A bus driver was in a serious condition last night after he was shot by an angry passenger in Bangkok yesterday morning. Reports said Passada Pu-ngerndao, 50, the driver of a number 1075 bus, refused to stop in front of Soi Amornpan despite a request from the passenger to do so. He allegedly said he […]
Airport visa goof-up in holiday horror A US-based Nepalese homemaker headed for a holiday in Thailand via Calcutta was cleared for boarding at the city airport despite not holding a Thai visa, leaving her to face 18 hours of detention in Bangkok before she was deported. Tsomala Lama, 33, has accused Thai Airways and immigration […]
BANGKOK, Sept 24 — Another in a series of explosions jarred homeward bound Bangkok commuters late Friday afternoon, the first to take place during the rush hour, adding to the sense of unease that the blasts that have jarred the Thai capital recently. Three passersby were injured — two schoolgirls and an older man –by […]
Chiranuch Premchaiporn was detained by immigration police at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2.30 pm today upon arrival from a trip to the Internet at Liberty 2010 Conference in Hungary. The police showed an arrest warrant issued by Khon Kaen Provincial Court, and she will probably be sent to the province today. Currently, the charges are not […]
BANGKOK, Sept 24 — Thailand’s Civil Court on Friday ruled that the purchase agreement for plots of Ratchadapisek land between the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF) and Khunying Potjaman na Pombejra, ex-wife of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was invalidated so that Khunying Pojaman must return the four plots of land to the FIDF and […]
A strict policy will come into effect at the massive Weekend Market next month, along with a crackdown on alcohol sales Bangkok’s world-famous Chatuchak Weekend Market will be under a strict non-smoking policy from October 1, reports the National News Bureau of Thailand. Puff-happy offenders will pay a maximum fine of 2,000 baht. This is […]
Explosion in condo car park, damaging one vehicle; No injuries BANGKOK, Sept 21 — A bomb exploded at the car park of Supavadee Tower, a condominium in Bangkok’s Ratchawat area early Tuesday, slightly damaging one vehicle but without injuring anyone. Occurring at around 3am, the explosion caused a shallow hole in the pavement and shattered […]
BANGKOK, 19 September 2010 (NNT) – The gathering of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) supporters on Sunday remains peaceful while security officers have prepared stringent measures to tackle possible unrest instigation, according to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Speaking after his weekly TV program “Confidence in Thailand with Prime Minister Abhisit” at the […]
