The rate of divorce in Thailand has tripled from 10.8 per cent in 2009 to 33 per cent in 2012, while domestic violence has been recorded in at least a third of Thai families. At a Chulabhorn Research Institute seminar Thursday, Wimontip Musikaphan, a lecturer at Mahidol University’s National Institute for Child and Family Development, […]
A New Zealand man and his two sons safely escaped from a fire in their 21st story condo on Pratumnak Hill. The family was sleeping when the man was awakened by smoke. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in 30 minutes. A faulty kitchen appliance likely caused the fire. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
5 members of the same family have been arrested following the recent robbery and knife attack at a Tesco-Lotus Express Store in Soi Kao Ta Lo, Pattaya. A press conference was held at Nongprue Police Station on Thursday by Police Major General Katcha, Commander of Chonburi Provincial Police, to announce the arrest of the 5 […]
Security officials yesterday foiled an attack in Narathiwat’s Rusoh district, repelling an insurgent commando team’s second attempt to destroy the last remaining Buddhist home in a village there. A hunt is underway for the well trained, 10 member Runda Kumpalan Kecil (RKK) team, with officials tracking blood trails thought to be left by three of […]
BANGKOK, 21 June 2012 (NNT) – Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra turns 45 today. She celebrated her birthday this morning with her family, in a traditional way by offering food to 9 Buddhist monks at her house in Soi Yothin Phatthana 3, on Ram-indra Road amidst tight security. The Prime Minister received a model […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, May 7 – The body of a four-year-old boy was found in this southern province after he was carried away and drowned in a flash flood while swimming Sunday with his father and brother at a Tha Sala district waterfall. The family of four—the parents and their two sons—were visiting relatives Friday. […]
Red Bull founder, Chaleo Yoovidhya, who passed away in Bangkok on Saturday, will be remembered as a business and marketing genius who put the Thai energy drink on the global map. He had a humble beginning working in a variety of jobs including bus conductor but ended up with an estimated wealth by Forbes of […]
SONGKLHA, March 8 – A family of four were swept away and drowned when their pickup truck was hit by forest runoff on Wednesday night. The bodies of the four victims were retrieved Thursday morning after the torrential waterflow– triggered by heavy rainfall— subsided. Read more: MCOT
