Some 2,000 workers are travelling from Rayong to Bangkok on foot to demand fair treatment from their employers. “We will march to the Labour Ministry for a serious round of negotiation,” Maxxis International (Thailand) labour union’s chairman Chairat Bussara said yesterday. The workers started the march on February 1. According to Chairat, Maxxis had made […]
A Nigerian man and Guinean woman were nabbed at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 4.6 kilograms of crystal meth, while a package containing 490 grams of raw opium bound for the United States was seized. Narcotics Suppression Police first arrested Nigerian Emerga Emmanuel Ogafor, 36, allegedly bound for Cambodia, and found two kilograms of crystal meth hidden […]
The Bangkok city police are preparing to deploy six companies of officers to maintain order during the planned rally by members of the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship on February 13. Metropolitan Police Division 2 Commander Police Major General Damrongsak Kittiprapat met with Criminal Court Secretary General Krerkrit Ittarat to discuss security measures for the gathering […]
BANGKOK, 8 February 2011 (NNT)-The Royal Thai Police has proposed to the Cabinet to impose the Internal Security Act in Bangkok from 9 to 23 February 2011 to cope with both the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) and the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters. National Police Chief Wichean Potephosree has told Deputy […]
The Transport Ministry permanent secretary says the launch of the Red Line BTS train service from Bang Sue to Taling Chan is likely to be postponed after problems concerning land expropriation caused a significant delay in construction. Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary Supoj Sublom disclosed that progress in the construction of the Red Line Skytrain, connecting […]
BANGKOK, 4 February 2011 (NNT)-Police General Wichean Potphosri instructed police during their security training yesterday to guard the Government House and the Parliament, the two important institutions, to the best of their ability. 9 police batches participated in the training which was aimed at responding to protesters under various circumstances. It included strategies ranging from […]
BANGKOK, Feb 3 – An alleged Malaysian drug smuggler on Thursday was arrested in possession of 1.6 kilos of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ‘ice,’ at Suvarnabhumi Airport, according to Thai police. Neoh Bee Geok, a Malaysian Chinese woman, was detained at Thailand’s main international airport with 1.6kg of the illicit drug hidden in a […]
BANGKOK, 2 February 2011 (NNT) – The Pollution Control Department has reported that air pollution within Bangkok has reached a critical level while a pollution reduction plan will be drawn to tackle the problem. Dr Wijarn Simachaya, Deputy Director General of the Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, revealed statistics from a […]
