PATTANI — Seven policemen and a female civilian were injured by a car bomb that exploded near a Border Patrol Police (BPP) base in this southern province on Saturday. The blast at 12.30pm at the BPP base in Muang district sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, forcing security authorities to seal off the […]
SURAT THANI: — A seven year old Swiss boy has died after being electrocuted by an exposed power cable as he played on a beach in Maenam, Koh Samui. The boy, who had been staying on the island with his parents and younger sister, was playing in the sand when he came into contact with […]
KRABI — A British backpacker reported missing by her mother has been found at Krabi International Airport, police said. Grace Taylor, 21, was using a computer at Black Canyon cafe and “blowing a whistle” when police officers recognized her as the missing tourist on Tuesday afternoon, said the commander of the police force that covers […]
BANGKOK, 22 February 2016 (NNT) – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is installing x-ray scanning machines and bomb detectors at railway stations in the southern border provinces in order to step up security and ensure safety for all passengers. Security officials and SRT staff are working together on the installation of these devices. At […]
KOH SAMUI: — British Ex-pat John Law is seriously ill in Koh Samui, his son Joseph Law in the UK and his mother are desperately looking for help to pay for his medical expenses, keep him alive and ultimately take him back to the UK. A Facebook page called “let’s get Joe’s Dad home” has […]
A Laotian man was stomped to death by a wild elephant in a cassava plantation in Chanthaburi’s Khao Khitchakood district on Friday night. The body of 36-year-old Khemphetch Chaiyasan was found near his gun and a flashlight in the extensively-damaged plantation. Read more: The Nation
SURAT THANI — A 46-year-old German tourist drowned after reportedly ignoring a rough seas warning yesterday on Koh Phangan. The wife of the unidentified deceased said they traveled from their bungalow to Thong Nai Pan Noi Beach where her husband went to swim in the sea. Read more: khaosodenglish.com
CHUMPHON – Three couples from the same family were arrested for trafficking 400 kilogrammes of marijuana from Nakhon Phanom to Surat Thani on Monday. Pol Lt Col Thesa Siriwatho, the Region 8 Provincial Police chief, said on Tuesday that police set up a checkpoint on southbound Phetkasem road in Pathiu district on Monday. Read more: […]
