BANGKOK — A Thai man’s elaborate hoax about his pregnant wife dying in the State Audit Office building collapse unraveled spectacularly Monday when the alleged “deceased” showed up very much alive at a police station—revealing she had never met the scammer and had quit the company years earlier. Scan shows possible survivors in depths of […]
BANGKOK — The rhythmic hum of electric trains returned to parts of Bangkok on Saturday morning as most of the capital’s mass transit systems gradually resumed operations following yesterday’s powerful earthquake. But for thousands of daily commuters, the return to normalcy remains incomplete, with two critical lines still shuttered for safety inspections. Signs of Life […]
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Bangkok this afternoon, killing at least one construction worker and leaving 43 others missing after a high-rise building collapsed in the city’s Chatuchak district. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was in Phuket when the quake hit, has declared the capital an emergency zone as rescue teams scramble through the rubble. […]
Police are looking for a Singaporean man who was seen with his Thai girlfriend at a condominium building in Bangkok before she was found dead. Woman killed in fall from Bangkok condo A preliminary investigation indicated that the suspect either may be in Chiang Rai or may have crossed the Myanmar border, Pol Maj Gen […]
The higher education minister has called for tougher security measures from authorities, especially at shopping malls, after a clash inside an inner-Bangkok shopping centre, MBK, on Saturday. Designer bag rush causes Nonthaburi mall melee Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Minister Supamas Isarabhakdi said on Sunday that she would ask the Royal Thai Police Office […]
Thai netizens have weighed in on a violent altercation sparked by a rush to purchase a limited-edition designer handbag, outside a major department store in Bang Yai district of Nonthaburi province. A video of the incident was posted to the Pu Boripok, or Consumers, Facebook page on Friday, with the caption, “In front of Central […]
Thai police recently arrested four Japanese nationals, including a former Yakuza member, identified as “Yamaguchi”, for allegedly operating scam centres in Cambodia and Vietnam, which preyed on victims in Japan. Japanese Man Arrested in Bangkok for Overstay and Alleged Gang Involvement Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, the police inspector-general, told the media today that the arrest […]
People’s networks dumped five tonnes of dead blackchin tilapia fish in front of Government House today, demanding that the prime minister address the problem of the invasive species immediately. Police clash with Talu Fah protesters near Bangkok’s Government House They were from 19 provinces including Songkhla, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Samut Songkhram, and Samut Sakhon. Full […]
