Bangkok – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday urged the Thai government to crack down on child pornography, which is widely available in Bangkok. ‘The sale of such material is a blatant and serious violation of children’s rights, and it must not be tolerated for another day,’ said Tomoo Hozumi, the UNICEF representative in […]
It’s too soon to declare English the second language for teaching in schools, Office of the Education Council (OEC) secretary-general Tongthong Chandransu said recently. News reports late last week said the Education Ministry planned to declare English the second language in schools on October 22. But Tongthong denied there would be declarations related to the […]
Kim Roger Eriksson, 29, according to Expressen, officially prosecuted for possession and production of more than 53 grams of methamphetamine, one of the most powerful drugs on the market. According to him self, he can risk to get the death penalty. The Swedish tabloid Expressen is running an interview with Kim Roger Eriksson in their […]
Former Thailand defence official says ‘Seals from neighbouring country’ poised to launch attacks Admiral Banawit Kengrian, a former deputy defence permanent secretary, yesterday confirmed a report that armed militia are plotting assassination of leaders and attacks in the capital during the next 20 days. Bannawit said he had learnt from military intelligence officials that tens […]
Tuk tuk-a common sight on the streets of Mumbai and Bangkok- could be coming to Scotland for the first time. They will be used to take tourists on sightseeing trips around the streets of Glasgow. Taxi driver Pat Donnelly is awaiting delivery from Thailand of a motorised rickshaw, which he plans to operate on a […]
BANGKOK, 10 October 2010 (NNT) – Police have arrested a gang of criminals who forged land title deeds and used them as collateral for loans and escaped after the loans had been secured. The accused confessed that they have done it almost around the country with at least 10 million Baht. Police yesterday nabbed three […]
BANGKOK, 9 October 2010 (NNT) – Thai Airways International or THAI insisted on operating the new low cost airline, Thai Tiger Airways, expecting to serve passengers by March 2011. THAI President Piyasvasti Amranand said the company would proceed with the operation of Thai Tiger Airways, a new joint-venture with Singaporean Tiger Air. Earlier the Transport […]
Some Ghanaians and other West African nationals languishing in jail in Thailand face execution anytime soon by the Thai prison authorities. The Ghanaians, numbering four, were thrown into jail in 2008 for illicit drugs-related offences, but they are claiming that they were framed up by the Thai authorities. In Thailand, the death penalty is the […]
