Farang Pad Thai Vendor Charms Local Thais

ANG THONG – A Swiss citizen has charmed many residents in Ang Thong province with his take on the national staple dish, pad thai. Tony Smith, 54, was busy cooking pad thai and hoi thot (deep fried mussels) for his numerous customers when our correspondent visited his food stall in front of Chai Yo District […]

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Phrae: Spider-bitten patient dies in hospital

The man in Phrae province who was bitten by a Brown Tarantula spider and had his leg amputated to save his life has died of intestinal haemorrhage. Dr Thongchai Meeluekarn, deputy director of Phrae provincial hospital, said that the patient, Mr Uthai Wiangkham, a native of Mae Puak, Den Chai district, was placed under 24-hour […]

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Crackdown planned on resorts in forests in Kanchanaburi

The National Parks and Wildlife Department is to launch an extensive inspection of land ownership in two national parks and one wildlife sanctuary in Kanchanaburi to determine if all the resorts and oil palm plantations there legal. Mr Tunya Netithammakul, deputy director-general of National Parks and Wildlife Department, said that many resorts – several of […]

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Thai Gunmen Kidnap and Rape 6 Illegal Migrants, Police Say

SA KAEO — Police say they have arrested three Thai men who confessed to abducting and sexually assaulting six Cambodian women after smuggling them into Thailand. At a press conference held yesterday morning at Aranya Prathet Police Station, Pol.Col. Subin Thonglek said police were alerted about the incident after they encountered four Cambodian women walking […]

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