PHUKET: Krabi Police have arrested a Thai woman, two South Koreans and two Mongolian nationals for attempting to buy hotels in the tourist-popular Ao Nang area, across Phang Nga Bay from Phuket, with “fake” ATM slips in a bid to prove they had made payments to complete their purchase. The gang is believed to have […]
RANONG — The man suspected of orchestrating a massive scam which left thousands of people stranded at Suvarnabhumi Airport for hours was found late Wednesday afternoon in the southern province of Ranong. Pasist Arinchayalapis, the owner of multi-level marketing firm Wealth Ever, was escorted by police to the Ranong Police Station and will later be […]
PHUKET: Police from Provincial Police Region 8 today arrested a 28-year-old Thai woman wanted in connection with theft from a Phuket gold shop on March 18. Police in Phuket were on the lookout for a woman who had twice entered gold shops on the island on the pretence of buying a necklace, and walking out […]
An interprovincial bus from Bangkok to Trat province crashed into to light pole on Sukhumvit road in Khao Saming district killing three passengers and injuring 20 others. The incident happened before dawn Saturday on the highway in front of Khao Samingwithayakom school in Trat province. Full story: thaipbs.or.th Thai PBS
PATTANI — Two paramilitary rangers died in the southern border provinces Thursday night in a string of attacks that included bombs, shootings and an assault on the power grid. The wave of violence came just hours after His Majesty the King enacted Thailand’s latest constitution opposed by separatist groups in the Deep South. Full story: […]
The Forward Command of the Internal Security Operation Command Region 4 says the bombings and burnings in four southern provinces by southern insurgents have left 52 power supply and telecommunication poles damaged. However there were no injuries to lives. Full story: thaipbs.or.th Thai PBS
The Seismological Bureau yesterday confirmed that a magnitude-2.9 earthquake hit Chumphon’s Lang Suan district on Thursday evening. The bureau initially said the tremor that occurred in Tambon Bangnamjued in the district at 6.24pm was not a quake but probably due to land subsidence. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
SURAT THANI — Twenty-five people received minor injuries when a tour bus ran into the back of a seven-seat SUV on the Asian Highway in Phun Phin district early on Wednesday, police said. One of the injured was an elderly Swedish man, the driver of the Chevrolet Captiva. Full story: Bangkok Post SUPAPONG CHAOLAN
