An English man was assaulted, robbed and locked in his own house by an unidentified Thai teenager. Pattaya, 20th April 2011. [PDN] At 1.30 a.m. Police Captain, Nitipoom Butwong was informed of a robbery at an English man’s house in Paradise Hill 2. Upon arrival at the scene, a neighbour told the police Mr. Jerrad […]
More than 2,000 people in Thailand were infected with malaria in the past three months, the Public Health Ministry said Thursday. Malaria remains a threat in the deep South, especially Yala province, where the number of malaria cases has increased from 30 a year to 3,000 annually over the past several years because of the […]
The television blackout nationwide on Thursday afternoon was unrelated to coup rumours, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said. Information and Communications Technology Minister Juti Krairerk said television channels blacked out since 4.07pm today after Thaicom 5 satellite went off its orbit. Read more: Bangkok Post
BANGKOK, 21 April 2011 (NNT) – The 2011 Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International House Ware Fair (BIG+BIH 2011) has already commenced at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center (BITEC) with nearly 600 Thai and foreign companies participating. Commerce Minister Pornthiva Nakasai stated that the event has been widely accepted in the global […]
Red-shirt leaders on Thursday stepped out to speak in unison, voicing suspicion about a military intervention to seize power after the upcoming House dissolution. Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan said Army Chief of Staff General Dapong Rattanasuwan should explain why he urgenly summoned three key commanders to meet him at his residence on Wednesday’s night. […]
BANGKOK, April, 21 — Thai politician Somchai Sunthornwat, a former minister in Democrat and Thai Rak Thai governments, died Wednesday morning at age 72 after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Funeral rites are being held at his home in the central province of Saraburi where he served as an MP for several terms. Read more: MCOT
BANGKOK, 21 April 2011 (NT)-The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that children as young as 13 years old have been diagnosed with sexually transmitted disease (STD) with the society to blame for the STD among Thai adolescents. The Bureau of Epidemiology’s Director, Dr. Manit Theeratantikanon expressed his concerns over the lack of strict regulations […]
Two Anti-government red shirt supporters were shot and injured following an incident at the well-known Red Shirt protest site in Jomtien. The incident occurred on Thursday Morning as a team of red shirts were preparing the site for a rally which is taking place there on Saturday. Khun Bajuab aged 49, a close friend of […]
