CHIANG MAI: Last night Chiang Mai Police arrested a British citizen, Mr. Michael Ludwig Wynn, 64, for robbing a bank in Chiang Mai at around at about 2.15pm on October 5. Siam Commercial Bank’s Diamond Market branch in Somphet was robbed of 535,000 Baht. Read more: Thaivisa.com
A US citizen pleaded guilty in a Thai court on Monday to charges of insulting the monarchy. Thai-born Joe Wichai Commart Gordon was accused of posting a link to a translation of a banned book on his blog, along with other material deemed offensive, while living in the US. Read more: MCOT
September 30, 2011[PDN]; Pol. Lt. Col. Pumpat Namputha, Pattaya Police was notified by Mr.Geoffrey Robert King age 55, New Zealand citizen that he been drugged by a Thai woman in a Naklua resort hotel. When he woke up he found all his belongings were stolen. Pol. Lt. Col. Pumpat Namputha reported that Mr. G. R. […]
AMNAT CHAROEN, 30 August 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Governor of Amnat Charoen province Mr. Nopwatchara Singhsakda advised Thai citizens traveling to Lao People’s Democratic Republic to be aware of the dos and donts following the arrest of 3 Thais who had photographed Lao’ military unit. Their actions have been considered a threat to Lao national […]
A suit was filed on August 24, 2011 against Netfirms, Inc., a Canadian web hosting company incorporated in the United States, for releasing personal information to the Thai government. Netfirms’ disclosures allowed Thai officials to identify, detain, and interrogate the plaintiff, Mr. Anthony Chai, both in Thailand and on U.S. soil. These disclosures, without which […]
BANGKOK, 18 July 2011 (NNT) – Majority of Bangkok city dwellers remain stressful since the situation after the 3 July general election is still unclear, plus persistent of economic stress, according to a recent survey by Suan Dusit Poll of Suan Dusit Rajabhat University. The survey was conducted with 1,292 respondents residing in Bangkok and […]
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that the recent actions by Turkey to arrest and detain journalists in the country, as well as planned Internet restrictions, are “an area of concern” for her. Clinton is on a two-day visit to Turkey and made some of her comments during a news conference […]
TAK, 15 July 2011 (NNT) – A number of Myanmar citizens have been arrested in Tak province after entering Thailand with the intention to find jobs and take advantage of the new government’s wage hike policy to 300 THB a day. On the occasion of Buddhist Lent this year, tens of thousands of people from […]
