Thailand ‘s Wildlife Crime Task Force continued its crackdown on exotic animal smugglers by nabbing a Pakistani man alleged to have brought over 1,000 rare tortoises into Bangkok from Bangladesh on Tuesday. Customs and endangered species management officials arrested the suspect after inspecting his baggage off a Thai Airways flight. They claim Saeed Shaikh, 44, […]
Bangkok’s CentralWorld, reopens today (28 September 2010) following a THB2,800 million (HK$560 million) reconstruction and renovation. The giant 550,000 sqm CentralWorld complex reopens with 80% of its retail space open for business, with the remainder expected to be completed in December and connecting Zen Department Store re-opening in August 2011. Among new designer fashion stores […]
Thai customs officers have reportedly seized more than 90kg of ivory being smuggled into the country in luggage. The seizure at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok consisted of 16 pieces of cut ivory packed into four large pieces of luggage. The luggage came from an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa. The case is now […]
An M-26 hand grenade was thrown at the Office of the Attorney General headquarters on Ratchadapisek road late Monday night, no one was injured. The explosion caused damage to the lawn and shattered some windows. The office’s security guards learnt of the attack on Tuesday morning. They heard the explosion last night but mistook it […]
BANGKOK, 27 September 2010 (NNT) – Suvarnabhumi Airport Director vows to develop the airport in all aspects, targeting to be among the best top ten airports of the world. Suvarnabhumi Airport Director Mr Nirun Teeranatsin said that the airport was pushing ahead to develop all related services continuously to facilitate passengers. The strategy of ‘Airport […]
BANGKOK, Sept 27 – An Iranian national was arrested Monday at Thailand’s main international airport for smuggling 5.7 kg of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice”, worth over Bt20 million (about US$650,000), into the kingdom. Customs Department officials inspected the impounded drugs seized from 25-year-old Feizollahi Adel in the international arrival terminal of Suvarnabhumi Airport. […]
Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tharit Pengdit said he expects more violence to occur in Bangkok. Mr Tharit said unrest would continue in Bangkok as ill-intentioned people continue to incite unrest. He could not predict what form such violence would take, or when. The DSI had not asked that police refer the bombings to […]
BANGKOK, Sept 26 — Thai police are studying the images retained by a closed circuit camera to determine if it captured views of a bomber who planted an explosive device near a race track in central Bangkok. Police said the bomb exploded at about 12.30am Sunday under a flyover bridge near the Nang Lerng horse […]
