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 […]
28 December 2010 – The United Nations refugee agency today urged Thailand not to forcibly return a group of some 166 Myanmar nationals who fled their country amid renewed fighting and are currently seeking temporary protection from the Royal Government. On 25 December, the Thai authorities asked the group from Myanmar to return to their […]
BANGKOK, 15 December 2010 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has warned people in the North and Northeast of changing weather, possibly heavy rain and cold this week. The Department has warned that the weather could damage crops and cause road accidents as the temperature could drop as much as 5 degree […]
Thai Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the gun murder of a 12 year old boy in a car attack in Ayutthaya. At 2 A.M. last night, Ayutthaya police chief Police Major General Anurak Taengkasem and his team raided an apartment in Ayutthaya’s Bang Pa in district. Police broke into Room 505 on […]
TAK, 28 November 2010 (NNT) – Over 1,000 Myanmar refugees have once again crossed over the Thai border to seek shelters in Mae Sot district, Tak Province after an exchange of gun fires between the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and the Burmese troops on Saturday night. The sound of gun fires could be heard […]
