BANGKOK, January 28 2012 (NNT) – Three more countries have lowered their terror alert in Thailand following China’s decision to remove its travel warning. Out of the 18 nations which have issued the warning, Israel has become the latest nation after China to have lifted its travel warning against Bangkok. France and Germany meanwhile have […]
Sixteen hours prior to the US government issued a warning of terrorism attack in Bangkok on Friday, the 13th January, at 4.00 pm., Atris Hussein, 47, a Lebanese-Swedish passport holder, was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi Airport near midnight on Thursday. What came after the following days showed the huge perception gap of Thai policy makers and […]
The co-pilot of a Russian UTair airliner has died in mid-air after feeling unwell while piloting a Boeing en route from Bangkok to Moscow. The plane with 239 passengers on board – all Russian citizens – was able to land safely in Siberia. “The co-pilot [Sergey Golev, aged 44] died at 12:25 am, Novosibirsk Time […]
A court in Thailand on Thursday jailed an American for two-and-a-half years for insulting the king, drawing a protest from the United States, which said he was exercising his right to free speech. The case of Thai-born Joe Wichai Commart Gordon — who appeared in court in shackles — is one of a series under […]
Pattaya police arrested a British national who, according to the arrest warrant, unlawfully entered and destroyed the victims property. Pattaya, November 24, 2011 [PDN];They arrested a Mr. James Kelly aged 35, a British citizen with a warrant issued by the Pattaya provincial court. Hewas detained at a beer bar behind Mitryon market in South Pattaya. […]
The government of Thailand has rounded on some angry citizens, putting all flood barriers “off limits” after a number of local communities ganged up to tear down dykes and walls meant to divert water around Bangkok. The government has declared water gates and flood barriers special control zones as it struggles not only with the […]
BANGKOK, 23 October 2011 (NNT) – ABAC poll showed that the majority of Thai citizens is worried about political conflicts during the plight of flooding while they demand cooperation from all sides to solve the problem. According to Director of the ABAC Poll Research Center Dr Noppol Kanika, the survey titled ‘Lessons learned from the […]
The governor made an urgent announcement just before midnight Sunday, advising residents of Don Mueang, Laksi, Bang Khen, Chatujak, Bang Sue and Sai Mai districts to move their belongings to higher ground and evacuate some vulnerable citizens including the elderly, patients and children to temporary shelters provided by the local authorities. Flood Relief Operations Centre […]
