BANGKOK, Dec 14 – Three suspected members of drug syndicate were arrested in Pathum Thani with 500,000 methamphetamine pills and 50 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine or ‘ice’ with an estimated street value of Bt250 million. Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrong, in charge of national drug suppression, told a news briefing of the arrest of three […]
The Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok will be transformed into a racing venue when the world’s fastest racers led by three-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and Moto GP King Jorge Lorenzo congregate this weekend for the Red Bull Singha Race of Champions (ROC). The 50,000-capacity arena, the site for the December 14-16 event, will […]
PATHUM THANI – English and American teachers found dead in Pathum Thani Rooms on Saturday Morning Thirty Five year old Charlie Milsom from Britain and 40 year old American Jonathan Louis were both discovered in a rented condominium. Reports indicate that the two were discovered in an upright, sitting, position and showed signs of vomiting, […]
A 31-year-old Iraqi man was arrested by tourist police in Bangkok, after demanding 15,000 baht to return an Kuwaiti man’s lost iPhone, which he had forgotten in a taxicab. The suspect claimed he needed the cash to pay off the police, in order to get the Kuwaiti man’s lost phone returned to him. The suspect […]
A Bangkok police officer was seriously injured in an eight-vehicle pile-up on the inbound Din Daeng elevated road yesterday morning. Pol Sub-Lieutenant Krit Jitdee of the Din Daeng Police said the accident took place at around 10.30am. It involved a Bangkok-Bang Saen transport van, a private company’s van, two taxis, one six-wheel truck, a Honda […]
Phuket police Wednesday announced Hungarian man Moshe David, 38, was arrested for murder of compatriot Joseph Peter Reisz, 47, and dumping his body in Phuket’s Kathu district. Reisz’s body was found on November 30 in a rubber plantation in Patong mountain range. The wanted man was aprehended while withdrawing some cash from an ATM machine […]
Thais began to occupy the Royal Plaza in front of Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall on Tuesday in order to get the best view of His Majesty the King’s birthday audience scheduled for tomorrow. All were wearing yellow, the colour representing Monday, the day of his birth. Throughout his more than 60 years on the throne, […]
BANGKOK, 3 December 2012 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will begin enforcing its use of fines for litterers in an effort to crack down on pollution in the city. Deputy Permanent Secretary for BMA Manit Techa-Apichoke, said there has been an exponential increase of rubbish in and around the capital’s canals. In a […]
