RAYONG — A herd of wild elephants from Khao Chamao mountain raided a plantation in Khao Chamao district on Monday night, rooting up pineapples and tearing down rubber trees. Wanpen Kwannet, 40, a villager of Moo 2 village in tambon Khao Noy, said she was woken up late last night by the noise of wild […]
Police seized 298,000 “yaba” pills with a street value of Bt60 million in Surat Thani’s Phuphin district from a gang that took advantage of the recent flood chaos in the South to smuggle illicit drugs. The pills – a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine – were seized at a roadside checkpoint at 2.30am on Thursday. […]
SURAT THANI – The governor of Surat Thani province has ordered a probe into claims of public land encroachment by Samui airport. The land covers 16 rai and is located at the end of the airport’s runway strip. Bangkok Airways, which owns and operates Samui airport, has rented the land plot registered as state property […]
One seafood restaurant allegedly encroached on Hua Hin beach has been voluntarily dismantled after more than 40 buildings, including several restaurants, were served eviction notice from Hua Hin municipal administration on encroachment charges. Saengthai Seafood restaurant was the first among 3-4 restaurants located on the beach along the Naretdamri road in Hua Hin municipal which […]
A NEW VISA requirement affecting visitors from Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei has dealt a blow to tourism in the bustling border town of Songkhla. Visitors from the three Asean countries, and 46 other nations, now need to apply for a tourist visa if they make more than two trips to Thailand via land transport. However, […]
BANGKOK, 1 February 2017 (NNT) – A rehabilitation process is now underway in the South of Thailand, as people begin returning to their homes. In Nakhon Si Thammarat province, a local resident of Lan Ka district, Krajang Phantu, received a new home after his previous house was destroyed in the flood. It is now being […]
SURAT THANI: — A video was posted on Facebook as a 65 year old Australian man set fire to a bed and a sofa at his rented house in central Surat Thani. It was the national day of his country – Australia Day. Police and firemen were called by neighbors. Full story: Thaivisa News By […]
PHATTHALUNG – An angry man carrying a gun shot dead a 73-year-old woman and seriously wounded her granddaughter at their home in Muang district after the daughter of the house refused to talk with him on Wednesday night. The shooting occurred at a house in tambon Khao Jiak on Wednesday night, said Pol Maj Wichai […]
