During the past 18 months, nine policemen shot themselves to death over personal problems including those related to family and illnesses. The latest suicide took place last Thursday when Pol Capt Phumisak Racho, Metropolitan Police Bureau’s Children, Juveniles and Women Division, killed himself inside his Benz sedan. This commissioned policeman was just 35 years old. […]
A FAMILY group of Australians holidaying on Phuket was forced to pay 56,500 baht today for ”damage” to four jet-skis that they say they did not cause. The group from Melbourne argued for two hours before giving in and paying the money, having been told by the jet-ski operators that the Patong Tourist Police ”do […]
The ABAC Real time Poll has recently conducted a survey of over 2,200 Thai people from 17 provinces on why Thailand is still a developing country despite decades of ongoing development. Over 77% of the respondents said the widespread quid pro quo was a major factor hampering the country’s progress. Half of the respondents did […]
BANGKOK, 9 November 2010 (NNT) – The Cabinet has agreed to provide further assistance to the flood victims down south. According to Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office Vachara Kannika, the Cabinet has agreed to include all flood victims in the South in its 5,000-baht-per-family assistance plan. The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has, at […]
Family of dead bomber to get Bt400,000 ($13,400) relief payment The government is obligated, under the relief regulations issued by emergency rule, to compensate for victims and relatives in violence incidents even though one of the victims is a suspected bomber killed in the Bang Bua Thong blast by the bomb he made. “The rules […]
A 31-year-old man from Norfolk who had gone missing in Thailand has contacted his family. Police were becoming increasingly concerned about David Wood, formerly from Swaffham, who was reported as missing in the Krabi area. BBC News
BANGKOK – Lawyers for the family of ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra met with investigators in Thailand on Tuesday and denied accusations of having financed the recent anti-government protests that sparked bloody clashes with security forces. Thaksin, his ex-wife Pojaman, and two of their three grown children are among 83 people and companies suspected by the government […]
Anyone who is looking for the perfect family destination in Thailand should head straight for the tropical paradise of Krabi. Located in the south of Thailand near the popular tourist islands of Phuket and Phi Phi, Krabi offers a more natural, relaxing…
