to songs and share them with friends through private and/or group...
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Truck Collides with Tourist Van on Chiang Mai- Chiang Rai Highway
Chinese tourists stand by accident scene – Photo by Cheewin Sattha CHIANG MAI – A tourist van traveling on the Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai Highway with 12 Chinese tourists on board was struck by a pickup...
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Myanmar Enacts New Controversial Population Control Law
Muslim Rohingya children at a camp for displaced people near Sittwe YANGON – The President of Myanmar Thein Sein has personally signed off on a population control law that ethnic and women’s rights...
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