TRANG – The father of an 8-year-old girl who was raped and subsequently died had admitted having abused her while high on drugs, before he attempted to take his own life in a police cell on Tuesday morning, police said. The man, 33, was being held in the Muang police station cells after being detained […]
SURAT THANI – Police are hunting for a couple who used counterfeit 500-baht banknotes to pay for goods at local shops in Phunphin district on Tuesday. Benjaporn Jindaruang, a 53-year-old grocer, said the couple arrived at her shop in a black Honda Civic car in tambon Tha Sathon in the morning. Read more: Bangkok Post […]
PHANG NGA — A man was shot dead by police after 21 Rohingya men escaped from a detention center in southern Thailand early Monday morning. The 21 men were detained in an immigration detention center in Phang Nga for a year before they managed to saw their way through the window bars and flee from […]
TRANG — Four members of a Spanish family were rescued after their yacht struck a rock and sank off Koh Libong during a fierce storm on Saturday morning. The yacht, carrying a Spanish couple and their two children, was travelling from the Malaysian island of Langkawi to Phuket when it struck a rock during the […]
BANGKOK:– Work on the approved dual track high speed rail links from Bangkok to Hua Hin and Bangkok to Rayong could begin as soon as next year. Feasibility studies and investment strategies at the State Railways are in the latter stages of preparation ahead of presentation to the Communication Ministry before government committees have the […]
The office of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation in Narathiwat has filed a complaint with police seeking the arrest of eight people blamed for a major forest fire in the southern province. The names of the eight people were not disclosed. Read more: Bangkok Post WAEDAO HARAI
The shoreline, beaches and coral reefs around Koh Tachai island in the Similan National Park off Phangnga province will be off-limits to all visitors for an indefinite period, starting Oct 15, according to authorities. The closure aims to ease negative effects on natural resources and the environment as a result of heavy tourism activities in […]
Four troops patrolling a road in Pattani were injured when Muslim insurgents detonated a roadside bomb to ambush them at noon Monday. Police said the explosion occurred at 12:30 pm. Read more: The Nation
