An M-26 hand grenade was thrown at the Office of the Attorney General headquarters on Ratchadapisek road late Monday night, no one was injured. The explosion caused damage to the lawn and shattered some windows. The office’s security guards learnt of the attack on Tuesday morning. They heard the explosion last night but mistook it […]
BANGKOK, 27 September 2010 (NNT) – Suvarnabhumi Airport Director vows to develop the airport in all aspects, targeting to be among the best top ten airports of the world. Suvarnabhumi Airport Director Mr Nirun Teeranatsin said that the airport was pushing ahead to develop all related services continuously to facilitate passengers. The strategy of ‘Airport […]
BANGKOK, Sept 27 – An Iranian national was arrested Monday at Thailand’s main international airport for smuggling 5.7 kg of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice”, worth over Bt20 million (about US$650,000), into the kingdom. Customs Department officials inspected the impounded drugs seized from 25-year-old Feizollahi Adel in the international arrival terminal of Suvarnabhumi Airport. […]
Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tharit Pengdit said he expects more violence to occur in Bangkok. Mr Tharit said unrest would continue in Bangkok as ill-intentioned people continue to incite unrest. He could not predict what form such violence would take, or when. The DSI had not asked that police refer the bombings to […]
BANGKOK, Sept 26 — Thai police are studying the images retained by a closed circuit camera to determine if it captured views of a bomber who planted an explosive device near a race track in central Bangkok. Police said the bomb exploded at about 12.30am Sunday under a flyover bridge near the Nang Lerng horse […]
A bus driver was in a serious condition last night after he was shot by an angry passenger in Bangkok yesterday morning. Reports said Passada Pu-ngerndao, 50, the driver of a number 1075 bus, refused to stop in front of Soi Amornpan despite a request from the passenger to do so. He allegedly said he […]
Airport visa goof-up in holiday horror A US-based Nepalese homemaker headed for a holiday in Thailand via Calcutta was cleared for boarding at the city airport despite not holding a Thai visa, leaving her to face 18 hours of detention in Bangkok before she was deported. Tsomala Lama, 33, has accused Thai Airways and immigration […]
BANGKOK, Sept 24 — Another in a series of explosions jarred homeward bound Bangkok commuters late Friday afternoon, the first to take place during the rush hour, adding to the sense of unease that the blasts that have jarred the Thai capital recently. Three passersby were injured — two schoolgirls and an older man –by […]
