Thai Immigration police arrested five fugitives from France, Austria and South Korea involving three separate criminal cases. Two cases involved automobile thefts, and the third case involved ganja drug smuggling. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
Five people including a French tourist were killed when a tour bus overturned Wednesday en route to a beach resort in southern Thailand, police said. Chumphon Police Colonel Narudaet Ingkhajan identified the French casualty as Delphine Jofette Raene Kiesser, 23. Read more: The Nation
Three French tourists reported being beaten by five security guards in the MiXX Discotheque on Walking Street. The victims claimed the guards had mistakenly assumed they had thrown ice in the disco, and savagely beat them with batons, brass knuckles and stun guns. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
BANGKOK, Jan 22 – French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is scheduled to visit Thailand early next month at the invitation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The Thai foreign ministry’s statement said Mr Ayrault, accompanied by his spouse Madame Brigitte Ayrault, will pay a two-day official visit February 4-5, as the first visit by a high […]
A 28-year-old Frenchman wanted by his home country on charges of raping a handicapped woman was arrested in Phuket. He was also found to have an expired visa, and will be deported back to France. He reportedly has a Thai wife. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
PHUKET – A French chef wanted in France on a charge of raping a disabled person has been arrested in Thailand because his visa had expired, police reported on Thursday. Police said Verdino Christopher Pierri, 28, arrived in Thailand in October 2012. He worked as a chef at an Italian restaurant in Bangkok before moving […]
A 44-year-old drunken Frenchman was arrested for assaulting employees at a 7-Eleven store on Walking Street. He had demanded a refund on a 50 THB pre-paid phone card after it was entered in his phone. When refused, he hurled his phone at employees and slapped an assistant manager’s face. Police arrived at the scene and […]
BANGKOK, 25 September 2012 (NNT) – The French Embassy in Bangkok is issuing travel warnings for its citizens in Thailand, recommending against all but essential travel to flood-hit areas. According a statement on the embassy’s website, French citizens are advised to avoid travelling to affected provinces such as Phitsanulok, Phichit, Prachinburi and Sakaeo. A series […]
