SURAT THANI: A man was shot dead by a durian grower while allegedly stealing the pricey fruit from his orchard on Wednesday night. The shooting occurred around 10.40pm at a two-rai durian orchard that belongs to Sukhon Sutthirak, 56, in tambon Kradae in Kanchanadit district. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 26th July 2018 (NNT) – The Office of the Consumers’ Protection Board (CPB) has inspected transport safety at two water parks in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, to ensure the safety of Thai and international tourists. CPB official Thitinun Singha on Thursday (July 26th) led a team of inspectors to […]
Four Buddhist poachers were injured in an ambush by Muslim insurgents in Narathiwat’s Sungai Padi district Wednesday evening. Police said the shooting happened near a mosque in Ban Kampong Buenae at 6pm when the Buddhist villagers were returning home after hunting wild boar on a nearby mountain. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Drug traffickers arrested in July while smuggling crystal meth and heroin destined for Malaysia are linked to insurgents in Thailand’s Deep South, Thai authorities said this week. Narcotics smugglers and separatist rebel groups in the far southern region that borders Malaysia have been involved in a long-term reciprocal relationship, Maj. Gen. Jatuporn Kalumpasut, commander of […]
TRAT, 22nd July 2018 (NNT) – The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has rescued a beached dolphin at Ban Ta Nuk beach in the southeastern province of Trat on Sunday (July 22nd). The Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Jatuporn Buruspat, said local officials inspected the incident and found out that […]
Red flags and no-swimming signs have been put up in front of hotels and resorts along the beaches in Takua Pa district of Phang-nga province on the Andaman Sea coast because of stormy seas that are sending up waves to 2-3 metres high. Hotel and resort operators said thety are concerned with the safety of […]
Chaiyaphum: A former monk wanted in connection with the death of an 18-year-old woman after he allegedly made her drink too much holy water to reverse a curse has been arrested after three months on the run, according to local police. The former Phra Opas Srisanga, 43, was captured in Kaeng Khro district Tuesday where […]
A French woman on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Surat Thani police, claiming that 350 euros in cash were stolen from her bag aboard a bus from Bangkok to Koh Pha Ngan. Nadia (no last name available), 23, filed the complaint at the Muang Surat Thani police station at 6am. Full story: The Nation […]
