BANGKOK, 28 September 2012 (NNT) – The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok has issued another warning to U.S. citizens living in Thailand to stay vigilant and to avoid areas that may be targeted for demonstrations. According to a security message issued yesterday on the U.S. Embassy’s website, U.S. citizens are to exercise extra caution when travelling […]
BANGKOK, 17 September 2012 (NNT) -The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok has updated its security warnings to U.S. citizens in Thailand, following a spate of attacks and protests worldwide over a film made in the US deemed insulting to islam. According to the emergency message issued by the embassy, U.S. citizens are encouraged to maintain a […]
HM the King has granted a pardon to a Thai-born US citizen serving a jail sentence for lese-majesty, US embassy officials said Wednesday. Joe Gordon, 55, whom the Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced to two and a half years in jail in December, was released Tuesday night, US press attache Walter Braunohler said. Read more: The […]
The Embassy of Iran has sought to restore the reputation of a 21-year-old Iranian woman whose name appeared in a bomb-case news report. Fatemeh Ghaheri, 21, was wrongly identified in the report as a suspect in the Valentine’s Day bomb blasts in Bangkok after police questioned her, the embassy said in its letter to the […]
The US Embassy in Thailand issued a statement, alerting its citizens to maintain a heightened awareness when in public following a series of explosions in Bangkok on Tuesday. “Be alert for unattended packages/bags in public and report any suspicious behavior to the nearest law enforcement personnel,” according to statement in its website. Read more: The […]
Pattaya police arrested 2 Frenchmen using cannabis and a third Frenchman who had been arrested for using fake ATM cards and was released under bail. Pattaya, February 9, 2012 [PDN]: Pol.Lt.Col. Chiddecha Songhong, Pattaya police with his team were notified about two foreigners smoking cannabis near Wicked House Hotel Najomthien beach, Nongprue, Chonburi. The police […]
BANGKOK, 3 February 2012 (NNT) – The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that the United States revoked the terrorism alert in Thailand. Nine countries still warn their citizens of possible terrorist attacks. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday met with the ambassadors of more than 40 countries to explain the terror alert […]
BANGKOK, 2 January 2012 (NNT) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to meeting representatives from a number of governments, in hopes of a success in convincing them to remove travel advisories against Thailand. Mr. Thani Thongpakdi, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has instructed officials to […]
