PATTAYA – A lighthearted incident unfolded at Wat Mai Samran temple on October 12 when a tourist from Dubai accidentally rode his rented motorbike into a shallow pond, prompting a communal rescue effort by monks and local residents. The event, captured on video and widely shared online, ended without injury and with good humor from […]
BANGKOK — Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon after a closely watched journey from Singapore, just one day before the Supreme Court is set to rule on the legality of his six-month hospitalization during a prison sentence. Thaksin Diverts to Dubai but Vows Return for Supreme Court Verdict Thaksin’s private […]
BANGKOK — Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced via social media on Tuesday that his private jet had diverted from Singapore to Dubai due to the closure of Seletar private airport, but he pledged to return to Thailand by September 8 to face a Supreme Court verdict the following day. Thaksin Shinawatra Cleared of Royal […]
The Criminal Court on Wednesday denied former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave for Dubai on Thursday for medical treatment, just three weeks before the first hearing in the lese majeste case against him. Thaksin, 75, says he is too old to become Prime Minister again A source said Thaksin filed the request on […]
A 56-year-old man died while a 57-year-old woman has survived after a domestic violence incident at a home in Wichit. Campaign against domestic violence launched The Wichit Police were notified of the incident in the evening of May 9, 2023, at a residential home in a housing estate in Wichit, Mueang Phuket. Full story: thephuketexpress.com […]
A woman was arrested at Phuket International Airport with more than two kilograms of cocaine worth more than ten million baht, says Thai Customs. Nigerian man arrested as Samui police battle influx of cocaine dealers The head of Thai Customs at Phuket International Airport Ms. Sukanya Wettayanukun told the Phuket Express that on Wednesday (April […]
BANGKOK, Aug 15 (TNA) – Thailand has its fifth monkeypox case who is a Thai woman returning from Dubai, according to the Department of Disease Control. Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the department, said the Thai woman aged 25 years arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport on Aug 14. Full story: tna.mcot.net TNA
A Thai woman who was duped into working as a prostitute in the United Arab Emirates safely returned to Thailand on Tuesday, authorities said. The case garnered public attention after the victim posted a video appeal on Facebook on Sept 19, which prompted Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to instruct the Labour Ministry to coordinate with […]
