BANGKOK, Oct 19 – Thai police on Tuesday arrested four Colombian men for burglary of the homes of wealthy Thais, while intelligence reports confirmed that the members of the Colombian criminal gang entered the kingdom in a single group at one time with the intention to commit crimes. The detainees were identified as John Alexander […]
Thailand’s Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered deployment of troops in 1,868 communities in all 50 districts of Bangkok and adjacent provinces for civic action, intelligence collection and prevention of bombings and sabotage, an army source said. The army chief’s instruction follows the explosion at an apartment in central Nonthaburi province on Oct. 5, in […]
Police have detained a young woman with possible knowledge about the bomb blast in Nonthaburi last week. Wasa Theprian, 25, was arrested yesterday for her alleged involvement in the explosion last Tuesday that claimed four lives and injured nine other people, two of them seriously. Wasa is the secretary to the House committee on anti-money […]
A man and a woman in a Muslim headscarf seen in security-camera footage at a Nonthaburi apartment where a powerful explosion occurred on Tuesday have been identified by police. Police have linked them to suspicious activities and acquired arrest warrants for them. The man is identified as Kasi Ditthanarat, 48, who has changed his name […]
Bangkok: Three dead, nine injured in blast – Suspect believed to be Chiang Mai man Police are looking to question a Chiang Mai man following an explosion last night at a five-storey apartment in Nonthaburi which killed three people and injured nine others. A source at the Crime Suppression Division said Room 202 at Samarn […]
2 killed, 4 injured in explosion near Bangkok An explosion at a housing estate in Nonthaburi killed two people and injured four others Tuesday evening, rescuers said. The Ruam Katanyu Foundation reported over its radio network that the explosion occurred at the Thippawan housing estate near Bang Bua Thong Market. The blast caused a five-story […]
Thai security authorities are being placed on high alert as political groups organize highly charged memorial gatherings in October to mark past bloodshed. Bangkok Post reported. Security agencies had warned that there might be violence in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces such as Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani, Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima and Khon […]
BANGKOK, Oct. 1 (UPI) — Thailand lifted a state of emergency in the northeast Friday but kept it in force in four central provinces, including the capital, the government announced. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva signed an order to lift the emergency decree in the last three northeastern provinces — Khon Kaen, Udon Thani and Nakhon […]
