PATTAYA — A British national is set to face more severe legal consequences after a Thai woman, critically injured in a motorbike collision allegedly caused by his reckless riding, succumbed to her injuries in hospital. The incident, which occurred on Soi Bongkot 8 on the night of 14 August, has sparked public outrage and calls […]
BANGKOK — Customs officers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport intercepted a 68-year-old Australian man attempting to smuggle 4.26 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice,” to Perth on Sunday night. Nigerian Arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok With 69 Cocaine Pellets in His Stomach The discovery was made after X-ray scans detected anomalies in the […]
NONTHABURI – Authorities are investigating whether illegal street racing caused a massive 11-vehicle collision involving high-end cars on an elevated expressway in Pak Kret district early Saturday morning. The crash occurred at 12:30 am on the Sri Rat-Udon Ratthaya expressway in tambon Ban Mai, leaving three people with minor injuries. 12 fast and furious drivers […]
PHUKET — A training flight turned disastrous Sunday afternoon when an ultralight aircraft crashed in Thalang district, injuring both occupants. The incident occurred at 4:30 pm along a rural road in Moo 2 village of tambon Paklok, sending shockwaves through the local aviation community. Sukhothai: Light plane makes emergency landing in rice field, pilot safe […]
BANGKOK — Firefighters swiftly contained an electric car fire at an auto repair workshop in Saphan Sung district on Friday afternoon (16 August). The incident occurred at a garage located on Soi Krungthep Kreetha 20, with emergency services receiving the alert at 3:15 pm. Father and Son Survive After Car Fire Starts From Firecrackers in […]
BANGKOK — In a sweeping effort to regulate the country’s cannabis industry, Thai authorities have closed more than 1,000 shops and confiscated nearly a tonne of cannabis flowers in a two-month nationwide crackdown. The operation, led by the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, inspected over 5,200 businesses out of nearly 19,000 registered cannabis-related […]
MAE SOT, TAK — More than 500 Thai cargo trucks, loaded with goods destined for Myanmar’s interior, remain stranded at the Mae Sot-Myawaddy 2 border checkpoint as Burmese military authorities enforce tighter transport restrictions. 2,000 foreigners to arrive in Mae Sot from Myawaddy starting Monday The backlog, stretching across the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province, […]
BANGKOK — A late-night raid on an illegal entertainment venue in Huai Khwang district uncovered over 300 patrons, including foreign tourists, with six testing positive for drugs and multiple narcotics seized on the premises. Over 100 test positive for drugs in Pathum Thani club raid The operation, conducted in the early hours of Friday (16 […]
