A man who fired dozens of shots this morning in Bangkok’s sportswear centre surrendered to the police at about 11am after a 5 hour standoff. The identity of the gunman and the motive behind his actions were not known at the time of this report, but police said that no one was killed or injured. […]
BANGKOK, Dec 14 (TNA) – About 150 policemen were mobilized to cope with the rally that Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit planned at Pathumwan intersection on Saturday evening. Participants have been warned to obey rules and protect others’ rights. Pol Col Krisana Patanacharoen, deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police Office, said the Metropolitan […]
A man, 55, fell to his death from the seventh to the third floor of CentralWorld shopping centre in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district at about noon on Tuesday. Police at the Pathumwan station were informed of the incident at about 12.30pm. A video clip showed the injured man lying on the floor and staff setting up […]
BANGKOK, April 11 (TNA) – The fire at the CentralWorld shopping center in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district Wednesday evening killed two people and injured 17 others. Officials are investigating the source and cause of the blaze. Police at the Pathumwan station were informed of the incident at 5.30pm on Wednesday. About 10 fire engines were deployed […]
Two Hungarians were killed and a Japanese seriously injured in a road accident involving a passenger van and a big bike on Rajdamri Road in Pathumwan district of Bangkok late Monday night. The van driver, 57-year-old Permsak Yainoi, who escaped injury reportedly told Lumpini police that he was driving his Japanese boss, 36-year-old Tatsiro Takaoka, […]
A man has been arrested and charged with fitting a mobile phone to his shoe and taking upskirt photos of TV actress Patricia Tanchanok Good. Natthawut Wongrattanakornchai, 40, was arrested at a fashion show in Gaysorn Village shopping mall in Pathumwan on Thursday. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST ONLINE REPORTERS
A Canadian man has been arrested in Bangkok for allegedly selling bogus job apprenticeships abroad to Thai students at 150,000-baht each. Pol Col Arun Wachirasrisukanya, a superintendent at the Crime Suppression Division, said M. R., 37, was detained on the 18th floor of the Amarin Plaza building in Pathumwan district, Bangkok, on Wednesday. Full story: […]
A mother has posted a video clip on Facebook and asked for help identifying the man who attacked her daughter out of the blue in front of the Royal Thai Police headquarters building on Wednesday. Noppawan Nantakit said her daughter, a third-year university student, had exited the Siam BTS train station and walked towards the […]
