A man seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Wednesday died shortly after medics attending to him were ordered by a police officer to move their ambulance to ease a traffic jam, according to a Facebook complaint that linked to a widely viewed video. After the complaint including photos and a video clip of the incident […]
Anti-government protesters have threatened to stage a mega-rally to oust the government, vowing to support the white-mask campaign against corrupt politicians. Chaiwat Sinsuwong, the protest leader, said on Tuesday his group had gathered four out of five million signatures needed to file a petition with the world court in the move to oust a corrupt […]
BANGKOK, June 4 – Thai police raided a house in suburban Bangkok and arrested a man today on charge of drug trafficking after a manhunt of nearly six years. Narcotics Control Board police apprehended Chatri (alias Ban) Sridit at a house-turned-office of Patrin Logistics Co in Nong Chok district and seized a number of vehicles […]
The World Bank yesterday warned that Bangkok faced a high risk of natural disaster, especially massive flooding that could cause huge economic losses. It suggested that policy-makers make three preparations to deal with disasters: optimise the effectiveness of the Bt350-billion water-management budget; ensure cooperation among agencies assigned to analyse and study legal aspects of disaster […]
Police will keep a closer eye on the spread of frightening rumours on social-media websites following postings that falsely claimed government agencies were warning of bombings in Bangkok. Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) chief Pol Maj-General Pisit Pao-in said his agency would make structural changes in the next seven days in which it would increase […]
An American national was arrested after solo robbing a bank. He was able to getaway with over 350,000 THB. NONTHABURI – May 30, 2013 [PDN]; At around 06.00 PM, Police officers of Nonthaiburi police station announced in a press conference that they were to arrest the foreign man who robbed a Bangkok Bank a few […]
BANGKOK, 31 May 2013 (NNT) – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has reiterated that rumors of violent incidents in Bangkok have been spread by rumor mongers, asking the public not to forward dubious information via the social network. Before embarking on a trip to Sri Lanka and Maldives on Friday, the premier said the rumors of […]
Staff in a Nonthaburi bank reported an armed robbery by a foreign man who escaped with over 300,000 Baht on Wednesday. Described as “European” in appearance, the bank robber queued patiently in the Bangkok Bank in Tesco Lotus, before presenting the cashier with a note, in “semi” English, which told them that he had both […]
