Unidentified man killed and one seriously injured in Pattaya Motorbike Accident

Two unidentified foreign male had a motorbike accident on the Thappraya Road between South Pattaya and Jomtien. One of them died instantly and his friend was in serious injury and had been brought to the Pattaya Memorial hospital. Pattaya, the 28th December 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 4:50am, police Lieutenant Colonel Attaros Krongraj (Dongtan Police Investigator) […]

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Road accidents in Thailand kill 79 in pre-New Year’s carnage

Bangkok – Road accidents claimed 79 lives in Thailand’s first two of the deadly days of New Year’s driving, officials said Friday. On Wednesday and Thursday, 1,012 road accidents occurred on Thailand’s highways, killing 79 people and injuring 1,095, according to government figures. Wibul Sanguanpong, director general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said […]

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84 yellow-shirts get jail for NBT raid

All except one of the 85 “Srivijaya warriors”, supporters of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), were on Thursday sentenced to jail terms ranging from nine months to two-and-a-half years on charges relating to the seizure of the National Broadcasting Service of Thailand (NBT) television station, Channel 11, in August 2008. The sentence was announced […]

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