Defence Minister General Sukampol Suwannathat re-confirmed yesterday that fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is being targeted for assassination. Because of security concerns Thaksin is reported to have cancelled a market visit in Cambodia. He had flown to Phnom Penh to visit the father of Cambodian premier Hun Sen. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, April 13 – Police stepped up security measures with extra vigilant teams on Bangkok’s Khao San Road, a popular tourist zone for backpackers and other budget-conscious travellers, and surrounding areas, to assure that the Thai traditional New Year Songkran celebration will run smoothly. In an attempt to ensure safety for foreign travellers and the […]
SONGKHLA, April 12 – Malaysian tourists have begun their annual migration to Hat Yai and are checking in at the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel, which temporarily closed, after the March 31 car bombing. Travellers checking in included those with advance reservations and walk-in customers. Read more: MCOT
BANGKOK, April 12 – A key leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), Thailand’s Red Shirt movement, said Thursday that more than 4,000 Cambodian police will be deployed to ensure the safety of Thailand’s ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra who will visit the country this week. UDD key leader Jatuporn Prompan, also a […]
BANGKOK, 9 April 2012 (NNT) – A Transport Ministry official said the State Railway Of Thailand Electrical Train (SRTET) failed to pay security guards employed at Airport Link stations a new daily minimum wage of 300 baht. Their previous minimum wage was 210 baht per day. Asia Security Management (ACM), a subsidiary of the consortium […]
National police chief Pol General Priewphan Damapong sent an urgent fax to all relevant police bureaus to boost security and adopt aggressive measures to ensure safety in Bangkok during Songkran. The fax said that since terrorism was a threat in many parts of the world and as the Valentine’s Day explosions had affected the safety […]
BANGKOK, 5 April 2012 (NNT) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister Police Captain Chalerm Yubumrung said the government is planning to set up a new operation center to tackle unrest in southern border provinces, scheduled to commence operations next week. Pol Capt Chalerm said the operation center, located in the Royal Thai Police headquarters, will meet […]
BANGKOK, April 4 – The Thai capital, Bangkok and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (City Hall, the BMA) is on high alert with increased security measures set for this month’s Songkran festival April 12-15. The BMA’s precautions are meant to prevent any violence after last weekend’s car bomb attacks in Yala and Songkhla, according to a […]
