A Swedish man has been attacked during a visit to a Tiger Temple outside Bangkok. The tigers are taken care of by some of the local monks, and normally they are very friendly. But when Erik from Sundsvall climbed into a restricted area with nine tigers, some of this friendliness seemed to disappear. ”One of […]
His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej recently received a firsthand explanation about Formula One from Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber at the Siriraj hospital in Bangkok. Mark got to show off his racing car to HM the King the day before he drove the car in the streets of Bangkok. The driving show […]
Eight people were killed last night when their passenger van was involved in a crash with a sedan on a tollway section of the Vibhavadi Rangsit highway. Seven other passengers trapped inside the van – Number Tor 11827 with 13-795 BKK licence plate – were wounded and admitted to the nearby Vibhavadi hospital. Some of […]
Three people, believed to be of the same family, were killed when a fierce fire gutted a five-storey building in Bangkok’s Bang Kho Laem district early Tuesday. The fire broke out on the third floor of the building, which sells Chinese-style vases on soi Charoenkrung 72/4 in Phrayakrai area, Bang Kho Laem district, about 1.30 […]
BANGKOK, 27 December 2010 (NNT) – Permanent Secretary for Transport Supoj Saplom has vowed to improve the Airport Rail Link system before it begins full operation on January 4th next year. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT), along with the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) and the Mass Rapid Transit Authority […]
Two of the 10 leaked reports purported to have come from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and recently obtained by The Nation reveal how live bullets were “likely used” on both a bystander and a red shirt, with investigators concluding both cases were likely the work of soldiers acting on orders. In the case […]
BANGKOK, Dec 25 — A key leader of the anti-government movement insisted Saturday that documents which he had leaked to the public regarding troops killing anti-government protesters earlier this year were genuine and that he was ready to reveal them all during a debate in the lower house as he has parliamentary immunity. Jatuporn Prompan, […]
After four years in operation, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, which has set its sight on being one of the top 10 best airports in the world still find itself plagued with many problems. The airport, which had been on a drawing board for nearly four decades prior to its construction, has faced a series of problems […]
