An Australian man on Monday will not fight Australia’s bid to extradite him from Thailand to Victoria over the theft of a $1 million ring, his lawyer says. George Georgio, 30, from Northcote in Victoria, is due to appear in a Bangkok criminal court on Monday after he was arrested at Thailand’s seaside resort of […]
HUAI KHA KHEANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, Thailand — After trudging through the wilds of western Thailand for several hours, the forest rangers thought they were finally onto something: the distant sound of crunching leaves. Automatic weapons drawn, the five Thais crept forward, hoping to catch a tiger poacher. It turned out to be a banteng, a […]
BANGKOK — Thai police said Wednesday that they have arrested two people accused of dealing in illegal African ivory, a day after an American and a Thai national were indicted in California on charges of smuggling ivory from endangered elephants into the United States. Thai Police Maj. Gen. Misakawan Buara, commander of a division that […]
Suspended Army officer Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol announced Saturday that he is a leader of the red-shirt movement and is training the movement’s fighters for fighting against the military. He called a radio programme to say that he had not escaped into Malaysia but he went to Hat Yai on Thursday to train the red-shirt […]
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to leave for Krabi by Thai Airways International, flight TG245 at about 1.30pm on Saturday to chair a seminar of the Democrats. Mr Abhisit will return to Bangkok at about 10.20pm tonight. Bangkok Post
Thailand on Wednesday welcomed reports that thousands of Chinese couples plan to hold their wedding parties in Thailand this year. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the events would certainly help boost tourism for Thailand and that between China and Thailand. He conveyed the message during a meeting with Fe Juakhoo, president of foreign relation association […]
Informed sources from several police divisions have told the Pattaya Times that a very serious crackdown will begin next month to catch foreign business people who are financial backers of gay bars, beer bars and a go-gos where there is sex for sale in Pattaya. These bars charge a “bar fine” to the customer and […]
Tuk-Tuk Turmoil May Be At an End TRIALS of fare meters in tuk-tuks could begin this year in Karon and Kata, Phuket’s Governor Wichai Praisa-ngob said yesterday. The move would represent a major breakthrough in attempting to solve Phuket’s chronic transport problems, mostly caused by corruption and rip-offs that are turning off tourists. The governor […]
