Gunfire at Home of Former Yellowshirt Activist

SA KAEO — A dozen rounds were fired at the house of a former Yellowshirt activist in Sa Kaeo province yesterday morning. Ammarin Yeeheng, 30, said the unidentified gunman shot as his home, which also doubles as an eatery, at around 7 am on 24 May. Police told reporters at least twelve bullet holes were […]

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Abbot of Infamous ‘Tiger Temple’ Attacked by Tiger

KANCHANABURI — The abbot of a controversial temple where tourists pay to interact with more than 100 tigers was attacked by one of the wild cats in the sanctuary yesterday. Phra Wisutthisannen, aka Luang Ta Chan, was sent to hospital with severe wounds on his face and right arm, a temple administrator told reporters. Read […]

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Chiang Rai: Lao woman caught with $400,000

A 35-year-old Lao woman has been arrested for bringing US$400,000 (13.3 million baht) into the country without declaring it, officials said on Friday. A team of navy officers and local officials, headed by Jaturong Khachornfung, chief of the Chiang Khong branch of the Marine Office, spotted the woman at the Buk pier in Chiang Khong […]

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