Thai Tour Guide Shot Dead Japanese Tourist

A Thai tour guide surrendered himself to the police confessing that he had shot dead one Japanese tourist and wounded another, after a heated argument during the trekking in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand. On 26th April, 2011 the tour guide, Apichart Inphisak, 41, turned himself in to the police and admitted to the crime that […]

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Thai Police Raid Red Shirts Radio Stations

Thai authorities have raided more than a dozen community radio stations in Bangkok thought to be sympathetic to the anti-government “Red Shirt” movement. Police say the stations, located in Bangkok and surrounding areas, were raided Tuesday, after broadcasting statements defaming the Thai monarchy. Insulting the monarchy is a serious crime in Thailand. The raids came […]

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