Two more suspects in the December robbery of an Indian businessman have been arrested, police said yesterday, bringing the number of people in custody in the case to seven. Police arrested Chuanchom Srichan, 29, and Weerayut Ngamkhieo, 24, and confiscated Bt2.6 million worth of various foreign currencies, pistols and a gold necklace from the two […]
A passenger van ran into the back of a pickup truck in Suphan Buri on Friday morning, killing four people, including a nine-month-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, police said. Seventeen people were injured from the crash and were taken to Uthong Hospital. One of the them, a nine-month-old girl, died later in the hospital. […]
BANGKOK, 26 January 2012 (NNT) – Third Army Region Commander Lt-Gen Wanthip Wongwai said drug eradication in Thailand could be achieved if everyone gets involved. He added concerted efforts would help prevent cross-border smuggling of drugs and their distribution within the country. Dealers are expected to try to smuggle in more drugs, according to Lt-Gen […]
There was an explosion followed by a fire at an ammunition depot in Nakhon Sawan on Wednesday. It caused minor damage to a building. No casualties were reported. Read more: Bangkok Post
A powerful Chinese New Year fireworks display in Suphan Buri got out of control on Tuesday night, with fire authorities saying three people are dead and about 50 houses are ablaze. At least 30 people were injured when debris from the display held at the provincial City Pillar shrine fell into a dense residential community […]
TAK, Jan 24 – The Thai authorities tightened security at the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province on Tuesday after unknown gunmen shot two Thai nationals – a man and a woman — and severely wounded a Thai teenager. Thai Army soldiers and security personnel inspected a border village in Umphang district after ten gunmen shot […]
Thailand’s wild elephants are at an increasingly higher risk of extinction than ever before despite being officially protected. On average three of the giant animals have been hunted down and killed in each of the past two years, according to statistics from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. The carcasses of four […]
A school bus carrying 62 students crashed and flipped onto its side in Saraburi’s Muak Lek district on Friday evening, injuring 40 passengers. Officials said the crash happened just before 6 pm on the inbound lane of Mittraparb Road at kilometre marker 28 when the road was slippery from a rain shower. Read more: Bangkok […]
