BANGKOK, Sept 2 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced media mogul and Yellow Shirt leader Sondhi Limthongkul and his television co-host to six-month imprisonment suspended for two years in a defamation case involving fugitive ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The court also ordered Mr Sondhi and Sarocha Pornudomsak to pay fines of Bt20,000 (US$640) […]
Two students of Bangkapi Technical school were arrested on Thursday for the murder of a 9-year-old schoolboy on a bus on Wednesday morning, police said. The two — aged 16 and 19 — were charged with intentionally killing a person, illegally possessing guns and amulets, and having guns in a public area, police said. They […]
BANGKOK, Sept 1 – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Wednesday a grenade attack at a state-operated television station may have a connection with earlier grenade incidents at Yellow Shirt demonstrations at Government House two years ago. Mr Suthep said he has ordered tightened security measures at both media and government offices. The […]
An eight-year-old schoolboy was killed in a shooting at a bus by a number of technical school students on Ramkhamhaeng road on Wednesday morning, police reported. Police said the shooting took place about 7am. A group of youths dressed in technical school uniforms followed bus No 113 (Min Buri-Hua Lamphong) on motorcycles along Ramkhamhaeng road. […]
A grenade attack on the car of a journalist working for the state run broadcasting system in Bangkok, Tuesday underlines that the civil unrest continues in Thailand. In the latest of what is believed to be a grenade attack none was injured. Grenades targeted sites in Bangkok on August 27, July 30 and a week […]
An assailant fired an M79 grenade at the NBT station Tuesday afternoon. The grenade landed at the parking area at 1:25 pm. A news vehicle was damaged but no one was injured. INN reported that the grenade appeared to have been fired from the Don Mueng Tollway. Upon learning of the bomb attack, Prime Minister […]
BANGKOK, Aug 30 – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Monday dismissed an opposition party’s claim of a possible bombing along the capital’s underground train system next month, saying no official intelligence confirmation indicates any possible sabotage. Mr Suthep urged the public not to panic over the groundless speculation after Puea Thai Party spokesman […]
BANGKOK, 30 August 2010 (NNT) – The ruling Democrat Party has cemented its status in the capital, sweeping 46 out of 61 seats in both Bangkok city and district council elections on Sunday, while the opposition Pheu Thai Party has managed to grab 14 seats in its strongholds. In the Bangkok city council election, the […]
