A pickup hit six rescue workers, killing four and seriously injuring three others at 1.30am on Sunday in Trang province. The accident took place while the rescue workers were trying to help an injured motorcyclist. The motorcyclist ran into a road barrier and injured himself, needing help. Full story: The Nation By Kanita Seetong The […]
Six border policemen were slightly injured Friday in an unusual attack in Thailand’s war-torn Deep South when suspected rebels detonated a bomb from the Malaysian side of a narrow river that separates the two countries, according to Thai authorities. The late-afternoon attack occurred in Na Nak, a sub-district of Narathiwat province’s Tak Bai district that […]
A long-tail tour boat driver was yesterday fined 500 baht after he pleaded guilty to picking up starfishes and sea cucumbers from the seabed for tourists to take selfies. The driver Ekawat Hatsakorn, 35, was summoned to the Hat Chao Mai marine national park in Trang province after he was found to be the driver […]
SONGKHLA, 4 May 2017 (NNT) – Hot air balloon pilots from 13 countries flew their balloons to inspect the weather condition and test wind conditions before third International Balloon Festival at Hat Yai, Songkhla province. At Jiranakhon Stadium, Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, hot air balloon pilots from 13 countries flew their balloons to inspect […]
NARATHIWAT – An 18-year-old youth allegedly caught on camera entering a hospital emergency room and murdering a rival lying helpless in a bed there was taken to the scene for a crime re-enactment on Thursday. Meanwhile, the police hunt continued for two alleged accomplices in the attack. Full story: Bangkok Post WAEDAO HARAI, BANGKOK POST
A group of Mongolian tourists were rescued and taken back to their hotels in Phuket early Wednesday after they were abandoned by the side of a road in neighbouring Phangnga province the previous night, police said. An unlicensed Chinese tour guide told the 22 tourists to get off the bus they were travelling in on […]
After two decades of legal battle, the Civil Court’s environmental cases department decided to mediate the dispute between producer of The Beach film and local administrative bodies of Krabi province. Mr Saritpong Kiewkhong, deputy mayor of Krabi Provincial Administration Organization, said Tuesday that the Civil Court felt that the court case had dragged on for […]
Local residents suspect they have been the victims of illegal land-title registration concerning the proposed site for Phang-Nga Airport, which has resulted in relocation of the airport site onto their land. Monchai Chinvisit, the representative of people living in Moo 3 of Tambon Bangmueng in Phang-Nga’s Takua Pa district, submitted a petition to the Provincial […]
