BANGKOK – Thai police launched a murder hunt Wednesday after the naked body of a retired Singaporean man was found dumped in a field. Teo Ah Yua, 65, had been strangled with his own shirt and his hands and legs were tied with nylon ropes, said police in the southeastern town of Sri Racha. Teo […]
A 20-year crime mystery that has seriously affected diplomatic relations between Thailand and Saudi Arabia has taken another twist. Five Thai police officers have been charged with the murder of a Saudi businessman who disappeared in 1990. The case stems from the theft of millions of dollars of jewels from a Saudi palace by a […]
But many in high-risk groups still confused Thailand has begun free vaccinations against type-A (H1N1) flu but many people classified as being at risk remain confused about the programme. Health volunteer Aree Wattanawaranon, 62, who was among the first 50 patients listed for vaccination at Phra Nangklao Hospital in Nonthaburi yesterday, said she had learned […]
BANGKOK, Jan 10 (TNA) — Thailand’s Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nop-amornbodi announced Sunday that he had resigned from his post following government pressure and a public outcry over alleged ‘management flaws” in the ministry’s projects under the Bt86 billion stimulus packages. His immediate superior Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai quit the post on December […]
OTTAWA — Canada is accusing the Thai government of flouting international law by sending UN-designated refugees back to their home country of Laos. Last week, Thailand deported about 4,500 ethnic Hmong, despite pleas from human-rights organizations and oft-stated concerns from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The group included 158 people officially designated as […]
BANGKOK, Jan 6 (TNA) – An Iranian man on Wednesday was arrested at Thailand’s main international airport for smuggling 42 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice”, worth over Bt17 million (about US$500,000), into the kingdom. Customs Department Director-General Somchai Sajjapong inspected the impounded drugs seized from 33-year-old Ghanavatirajabnejad Keyvan in the international arrival […]
An increasing number of North Korean refugees are arriving in northern Thailand, fleeing poverty and political oppression at home. Two North Koreans turn away as a group of journalists and refugee activists attempt to talk to them. They were spotted on the side of the road along Thailand’s border with Laos. Several more ran as […]
Abhisit Vejjajiva plans to convene a working group to find a way to “smoothly” cancel the online lottery. The prime minister said he was deeply concerned about the social problems the lottery could cause. “I do not want the online lottery but I must solve the problem of obligations under the contract,” Mr Abhisit said. […]
