SAMUT PRAKAN, Oct 25 – A Pakistani man was arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on suspicion of murdering a 41-year-old Thai woman in the northern province of Chiang Mai. Syed Muhammad Ali, 41, was apprehended, with several items seized, at the check-in counter area of an international airline at the airport today. Chiang Mai Provincial […]
SAMUT PRAKAN, Oct 23 – The police arrest one Zambian national with 11 grammes of marijuana along with three other foreigners for violating immigration law. Somsak Puaphan, Muang Samut Prakan chief district and Pol Col Sithatkhet Kruwattanaset, superintendent of the Samrong Nua police station told a news conference about the arrest of Mr Mwanza Bauleni […]
BANGKOK, Oct 18 – Acting on complaints from several European banks, Thai police arrested two Bulgarian nationals in downtown Bangkok for ATM skimming. Technology Crime Suppression Division police arrested two Bulgarian men, identified as R. G. E. and G. K. G. at Ploenchit Center in Sukhumvit Road while they attempted to withdraw cash from automated […]
BANGKOK, Oct 14- Power failure at Thailand’s Don Mueang Airport Sunday morning delayed 16 flights, according to Airports of Thailand (AoT) President Anirut Thanomkulbutra. The power blackout occurred at the arrival and departure terminals for about half an hour in the morning and was caused by heavy rain and thunderstorm. MCOT
“Bangkok, glorious as if created by angels, the administration centre, beautiful temples, glittering palaces, the capital of Thailand,” is the new motto for the city, unveiled yesterday by Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra. The Thai slogan – no official English translation was made available – was chosen from the Bangkok Motto Contest Project. Read more: The […]
A Thai man was arrested in a Sukhumvit neighbourhood on Wednesday on charges of luring Thai women into prostitution in Japan, police said. Crime Suppression police charged Niran Pansa-ngiem, 34, with human trafficking and said he collaborated with another Thai, Chakrapan Vacharapin, who was earlier apprehended in Bangkok. Read more: The Nation
Bangkok still needs to be on guard against the risk of flooding, a prominent expert warned yesterday. Working with the Water and Flood Management Commission (WFMC), Royol Jitdon said his subcommittee on water-situation analysis had now requested pumps from the Royal Thai Army and the Royal Thai Navy to boost the capital’s ability to facilitate […]
Police arrested three suspected drug dealers Wednesday after they tried to retrieve crystal methamphetamine worth Bt180 million from their pickup truck, which was impounded in a police evidence-storage parking lot in Pathum Thani’s Khlong Luang district after being involved in an accident. Read more: The Nation
