A road accident involving 18 vehicles of different kinds took place on the road between Na Sarn district and Surat Thani Monday morning but, fortunately, there was no death. The pile-up apparently stemmed from a cement mixer truck whose driver lost control causing the truck to climb on the road island. A huge crane was […]
A 2-year old Russian boy lost consciousness after he was stung by a box jellyfish as he was playing in the sea at Lamai beach in Koh Samui on Saturday. It was reported that Mr Watcharin Kongmun, a rescue volunteer and a member of the jet ski club at Lamai beach rushed to the call […]
KOH PANGAN:– Security was tight as thousands of foreign and Thai tourists arrived for the monthly full moon party on Koh Pangan last night. A large amount of police, checkpoints and scanning equipment was deployed as the authorities moved to assure the safety of the revelers. And it seemed to work as there were no […]
YALA, 17 September 2016 (NNT) – Faithful Buddhists in Yala are celebrating the Tenth Lunar Month Festival making offerings to their deceased ancestors to gain good fortune for themselves. The celebration of the Tenth Lunar Month Festival at Wat Muang Yala Temple in Yala province today is lively with many Buddhists in the area bringing […]
SURAT THANI – Four young Britons visiting the famous full moon party venue Koh Phangan have been arrested for passing forged pound banknotes and having a small amount of dried marijuana. The police made the arrest at 1am Friday at a rented house in tambon Ban Tai after an investigation exposed the four men as […]
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) today reopened the railway services from Bangkok to destinations in the deep south following the bomb sabotage of its rail line in Pattani on September 3 that forced the closure of the southern rail services for eight days. The first train to leave for the southernmost Sungai Kolok Railway […]
PHUKET: An off-duty police officer reeking of alcohol leaving six people injured after his pickup truck crossed Phetkasem Rd and crashed into them – before the officer fled the scene – last night (Sept 9) has outraged local residents in Phang Nga Town. More than 30 residents gathered at Phang Nga Muang District Police Station […]
Hundreds gathered Wednesday at a school in Thailand’s Deep South to mourn and pray for peace, a day after a bomb near the campus killed a small girl, her father and a third civilian, in an attack blamed on rebels. Students, teachers, Islamic leaders and local government officials were among some 500 who turned out […]
