Bangkok – Thai officials are hoping to trigger a tourist bonanza by promoting a gold panning festival in April along the Wang River in the northern province of Lampang, a news report said Saturday. Residents of Wang Nua district in northern Lampang have been supplementing their income for generations by panning for gold along the […]
UTTARADIT, Jan 13 – This northern province of Thailand has been declared a disaster zone as the current cold wave continues bringing frigid temperatures to residents in all nine districts. Uttaradit Disaster Prevention and Mitigation chief Surachai Tatkawin said the temperatures in the province have continually dropped, causing more victims to be affected by the […]
MAE SOT, Jan 1 – Clashes between Myanmar government troops and Karen Buddhist ethnic soldiers continued Tuesday after mortar shells landed on the Thai side of the Moei River on Monday. Clashes between Myanmar troops and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) splinter group continued as the DKBA fired mortars at a Tatmadaw military base […]
A foreigner was arrested at the Sa Kaeo immigration checkpoint Monday for carrying a fake passport. The passport identified the man as Christian Alphonse, 35, Guinean. Officials, however, found the passport was forged. The Guinea embassy also denied issuing this passport. The suspect has now been detained. He admitted paying Bt8,000 for the fake passport […]
Following news that a Maha Sarakham temple butchered the carcasses of three elephants and sold the meat, skulls and tusks for Bt2 million, elephant conservationists yesterday called on the government to rescue the remaining beasts and do something before tourism was affected. The case has disturbed elephant conservationists worldwide, raised questions over the temple’s treatment […]
TAK, 4 January 2011 (NNT)-The Karen soldier who held a Thai national hostage during his attempt to seek the United Nations’ help to restore democracy in Burma has already surrendered to the Thai police in Tak province. The 36 years old soldier who claims to be a member of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army has […]
BANGKOK, Jan 3 – Both the Foreign Ministry and the Army Region 1 commander on Monday urged the yellow-clad activists of the Thailand Patriot Network not to rally tomorrow at the border, saying the move could sabotage talks between Thai and Cambodian authorities over the release of seven detained Thai nationals. Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, secretary to […]
BANGKOK, Jan 2 – Thailand’s struggle with rising drug use will continue in 2011 with crystal methamphetamine likely to spread as the authorities plan a closer watch over border areas to prevent drug smuggling during the New Year, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB). The ONCB will keep an eye on […]
