BANGKOK, December 28 (RIA Novosti) A Thai prosecutor’s office has dropped a child molestation charge against acclaimed Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev, Pletnev’s lawyer said on Tuesday. “No charges will be brought against Pletnev anymore. All the legal procedures are finished towards him. I have received a Thai prosecutor’s office’s decree,” the lawyer said, […]
A stunt driver featured in The Hangover II is in a coma. The Hangover Part II features the unimaginable in Thailand. The movie is being shot in Bangkok where Australian stunt driver Scott McLean met with a car crash during filming. McLean was taken to hospital in Thailand where his coma was induced to allow […]
New regulation not only bars sale of alcoholic drinks but restrains visitors from taking drinks in Most of Thailand’s 110 national parks, including Khao Yai, have been declared alcohol-free zones. Not only will there be a ban on booze sales, but visitors will also be barred from bringing alcoholic drinks into the parks, Natural Resource […]
BANGKOK, 28 December 2010 (NNT) – A team from the Public Health Ministry has raided four illegal abortion venues in one day, expecting more to be found. The four places found operating illegal abortion consisted of three clinics and one apartment within Bangkok. The team led by Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit confiscated a large […]
BANGKOK, Dec 27 – Thailand’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs is actively trying to help the crew aboard a Thai vessel seized by Somali pirates Friday in Omani waters in the Arabian Sea, a senior ministry official said on Monday. Thani Thongpakdi, director-general of the foreign ministry’s Information Department, made the statement following media reports that […]
BANGKOK, 26 December 2010 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has admitted that Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawattra is living in Dubai, but reiterated that he would not allow the former Prime Minister to be involved in any political movements. In light of reports that a group of Phue Thai party members have gone to […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – A suspect from Thailand was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Saturday night with 19.5 kg of illegal ivory. Police intercepted her on routine patrol while she was checking into a Kenya Airways flight at 11.30pm with 105 pieces of ivory bangles, necklaces and raw ivory while […]
Chon Buri — Tourist Police early Saturday arrested an Australian man, who was accused of molesting two boys aged 14-15 at a rented room in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district along with 23 pornographic VCDs of boys. Following a tip-off that a foreigner was to bring minors for molestation at the rented room, police staked […]
