BANGKOK, July 26 — Senior Thai police officers Monday said they believed a bomb which exploded at a busy bus stop outside Big C department store in the capital was an M67 type and the bomber must have been expert in using it. Pol Gen Panupong Singhara Na Ayutthaya, national police chief adviser, told journalists […]
BANGKOK, 26 July 2010 (NNT) – The bomb blast in front of Big C Department Store’s Rajdamri branch on Sunday could affect the tourist confidence in Thailand, according the Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA). ATTA Advisor Apichart Sankary stated that the recent explosion in front of Big C Rajdamri in the heart of Bangkok […]
The bombing, amid protests and an election, risks a crossfire of finger-pointing. BANGKOK, Thailand — A mysterious bombing has returned unease to Bangkok, still on the mend from wild riots and urban army raids. One man is reported dead and eight wounded after explosives stashed in a trash bag erupted near a bus stop, charring […]
A bomb has exploded at a bus stop in the Thai capital, Bangkok, killing one person and wounding 10 others. The blast occurred in an area occupied by “red-shirt” anti-government protesters for weeks until a crackdown by the security forces in May. It came as voting ended in a closely-watched by-election in the city. Unofficial […]
Democrat Party candidate Panich Vikitsreth would win Sunday’s by-election in Bangkok Constituency 6, according to Suan Dusit’s exit poll. The opinion survey on people who voted at the polling stations revealed that 52.77 per cent of 5,157 surveyed voters cast their votes for Mr Panich, while 40.93 per cent voted for Puea Thai Party candidate […]
BANGKOK, July 24 — After signing sister airport agreements with three leading global airports earlier, Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is preparing to sign a similar accord with an American airport, Serirat Prasutanond, president of Airports of Thailand (AoT) said Friday. During a seminar Mr Serirat said that although Suvarnabhumi Airport, east of Bangkok in Samut Prakan […]
Police have identified nine people injured in the bomb explosion in front of Big C Rajdamri Sunday evening. Thawatchai Thongmak, 51, was severely injured and rushed to the Police Hospital. The eight others were identified as Sompatchara Tangsiriphanit, 46, Somchai Iampracha, 37, Somjai Phanwima, 37, Chanu (surname unknown), 24, Puan Pornnithet, 37, and Wirasak Saetae, […]
BANGKOK: The by-elections in Bangkok on Sunday could shed light on the political mood of voters in the Kingdom. Around 2,000 police officers will be deployed at polling places to maintain order. Democrat Party candidate Panich Vikitsreth stumps for votes in Bangkok’s Constituency 6 — a large and rather rural area made of up of […]
