A drugs haul of more than 1.6 million yaba (methamphetamine) pills and 43 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth over Bt600 million was seized in Chiang Rai early yesterday. The drugs were discovered when a group of seven men crossing the Sai River from Myanmar to Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district dropped their loads and fled […]
Nakhon Pathom residents were shocked to discover the meter long reptile wandering in their village. Due to the hot weather, it is assumed that the crocodile escaped from its cage in search of food. Officers were in a rush to capture it. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
CHIANG RAI, May 4 — Five drug traffickers were killed in a shootout with soldiers at Chiang Rai’s Mae Fah Luang district early Saturday morning, according to the 3rd Army Pha Muang Task Force commander Somsak Nilbanjerdkul. Maj Gen Somsak, Chiang Rai police chief Pol Maj Gen Wanchai Suwansirikhet and Director of Narcotics Control Office, […]
TAK, 30 April 2013 (NNT) – Border patrol units in Tak’s Mae Sot district have beefed up security in the area following clashes between Karen soldiers from Border Guard Force (BGF) unit and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) near the province. The army units set up checkpoints to screen passing vehicles and commuters as […]
BANGKOK, 29 April 2013 (NNT) – Authorities in the upper parts of Thailand have warned that the number of dengue fever cases is on the rise, with reports of fatalities in many provinces. In the Northeast, at least 203 cases of dengue fever were reported in Nakhon Phanom from January to April of this year. […]
AYUTTHAYA, April 29 – At least four persons were killed and nine others were injured when a small bridge collapsed in this central province, about 80 kilometres north of Bangkok. A number of motorcycle drivers and their vehicles fell into the Pasak River on Sunday while they were crossing the bridge in Tha Rua district. […]
BANGKOK, April 25 – The Thai authorities arrested drug smugglers and seized more than one million methamphetamine during the past three days as drug smuggling along the borders with neighbouring countries is on the rise, Deputy Premier Chalerm Yubamrung said on Thursday. Mr Chalerm said police searched a suspicious vehicle in Chiang Rai’s Mae Fah […]
CHAI NAT, 23 April 2013 (NNT) – Several relics have been stolen from the Chai Nat Muni National Museum in what police believe to be an inside job. The commander of the Chai Nat Provincial Police reported that there are a total of 61 artifacts missing from the museum, including 2 pairs of ivory and […]
