Torrential rain hits Bangkok, suburbs
Torrential rain hits Bangkok, suburbs; gale force wind fells electric power pole on soi Ramkhamhaeng 130, killing one, injuring one. Read more: MCOT
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Bangkok: 41 students detained in antibrawl measure
City police Thursday rounded up 41 students at Krungthon Technology School from a crowded bus in front of the Dao Khanong Market in Bangkok’s Thon Buri area. A search found 25 students were carrying knives, which they claimed was for self-defence against rival students who often ambushed them. Read more: The Nation
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Yellow Shirts threaten mass rally unless reconciliation bills withdrawn
BANGKOK, July 24 – Yellow Shirt activists of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) threatened Tuesday to rally unless the reconciliation bills currently before Parliament are withdrawn within seven days. Key PAD leaders Sondhi Limthongkul, Chamlong Srimuang, Pipob Thongchai and Somkiat Pongpaiboon announced the group’s stance on the national reconciliation bills which might be reconsidered […]
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Thai AirAsia’s ticket reservation system to be suspended July 27-29
BANGKOK, July 23 – Thai AirAsia’s ticket reservation system will be suspended temporarily July 27-29 due to the company’s changing its data base system, following its operations base move to Don Mueang Airport. The airline will start operating at Don Mueang on Oct 1. The online ticketing system of flights from and to its Bangkok […]
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German found dead in Bangkok graveyard
A 47-year-old German man was found dead in a graveyard in Bangkok early Saturday morning. Police said he fell from a high building near the graveyard, which is in the Silom area of Bangkok. Read more: The Nation
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3 Turkish nationals arrested using fake credit cards at Bangkok ATMs
BANGKOK, July 21 – Three Turkish nationals were arrested for using counterfeit credit cards at ATMs in Bangkok, causing damages of over Bt100 million, according to the Immigration Bureau. Immigration Bureau Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Wiboon Bangthamai, said at a press conference that the trio, identified as Mr Sayman Ozgur Kazim, Mr Vidin Erdinc and […]
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Foreign inmate boasts of drug activity in Bang Khwang on YouTube
A video clip posted on YouTube showing a Western inmate at Bang Khwang maximum-security prison doing drugs and telling stories about how he and other inmates are able to freely use the Internet and make phone calls is genuine, Corrections Department director general Suchart Wonganantachai said yesterday. He said the inmate in question was an […]
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Woman held for making rude gestures to an image of His Majesty the King
Bangkok police have assigned a team to look into allegations that Thitinant Kaewchantranont, a 63-year-old New Zealand resident, had made an improper gesture toward an image of His Majesty the King outside the Constitution Court on Friday, Metropolitan Police deputy commander Pol Maj-General Anuchai Lekbumrung said yesterday. Read more: The Nation
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