BANGKOK, Aug 27 (TNA) – A section of the footpath near the Fai Chai MRT station collapsed on Sunday. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported. Sinkholes damage nine houses in Ang Thong The sinkhole, estimated to be around two meters deep, appeared beneath the elevated train station. While the exact depth of the cavity remains […]
Two brothers were arrested today in connection with the sale of herbal liqueurs laced with methanol, which have, so far, caused three deaths, left one person blind and put 14 others on ventilators. Three deaths from Methanol liquor in Bangkok According to police, the two brothers, only identified as “Surasak” and “Surachai”, confessed to producing […]
UPDATE: The death toll from methanol poisoning linked to illegal alcohol in Bangkok has risen to three, raising widespread concern, the Bangkok Post reports. Authorities have identified several victims who consumed tainted homemade alcohol, which contained dangerous levels of methanol, a toxic substance often used in industrial applications. The adulterated liquor caused three deaths, blinded […]
A joint force of customs and anti-narcotics officials has uncovered 30.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine hidden inside plaster cat and giraffe dolls in a container, bound for Taiwan, at Bangkok Port. Taiwan-Bound Ketamine worth B175m Seized At Bangkok Port The search of the container was the result of an inspection of export documents, which looked […]
Eight South Koreans were arrested in Bangkok for allegedly running a pyramid scheme that defrauded investors of large sums of money. The suspects are accused of luring people, especially other Korean nationals into the scheme with promises of high returns, only to use new investors’ money to pay earlier participants, a classic hallmark of pyramid […]
SAMUT PRAKAN: Two people drowned and two others were injured when an actor’s jet ski hit a boat in the Chao Phraya River in Phra Pradaeng district late Saturday night. Two foreigners and three Thais injured in Chao Phraya boat collision The accident happened in the middle of the river at about 9pm on Saturday […]
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has pledged to end violence in educational institutions following a hazing incident that left a first-year engineering student seriously injured. Father of hazing victim rejects B500,000 offer, will take case to court Suchada Taensap, secretary to the caretaker minister, said the ministry would fully cooperate with […]
Bangkok, Aug 16 (TNA) – Thai authorities have arrested four Hong Kong nationals at Suvarnabhumi Airport for attempting to smuggle 14 kilograms of heroin hidden inside snack boxes, police said on Friday. Nigerian Arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok With 69 Cocaine Pellets in His Stomach The seizure was the result of a joint operation […]
