China has suspended shipping on the Mekong river, days after 13 sailors were killed on two cargo boats in an apparent hijacking by drug smugglers. The official Xinhua news agency said the shipping ban extends to passenger vessels as well as cargo ships. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said the two boats came under […]
Twelve bodies have been found in the Mekong River in Chiang Rai’s Chiang Saen district. The bodies of three Chinese men, their hands tied and handcuffed behind their backs, were found on Friday, and another nine bodies, also thought to be Chinese, were found Saturday. Police said most of the nine bodies had also been […]
Tourist flight was returning from visit around Mt. Everest Aviation officials in Nepal say a plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest has crashed, killing all 19 people onboard. Authorities say one passenger initially survived the crash Sunday, but died later in a hospital. Tourism officials say the Buddha Air Beechcraft was carrying 10 Indians, […]
Un-censored photos of a Cathay Pacific flight attendant allegedly giving oral sex to a Cathay Pacific pilot were released on Chinese media and the internet last week. In an attempt to cover the damaged reputation of the Cathay Pacific airline, the Hong Kong carrier made a public statement on Sunday to acknowledge it has launched […]
PHETCHABURI, 22 July 2011 (NNT) – All nine passengers, including pilots of the missing army Black Hawk helicopter are confirmed dead after the chopper crashed on the Thai-Myanmar border. It was reported that the wreckage of the chopper was found near the area where a Huey helicopter of the army crashed earlier on Saturday in […]
Flight attendants of Thai Airways stage a protest against the company’s plan to cut operational costs by reducing the number of cabin crew on aircraft. Meanwhile, the airline’s labor union denies any involvement in the protest. Over 100 cabin crew members of national carrier Thai Airways International, led by Thai Crew Club chairman Jirayuth Phuchongkasamut, […]
BANGKOK, April 20 – The crew of a Thai-flagged ship — 27 men — kidnapped in December by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa arrived home Wednesday after the shipowners paid a $5 million ransom to the hijackers. All 27 men on board the MV Thor Nexus, belonging to Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA), arrived […]
BANGKOK, 19 April 2011 (NNT) – Thai Airways International (THAI) is now recruiting 468 new flight attendants, both male and female, prompting more than 4,000 applicants on the first day of recruitment. According to THAI Executive Vice President for Operations Department Squadron Leader Asdavut Watanangura, the positions include 178 stewards and 290 stewardesses. This is […]
