Thai police have announced they busted a gang of online weapons dealers with Chinese and Thai members, made arrests and seized a large number of weapons. The gangsters obtained war weapons – guns, grenades and ammunition – in Thailand and then smuggled most of them to China, according to police. Read more: Bangkok Post BANGKOK […]
A seven-year-old Anglo-Thai boy was rescued by police and medics on Saturday after being trapped in his East Pattaya house for a week. L. S.’s 37-year-old father, R. S., died in the rented house on Soi Khao Talo and the young boy was unable to attract the attention of neighbours in order to get help. […]
BANGKOK, 9 May 2013 (NNT) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that 5 Thai citizens were injured from the eruption of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines. All of them are expected to return to Thailand soon. According to Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, 5 Thai nationals were injured in the recent eruption of Mount […]
Just after 4.30 am on Thursday, Pattaya Police received reports of a fight involving a British Tourist and a group of 5 Thai men, who work for a car rental shop. One of the Thai men was reportedly stabbed in his wrist by the Brit who allegedly intended to stab the Thai in his chest. […]
A strange disease infecting Thais and Asians resembles HIV but is not the deadly infectious disease, doctors reported. Doctors are unsure of the causes of this relatively new disease, whether it is inherited or spread by human contact. BANGKOK – August 25, 2012 [PDN]; the results of a recent study by a U.S. researcher of […]
BANGKOK, Aug 15 – Thailand and Chile joined hands on agriculture with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by both countries’ agriculture ministers on Wednesday. Chilean Agriculture Minister Luis Mayo Bouchon and delegates from Chile met with Thailand’s counterpart Theera Wongsamut. Both ministers agreed to cooperate on agriculture involving technical exchange on hygiene standard and […]
BANGKOK, Aug 7 – Thailand’s foreign ministry is coordinating with several agencies to help a Thai crewman kidnapped by pirates who hijacked his ship off the Nigerian coast, according to ministry spokesperson Thani Thongphakdi. Mr Thani, who heads Department of Information, said the ministry could name the Thai but would not reveal his name at […]
BANGKOK, July 9 – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapha said on Monday that 49 Thais earlier detained by Myanmar authorities for encroaching on the neighbour’s territory will likely to be released prior to the visit of Myanmar President Thein Sein later this month. The Thai deputy prime minister expressed his optimistic view regarding […]
