The Metropolitan Police Bureau has planned to deploy more than 3,000 officers at a political rally to be organized this upcoming Sunday by a red shirt affiliated group. Acting Commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Police Lieutenant General Jaktip Chaijinda has called for a meeting with the commanders and the deputy commanders of Regions 1 […]
BANGKOK, Oct 6 – Thai police arrested members of a call centre gang for their sham deceiving numbers of Chinese and Taiwanese nationals to transfer money totalling over Bt2 billion (US$66 million). Using Thailand as a base, the gang members, comprising 23 Chinese, Taiwanese, Burmese and Thai, were apprehended with telephone equipment connecting to the […]
BANGKOK, Oct 7 – The members of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) — the Yellow Shirt movement — on Thursday attended a religious ceremony at the Thai capital’s Royal Plaza to commemorate the second anniversary of the Oct 7 incidents when two protesters were killed during a clash with police. The PAD made Buddhist […]
Todd Phillips has confirmed that The Hangover 2 will be hopping across the Pacific, taking place in Los Angeles and Bangkok, Thailand. It’s really the next logical step. Talking to Empire, The Hangover director said, “It takes place in Bangkok and LA. … There’s gonna be some (expletive)-up surprises.” He also revealed that most of […]
Bangkok: Three dead, nine injured in blast – Suspect believed to be Chiang Mai man Police are looking to question a Chiang Mai man following an explosion last night at a five-storey apartment in Nonthaburi which killed three people and injured nine others. A source at the Crime Suppression Division said Room 202 at Samarn […]
An environmentalist yesterday blamed Suvarnabhumi Airport for the flooding in many areas in Bangkok. Speaking at a seminar on “Bangkok: The Underwater City”, Stop Global Warming Association president Srisuwan Janya said he and affected people would sue Suvarnabhumi Airport executives in a bid to get the government to take responsibility for the damage it had […]
2 killed, 4 injured in explosion near Bangkok An explosion at a housing estate in Nonthaburi killed two people and injured four others Tuesday evening, rescuers said. The Ruam Katanyu Foundation reported over its radio network that the explosion occurred at the Thippawan housing estate near Bang Bua Thong Market. The blast caused a five-story […]
BANGKOK, 3 October 2010 (NNT) – The Thai Health Promotion Institute (THPI) indicates that nicotine content inside the Suvarnabhumi International Airport is still high, asking the Airport of Thailand (AOT) to make Suvarnabhumi 100% smoke-free. The Institute is currently asking the Public Health Ministry to set up rules to make the airport completely free from […]
