(NECN/MCOT: Samut Prakan, Thailand) – Thai custom police arrest an Indian man for attempting to smuggle over 7 kilograms of ketamine into the kingdom. The 33-year-old Indian national flew into the Suvarnabhumi Airport from Chennai on Monday. According to the Airport’s Custom Police, the suspects appearance and his suitcase matched descriptions of potential drug smugglers […]
BANGKOK, July 5 – A key leader of Thailand’s yellow-clad People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) Sondhi Limthongkul on Monday was indicted on lese majeste charges filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), but the accused denied all charges. The Yellow Shirt leader arrived at Ratchada Criminal Court with lawyer Supat Apaipakdi. The attorney […]
Two Thai bomb suspects arrive Bangkok from Cambodia A man and a woman alleged to have masterminded the bomb blast at the Bhumjaithai Party on June 22 were returned to Thailand from Cambodia on Monday morning, arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport from Phnom Penh. The two – Kobchai Boonplod, 41, and Warisaya Boonsom, 42 – were […]
THAILAND- Abhisit Vejjajiva said the government would not stop Thaksin from entering the country, but, as a fugitive, the former leader must first come under the judicial process. “There is no problem. He is not prohibited from entering the country. After his entry, he will have to come under Thai law,” the PM said. In […]
BANGKOK, 2 July 2010 (NNT) – Over 10% of tourism-related businesses in Thailand have been forced to close down as they suffer from the effect of the recent political mayhem while the rest is urging the government to promptly adopt a relief plan. Spokesperson of the Federation of Thai Tourism Association (FETTA) Charoen Wangananont said […]
Thailand’s politics are in turmoil, featuring mass demonstrations, a growing role for the military in Thai politics, and erosion of the country’s fledgling democracy. If the United States aims to construct a foreign policy which can adapt to the coming Thai tempest, we need to understand the players and the turf. The Conflict and Its […]
Defying the belief that the blind have limited career prospects, one Italian priest has spent the last 30 years training them in everything from massage therapy to judo Going through life without vision is hard enough in any country, but in Thailand’s it’s a particularly tough battle. For those of you who have visited or […]
BANGKOK – Lawyers for the family of ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra met with investigators in Thailand on Tuesday and denied accusations of having financed the recent anti-government protests that sparked bloody clashes with security forces. Thaksin, his ex-wife Pojaman, and two of their three grown children are among 83 people and companies suspected by the government […]
