A 25-year-old-man was arrested by Samut Prakan police for raping a 14-year-old girl. She was introduced to him by her friend, and they celebrated Songkran together. But while taking her home on his motorbike, he raped her in a forest. It typically lasts three days (often around April 13–15, though dates can vary slightly), and […]
A police proposal to extend nightlife closing times by two hours to 4am is getting a mixed reaction. The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) has proposed the extension as part of preparations for the Asean Economic Community (AEC) launch in 2015. Read more: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST
Bang Sue police are seeking a taxi driver who allegedly shot and wounded a drunk passenger who was about to vomit in his vehicle, after an online post carrying details of the incident went viral on a social media network. A photo and messages posted on Instagram early yesterday showed a man who had been […]
BANGKOK, 12 April 2013 (NNT) – The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) is planning to relocate the railway hub from Hua Lamphong train station to Bang Sue in a bid to prepare for the future links with high-speed rail projects. OTP Chief Chula Sukhamanop told the press that Bang Sue station […]
BANGKOK, April 13 – Three men were arrested in connection with the murder of an environmental activist in Bangkok’s suburban province of Chachoengsao, police said today. One of the suspects, Flight Sgt Anu Boonpeng, confessed that he was the gunman who opened fire at Prajob Nao-opas,, chief of a village in Phanom Sarakham district of […]
BANGKOK, April 11 – Train stations and bus terminals in Bangkok are crowded with passengers beginning to flow out of the capital to celebrate the Thai traditional new year, or Songkran long holidays, and homecoming trips. Revellers started arriving at Hua Lamphong Railway Station early morning to catch trains to their hometowns. The northeastern route […]
SAMUT PRAKAN, 8 April 2013 (NNT) – The owner and a staff of the Samutprakan kindergarten where a 3-year-old girl has been hospitalized after being left unattended inside a van for 7 hours met with investigators at Bang Pu police station, Samutprakan province, to give their accounts of the incident. After their meeting with investigators, […]
BANGKOK, 9 April 2013 (NNT) – The cabinet on Tuesday has approved plans to acquire a fleet of over 3,000 NGV buses for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA). The Transport Ministry earlier submitted a 13 billion baht budget request to procure the NGV-run buses. The proposal, which had been submitted to the cabinet several […]
