BANGKOK, May 26 – Encamped in the surroundings of Thailand’s Government House since early this year, the yellow-clad People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) movement on Thursday pledged to prolong its protest against the Democrat-led coalition government until the end of June awaiting the result of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting regarding the Preah Vihear […]
Suvarnabhumi Airport has invested more than 76 million baht on an automatic passport inspection system to address the problem of overcrowding at the immigration checkpoints. Eight machines will be installed at the arrival section and another eight at the departure section. Passengers will be able to check themselves in and out without the need for […]
BANGKOK, May 24 – His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Tuesday proceeded to the Siriraj Hospital pier to view the water level of Chao Phraya River, his first public appearance since undergoing an spinal tap operation on May 2. The monarch, adorned in a pink shirt, appeared to the public with a happy face, sitting […]
A massive fire broke out at a slum community behind the Bangkok University in Klongtoey district Monday morning. The fire broke out at the Ban Kluay Tai community near the Art Narong expressway exit at 6:20 am. The fire swept through the shanty houses quickly, causing thick smokes. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
BANGKOK, May 22 – Three Iranians were detained at Suvarnabhumi Airport for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine or ‘ice’ weighing 5.2 kilogrammes altogether and worth more than 15 million baht (US $ 500,000). Mr Farshad ‘Curly’ Lashgari, Mr Mehrad ‘Moe’ Ghorbani and Mr Abbas ‘Larry’ Mahtab were arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 2.66 kilogrammes, 1.39 kilogrammes […]
Samut Prakarn – Three technical school students were severely injured when students of a rival school threw a homemade bomb at them while they were riding a bus to school Thursday morning. Police said the attack occurred on a No-133 bus when it stopped at a bus stop in Bang Plee Muang Mai in Samut […]
BANGKOK, 20 May 2011 (NNT) – The Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association (RSTA) is preparing to file lawsuits against the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) for damages incurred by rallies and against the Government for negligence. RSTA President Chai Srivikorn claimed that political demonstrations organized by the UDD at Ratchaprasong Intersection over the past […]
BANGKOK, May 19 – Two Nigerian men, suspected of being part of a drug smuggling ring, were arrested Thursday with 500 grammes of crystal methamphetamine, also known as ‘ice,’ valued at an estimated Bt1 million (US$33,300) in eastern Bangkok’s Ramkhamhaeng area, according to narcotics suppression police. Identified as Ahamefule Cosmos and Iriegbe Chinonso, the two […]
