Police from the Consumer Protection Police Division and officials from the Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) seized fake food supplements, cosmetics and medicines worth more than 10-million baht in a raid on a warehouse in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district today (Friday). The over 6,000 fake items had been smuggled into Thailand from China and the […]
A fire erupted on the first floor of the CentralWorld shopping complex in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district on Saturday afternoon but was put out by firefighters shortly after 5pm. Black smoke was seen billowing from the mall and several eyewitnesses posted social-media videos of flames near an escalator in the Groove zone. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
A motorcyclist has had his Harley Davidson bike confiscated and been fined 5,300 baht by Pathumwan district court in Bangkok for dangerous driving. The 27-year old rider, whose name was not disclosed by the Plabplachai 2 police, was reported by witnesses as having stood on the bike’s seat as he rode along Yaowarat Road in […]
BANGKOK, Nov 25 (TNA) – Police raided eateries at a well-known shopping center in Pathumwan district and found two premises let customers drink alcoholic beverages after a nightly deadline. The raid late last night followed a video clip showing the sales and consumption of alcoholic drinks that violated the regulations of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. […]
Protesters occupied Pathumwan intersection in Bangkok on Sunday to vent their anger at the recent Constitutional Court ruling and demand reform of the highest institution. No particular groups claimed to have organised the rally, the first major protest since the court’s ruling on Wednesday. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST
A man was arrested on Friday with a number of explosives in his car, and police are trying to find out whether the incident was politically linked. The arrest took place after Pathumwan police on patrol ordered a man to pull over his SUV as it was moving erratically in a lane at the Pathumwan […]
Police fired tear gas as protesters rallied outside Pathumwan police station in Bangkok after some were arrested during a rally at Pathumwan intersection. The demonstrators gathered outside the police station after marching from the rally at the downtown intersection in the biggest pro-democracy rally this year so far. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST ONLINE […]
A number of Ratsadon protesters have gathered at Pathumwan intersection in Bangkok after the Criminal Court denied bail for four of their key members who faced royal insult charges. Public prosecutors on Tuesday charged Anon Nampa, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Patiwat “Mor Lam Bank” Saraiyaem with lese majeste (Section 112 of the Criminal […]
