SAMUI — A 26-year-old Frenchman was killed after he rode a motorcycle into a parked garbage truck early this morning in front of Samui Town Center. Rescue workers had trouble freeing the man, who struck the front of the truck so hard at about 3am on Thursday that his head entered and became stuck in […]
The Department of Land Transport has ordered GrabTaxi Holdings Pte to halt its GrabBike service in Thailand until it complies with local regulations and vowed to fine and arrest drivers who violate the ban. DLT deputy director-general Nunthapong Cherdchoo said his department informed GrabTaxi of the regulations that its services were violating regulations. Read more: […]
A Belgian was lucky to escape prosecution in the early hours of Tuesday after he drove his high-powered motorbike into parked bikes and a pick-up causing damage to each of the vehicles involved. Police were called to the incident at the intersection with Soi Neun Plub Wan on the railroad running along the East-side of […]
PHUKET: Police are on the lookout in Phuket for 26-year-old Australian Antonio Bagnato and three other men wanted for their role in the kidnapping and murder of Australian Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang member Wayne Rodney Schneider, 37, in Pattaya on Monday. Read more: thephuketnews.com
SURAT THANI — A 76-year-old hotel owner from the United Kingdom died after being struck by a motorcycle as he crossed a road late late last night on Koh Samui. Rescue volunteers arrived just after midnight to the scene at the Samui Mermaid Hotel to find injured the motorcyclist and foreign man, a local hotel […]
PHUKET: A 44-year-old man from the Czech Republic died in the early hours of this morning when he crashed his motorbike near the Kathu temple following a trip to Patong with his son. At 2:30am, Thung Thong police were called to the scene of a motorbike accident on Wichit Songkram Rd near the Kathu temple. […]
POLICE WILL propose that the elimination of street racing be put on the national agenda with the implementation of urgent measures such as setting up checkpoints from midnight to 6am for the next couple of years, police spokesman Pol Lieutenant Prawut Thavornsiri said yesterday. Relevant agencies will today discuss other possible measures, including inspections of […]
PATTAYA — A 51-year-old Dutch tourist was killed when he lost control of his rented motorcycle and crashed in Pattaya on Saturday. The man was found lying in a pool of blood on the road along Pattaya beach in front of Hard Rock Cafe in Bang Lamung district. Read more: Bangkok Post
