A GERMAN tourist recovering from a drug overdose is now out of danger but as yet unable to give an account of the incident at a Phuket resort that put him in intensive care and killed his companion, a doctor at Vachira Phuket Hospital said on Sunday. ONE TOURIST is dead and another is fighting […]
The Transport Ministry permanent secretary says the launch of the Red Line BTS train service from Bang Sue to Taling Chan is likely to be postponed after problems concerning land expropriation caused a significant delay in construction. Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary Supoj Sublom disclosed that progress in the construction of the Red Line Skytrain, connecting […]
A 3rd round of fighting has erupted between Thai and Cambodian troops at the border. Tanks are being used. Initial reports say 2 Thai civilians have been injured. Cambodia: 10 Soldiers, Civilians Killed in Clashes The Cambodian Foreign Ministry has said Thailand violated Cambodian territory in 3 areas during the clashes yesterday, resulting in 10 […]
The use of Marijuana in some countries is either permitted or tolerated, however here in Thailand strict laws are in place to prevent the use of narcotics. A Dutch tourist found this out in the early hours of Saturday morning when he was arrested in possession of a block of Marijuana. A Police informant provided […]
SI SA KET, 5 February 2011 (NNT) – Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket province has been pronounced a disaster zone after clashes erupted between Thai and Cambodian troops while assistance is being urgently provided for the evacuated. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has declared Kantharalak district an emergency disaster area after […]
SI SA KET, 5 February 2011 (NNT) – Military officials of Thailand and Cambodia have ordered a ceasefire upon a four-point agreement as border tensions are waning. Following truce talks between Thailand’s Second Army Region Commander Lieutenant General Tawatchai Samutsakorn and Cambodia’s Fourth Military Region Commander Lieutenant General Chea Mon, Spokesperson of the Royal Thai […]
A 23-yr-old member of the Akha hill tribe in Northern Thailand has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of British music teacher and composer David Crisp. Awe Ye Piang, was sentenced by the Chiang Mai provincial court in Northern Thailand, but two other hill tribe men who were involved have still not yet […]
Thailand-Cambodia border dispute: 16 Thais killed, 26 wounded and 4 captured [unconfirmed] There are unconfirmed reports that the Thai side had suffered significant damages and casualties during the nearly 3 hours of fighting at 3 p.m yesterday, Friday 4th February. -Unofficial reports said 16 Thai soldiers were killed, 26 wounded and 4 were captured and […]
