BANGKOK, 25 September 2018 (NNT) – The government has confirmed plans to establish an aircraft maintenance center in the country to French investors who have shown an interest in the country’s aviation sector. After receiving a delegation of French business people at Government House, Prime Minister’s Office Minister, Kobsak Phutrakul, revealed that the government has […]
CHONBURI — A cop who talked down a suicidal teenage girl said all he had to do was be a good listener. Capt. Nuttawut Na Chiang Mai of Chonburi City police talked a 14-year-old from a pedestrian bridge Thursday, an act that went on to be widely praised for his display of sensitivity. Full story: […]
A woman dessert vendor has been arrested in Chon Buri province for allegedly making and distributing T-shirts for the anti-monarchist “Thai Federation” movement, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon confirmed on Thursday. He also said the Laos government was looking for more associates of the movement. Full story: Bangkok Post WASSANA NANUAM BANGKOK POST
Japanese national Hiroyuki Goto, 40, a frequent visitor to Thailand, has been arrested in Chon Buri province and will be extradited to Japan to face charges of stealing luxury-brand products worth 50 million yen from city apartments in a crime spree lasting 20 years. Pol Maj Gen Itthipol Itthisanronnachai, deputy commissioner of immigration police, said […]
The explosions of firecrackers on Chinese Ghost Festival Day caused a woman in Chon Buri to deliver her fifth child on Saturday. The Siltham Ban Bueng Foundation was alerted at 10am to send help to the rented room of Jatupoj Kaewsim, 27, who said his wife, Naruemol Wangdeeklang, 27, had gone into sudden labour. Full […]
An empty tour bus fell into a drainage ditch on the side of the road in Chonburi province last night due to “bad directions from Google Maps,” claimed the driver of the bus. Tragul Boonmak said that he drove right into the ditch after following Google GPS navigation, which instructed him to make a left […]
CHON BURI: About 10,000 runners from all over the world took part in the 27th Pattaya Marathon 2018 on Sunday morning, starting from Pattaya beach. Chon Buri governor Pakarathorn Thienchai presided over the marathon’s opening ceremony, attended by Pattaya City officials and a large number of Pattaya residents as well as tourists. Full story: Bangkok […]
A 78-year-old woman confined to a wheelchair was found to be living in a roadside bus shelter in Chon Buri with her grandson on Thursday and taken to a welfare centre. The plight of Sawong Singhaklangpol and her grandson, Sarawut Maliphan, 33, was widely shared on Facebook after local people realised the two were camping […]
