BANGKOK — Thai junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered police to crack down on drunk driving, a day after a 23-year-old woman driving under the influence killed three bicyclists in northern Thailand. Gen. Prayuth specifically instructed police to organize more road check points and strictly refuse any bribes from motorists, said Maj.Gen. […]
Bangkok – If you are foul-mouthed while drunk, avoid taking the bus, according to the apparent merit of this story. Or, it can be argued, if you are short-tempered, don’t drive the bus. Lieutenant Noppakao Tiyaphak of Bang Sue police station yesterday’s evening went to investigate a brawl between the driver of Bus No 39 […]
Singapore has passed a law that bans the buying and selling of alcohol, including the drinking of alcohol in public places, from 10:30 p.m. until 7 a.m. The Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Bill, which was approved by the Parliament on January 30, 2015, will take effect in April. First-time offenders will receive a fine […]
A foreigner jumped at a flight attendant on a Bangkok Airways plane yesterday and ripped her shirt off, according to an account by a purported witness. Tohteh Rommanee posted an incident he witnessed during his job as a member of the cabin crew on a Bangkok Airways flight Thursday, when a crazy passenger invaded the […]
A car with three Thais hit two Japanese students on bicycles in Japan last week, killing one of them instantly and leaving the other in critical condition, according to Asahi, a Japanese local television network. Read more: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST
A drunk Russian was arrested for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman, molesting another and then attacking police. It took a group of uniformed and volunteer officers to restrain the boisterous Russian in his mid-40s near the Skaw Beach Hotel on Second Road in the wee hours of July 21. Read more: pattayamail.com
LAMPANG — An intoxicated former police officer reportedly sprayed bullets at a group of patrons in a restaurant in Lampang province early this morning, killing one person. The police received reports about the shooting at around 1:20 a.m. this morning and arrived at La Moon restaurant and bar to find 53-year-old Pol.Sgt.Maj. Kosol Kawipat passed […]
BANGKOK, 17 April 2014 (NNT) – According to a new study, Thailand ranks fourth on the list as the world’s heaviest drinkers. Out of the 44 countries studied by Euromonitor, Thais were found to be the fourth hardest drinkers at 4.5 shots per week, closely trailing behind South Korea, Russia, and the Phillippines. Read more: […]
