Thai police said Wednesday they had arrested a Filipina at Bangkok’s main airport for trafficking cocaine worth 247,000 dollars. Rivera Maria Elenita, 40, was detained at Suvarnabhumi Airport late Monday after she arrived from Lima, Peru on an Emirates airline flight, according to a statement from the Narcotics Suppression Police. Officers acting on a tip-off […]
Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand have boarded motorcycles and trucks for a mass rally in Bangkok in the latest stage of their campaign. The “red-shirt” movement, many of them supporters of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, wants the government to step down and call new elections. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has admitted his country is […]
Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra has advised city residents to stay at home Saturday as red-shirt demonstrators are to march through the capital. The red shirts plan to go along various roads including Silom, Ratchadaphisek and Rama IV roads marking a distance of over 80 kilometres. “If you don’t have to run any errand outside, […]
THAILAND. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in association with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), has issued a statement reassuring travellers to Thailand that the protests in Bangkok have not caused major disruption in the city. “The city remains a safe destination for both leisure and business travellers,” the statement read. However, although this […]
Boston (DbTechNo) – The Price of Beauty is a new show starring Jessica Simpson in which she travels the world to reveal what some women will do to make themselves beautiful. Women will do anything to give themselves that extra edge, as seen by the most recent show. Jessica visited Thailand and was told that […]
Protesters in Thailand have spilled their own blood in a symbolic gesture to try to bring about the downfall of the present government. Thousands of Red Shirt activists formed long lines to have their blood drawn by nurses after they were asked by their leaders to take part in the bizarre act. The blood was […]
Two soldiers were wounded after three grenades exploded at a Thai military base during massive anti-government protests in central Bangkok this morning. Thousands of red-shirted supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra have staged rallies at several barracks in the city over the last three days. The protesters had given Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva an ultimatum […]
BANGKOK — Anti-government protesters shut down parts of the Thai capital on Monday but appeared to be a long way from achieving their goal of forcing the government to step down. Banks, shops and government offices in the northern outskirts of the city closed for the day as convoys of red-shirted protesters converged on a […]
