Spanish woman arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport with 3kg of ice worth Bt9 million; en route from Ghana to Indonesia. MCOT Update: A Spanish woman was arrested at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport for smuggling 3.1 kilograms of ‘ice’ – crystal methamphetamine, police said Tuesday. Following a tip-off that a drug smuggler will pass through the airport, […]
While Thailand’s reputation as ‘the land of smiles’ is a cliché, the recent images of violence and unrest in Bangkok have been a shocking contrast to its reputation as a stable regional travel and business hub. Bangkok’s streets have been cleaned up and normal life has resumed, but political instability is likely to continue in […]
Singer Chalathit “Ben” Tontiwut was assaulted and robbed of Bt80,000 in cash and valuables on Pattaya’s Beach Road early yesterday. Pattaya police found the unconscious and bashed “Ben” on Beach Rd at about 3.30am. The 29-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for bruises to his face, head and neck, and […]
BANGKOK — The Government of Thailand has embarked on an ambitious programme to develop and position the royal kingdom as “Asia’s Golf Hub”. This is a collective policy decision by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport and its three agencies – namely Tourism Authority of Thailand, Sports Authority of Thailand and the Thailand Convention and […]
Cambodia’s premier warned Monday that a border dispute with Thailand was “very hot” and could result in violence, reiterating his call for international assistance to end the row. “Cambodia would like to ask for intervention to have an international conference on the issue of the Cambodian-Thai border dispute,” Prime Minister Hun Sen said during a […]
A man has been stabbed to death and partially decapitated in Thailand’s insurgency-wracked deep south, police said on Monday. The body of the unidentified victim, believed to be in his early 20s, was found in a rubber plantation in Narathiwat province, near the border with Malaysia. The Sydney Morning Herald
BANGKOK, Aug 9 – Bangkok’s metropolitan police on Monday arrested an Iranian man in central Bangkok for possessing 10 kg of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice”, worth Bt30 million (US$930,000). Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt-Gen Santan Chayanont said that Soltan Mohammadi Reza, 32, was arrested after police detective at Thonglor Police Station was tipped […]
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court held its first hearing Monday in a case of alleged misuse of a state grant by the ruling Democrat Party, which faces possible dissolution. The Election Commission in April called for the party of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to be abolished over allegations of misuse of a 29 million baht (900,000 […]
