BANGKOK, Oct 21 – Thailand’s disaster response service reports that 15 persons have died from flooding affecting the country in the past 10 days, but the capital has not yet been affected. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, 15 deaths occurred from Oct 10 through Oct 20, but Bangkok has not been […]
A total of 1,273 Bangkok-based households located along the Chao Phya river banks and major canals in 13 districts are bracing for flash floods this afternoon as flood water – including a colossal amount of water released from major dams – flowing from the North and Central regions is scheduled to reach the capital today. […]
BANGKOK, Oct 19 – Thai police on Tuesday arrested four Colombian men for burglary of the homes of wealthy Thais, while intelligence reports confirmed that the members of the Colombian criminal gang entered the kingdom in a single group at one time with the intention to commit crimes. The detainees were identified as John Alexander […]
BANGKOK, Oct 15 – An Iranian drug smuggling suspect was arrested with 1,550 grammes of liquid-formula crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, worth Bt5.4 million (some US$180,000) at Thailand’s main international airport, Customs Department director-general Prasong Poontaneat journalists on Friday. Jozvefazeli Hamidreza, 34-year-old Iranian national, was arrested Thursday night at the arrival terminal of Suvarnabhumi […]
Lumpini police are being investigated for alleged dereliction of duty following a crackdown by outside officers on the illegal sale of child pornography in their district. The Metropolitan Police Division 5 on Tuesday night raided street stalls in the Sukhumvit area selling child pornographic material, arresting a Thai woman and two Burmese men. Metropolitan police […]
Thailand’s Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered deployment of troops in 1,868 communities in all 50 districts of Bangkok and adjacent provinces for civic action, intelligence collection and prevention of bombings and sabotage, an army source said. The army chief’s instruction follows the explosion at an apartment in central Nonthaburi province on Oct. 5, in […]
Police suspect a sexy model found dead yesterday in her luxury condominium in Bangkok’s Huay Khwang district may have been murdered and are checking security cameras for a possible killer. The body of FHM 2008 model Sasithorn “Pik” Onwimol, 28, was found with a gunshot wound to the right temple on her bed covered with […]
Red-shirt supporters today visit the group’s leaders in prison and ask the government to free all red-shirt supporters detained across the country. About 100 red-shirt supporters, led by the group’s lawyer Karom Ponthaklang, visited 16 of their leaders held in the Bangkok Remand Prison on terrorism charges. After the visit, the group laid roses outside […]
