CHIANG RAI, April 23 – Two drug suspects were arrested in the northernmost province of Chiang Rai with two kilogrammes of ‘ice’, crystal methamphetamine, and 158,000 methamphetamine pills valued at some Bt50 million (about US$1.7 million). Worawut Eausuwanwong and Supattra Radinghin were detained while boarding a Bangkok-bound bus at Chiang Rai bus terminal with the […]
BANGKOK, 3 April 2012 (NNT) – Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has tightened security at 6 airports nationwide following a series of bomb blasts in Songkhla and Yala provinces. AOT President Flying Officer Anirut Thanomkulbutra said that in light of the three bombings in Songkhla’s Hat Yai district and Yala province, security has been increased […]
Thai police have announced the arrest of three people accused of skimming information off ATM cards and then transferring money out of their victims’ accounts and into accounts held by two accomplices in Taiwan. Tourist Police commander Adisorn Ngamjitsuksri was accompanied by a team of Taiwanese police officers when he announced the arrests at a […]
BANGKOK, March 19 – Thailand’s anti-narcotics police arrested five drug trafficking suspects and seized methamphetamine pills as well as crystal methamphetamine with a total street value of Bt78 million (US$2.6 million) in two separate cases. Sutat Panjee, Seksan Sornsupap and Palida Rattanawiroon were arrested in the eastern seaside town of Pattaya, Chon Buri with 200,000 […]
Presiding over a press conference yesterday to announce the seizure in Chiang Rai of 2.5 million ya ba tablets and 50 kilograms of crystal meth, or “ice”, worth Bt800 million, Deputy Premier Chalerm Yoobamrung vowed to change the law to ensure that drug dealers who are sentenced to death are executed within 30 days of […]
BANGKOK, March 17 – Three suspects were arrested by Thai authorities with 2.5 million methamphetamine pills and 50 kg of crystal meth or ‘ice’ were seized on the departure level of Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan. Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung, in his capacity as the Director of the National Command Center for Drugs (NCCD), […]
CHIANG RAI, 15 March 2012 (NNT) – Chiang Rai Governor said heavy rain and a violent summer storm hit many districts in Chiang Rai Province, destroying more than 2,600 houses last night. Thanin Supasaen, Governor of Chiang Rai, said more than 160 villages have been affected, including 7 districts, namely Muang, Phan, Thoeng, Mae Sai, […]
BANGKOK, March 14 – The seasonal haze enveloping Thailand’s northern provinces is gradually improving — except for Lampang and Nan — as the current particulate dust level is within acceptable safety standards, according to the Pollution Control Department. The pollution specialist agency reported that air quality inspection on Wednesday showed that less than 10 micron […]
