BANGKOK, 30 November 2012 (NNT) – Bangkok Police have informed the public that a government exhibition to commemorate His Majesty the King’s Birthday Anniversary will affect traffic around the Royal Plaza next Tuesday night until Wednesday night. Traffic Police Commander Police Major General Piya Tawichai said 1,500 Metropolitan police officers and 600 Traffic Police officers […]
Police Saturday morning fired teargases at advancing protesters at two roadblocks, resulting in injuries and arrests. At this spot, police arrested 132 protesters. One of them was a TV cameraman, who was later released after other newsmen informed police that he was on duty. Read more: The Nation
Checkpoints lined along all major roads to Bangkok Friday ahead of the scheduled big anti-government rally. The Pitak Siam Group will kick off its rally at the Royal Plaza in the capital today. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 23 November 2012 (NNT) – The Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning has issued a statement for relevant agencies in Bangkok to be wary of safety during upcoming Loy Kratong celebrations. The statement, consisting of 15 bullet points, emphasizes public participation in preventing accidents and reiterates safety procedures and building codes, […]
A 56-year-old British man apparently overcome by financial worries jumped off an 8th floor condominium in Bangkok. Mr. John Douglas Rose had no job in Thailand and was living off an inheritance. However, problems with inheritance taxes had apparently left him broke. Read more: Pattayadailynews.com
BANGKOK, 22 November 2012 (NNT) – The Environment Department has expressed concern over the amount of garbage in Bangkok, which has drastically increased from the same period of last year by a rate of 800 tons per day. The department revealed that the main cause of the problem was last year’s flood crisis. During December […]
BANGKOK, Nov 21 – Bangkok police will deploy at least 112 companies—16,000 personnel–to maintain law and order during the anti-government rally of the Pitak Siam group Saturday, according to a national police bureau spokesman. Pol Maj-Gen Piya Uthayo said national police chief Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew ordered subordinates in provinces adjacent to the capital to […]
BANGKOK, Nov 19 – The Thai authorities today announced the arrest of a human trafficking gang luring Myanmar women into prostitution. Anti-Human Trafficking Division Commandant Pol Maj-Gen Chavalit Sawaengpud said at a press conference that four persons, two from Myanmar and two Thais, lured three Myanmar women aged 15-19 into prostitution. Read more: MCOT
