Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian police have detained a Thai woman for allegedly attempting to smuggle out more two kilogrammes of cocaine valued at 1.7 million ringgit (459,460 dollars), official news reports said Tuesday. The 22-year-old suspect, who is two months pregnant, was detained Friday at a bus stop, after she had boarded a bus headed […]
Ahh Thailand. If the ladyboys don’t get you the elephants will. I was molested by one in front of a paying audience. What I had expected was a “baby elephant massage” – a photo opportunity where a (big) baby elephant pretends to massage your back with his foot. The first indication something was different from […]
BANGKOK, Sept 6 (TNA) — In an attempt to facilitate outbound passengers and enable flights to leave on schedule, officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport will implement a centralised security screening system starting at1 am Monday, said Airports of Thailand president Serirat Prasutanond. The airport has already implemented the system in the west wing of the airport […]
The slump in Thailand’s tourism industry has resulted in at least 22 hotels in Bangkok worth a combined 17 billion baht being offered for sale, according to Patima Jeerapaet, managing director of the property consultant Colliers International Thailand. One of the properties on the block is valued at around 3 billion baht while the average […]
The Surin Elephant Round-up usually takes place on the third weekend of November in Surin province,(this year, 2009, main weekend is 20th, 21st and 22nd November) Isan, Thailand. It is of recent origin, first held in 1960. The people of Surin were traditionally excellent at capturing elephants in Cambodia, then training them as working animals. […]
BANGKOK, Sept 5 (TNA) — The long-delayed Airport Rail Link project, providing direct rail service to and from Suvarnabhumi Airport, will start providing free service to the public from this December 5 which coincides with the birthday celebrations of His Majesty the King, said State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Governor Yuthana Tupcharoen. People interested in […]
Eleven people were shot dead as violence flared Wednesday in Thailand’s majority-Muslim south, where a separatist rebellion has been going on for more than five years. Police said militants shot dead 10 civilians and a soldier in Narathiwat and neighbouring Pattani province. Many of those killed were Muslim, including a religious teacher and his 13-year-old […]
BANGKOK, Sept 4 (TNA) – Key leaders of the anti-government United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) on Friday announced the cancellation of their planned mass rally this Saturday, but vowed to hold a major protest on September 19 to mark the third anniversary of the coup which toppled then premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Leaders Veera […]
