MANILA – World No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain has withdrawn his participation from the 2009 PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok due to a stomach injury. “I am very disappointed not to be able to play in Bangkok,” he said in a statement posted on RafaelNadal.com. “I was looking forward to this tournament but the […]
‘Please don’t hurt each other,’ Abhisit Vejjajiva says in a nationwide address after a protest in Bangkok and a clash on the Cambodian border. Meanwhile, King Bhumibol is hospitalized for fatigue. Reporting from Bangkok, Thailand – A bloody clash at an ancient Hindu temple on the Cambodian border. Security forces deployed in the capital to […]
Bangkok – Six foreign nationals were arrested on charges of tricking other foreigners to invest in bogus companies in stock markets through the internet and taking their money, police said Saturday. Police Major General Panya Mamen, deputy Central Investigation Bureau commissioner, said four British nationals, one French man and a Filipino woman were arrested this […]
BANGKOK, Sept 15 (TNA) – The Cabinet on Tuesday resolved to invoke the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Bangkok’s key Dusit district from September 18-22 ahead of this weekend’s planned anti-government “Red-Shirt” demonstration when the protesters will mark the third anniversary of the coup which toppled then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Cabinet anticipates that […]
BANGKOK, Sept 10 (TNA) – Sondhi Limthongkul, founder of Manager newspaper and leader of the Peoples’ Alliance for Democracy (PAD), the yellow-shirted group that gained international notoriety last year for closing Bangkok’s two commercial airports, was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday after the Criminal Court found him guilty of making libelous statements against […]
Over 1,000 unlicensed taxis, guides arrested A special security team at Suvarnabhumi airport has arrested 750 unlicensed taxi and limousine drivers and 405 illegal tour guides in the space of just one month, officials say. The security team, made up of police, airport security guards and land transport officials, began a crackdown on illegal activities […]
BANGKOK, Sept 6 (TNA) — In an attempt to facilitate outbound passengers and enable flights to leave on schedule, officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport will implement a centralised security screening system starting at1 am Monday, said Airports of Thailand president Serirat Prasutanond. The airport has already implemented the system in the west wing of the airport […]
BANGKOK, Sept 5 (TNA) — The long-delayed Airport Rail Link project, providing direct rail service to and from Suvarnabhumi Airport, will start providing free service to the public from this December 5 which coincides with the birthday celebrations of His Majesty the King, said State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Governor Yuthana Tupcharoen. People interested in […]
