KRABI — A public van driver in Krabi province has been fined and suspended from driving for a month after a viral video showed him punching a foreign motorcyclist whilst working. Pornthep Petchsutthi confessed to assaulting the foreigner on Jan. 1 because the motorcyclist flashed a middle finger at him, police said. Read more: khaosodenglish.com […]
The captain of a speedboat that hit and killed a French tourist in Krabi was charged on Wednesday for fatally reckless driving. Police in Krabi filed charges against Yothin Suepsak after additional questioning following his transfer from police in Thalang district in Phuket, Thai Rath Online reported. Read more: Bangkok Post
KRABI — A 52-year-old French woman was killed after being hit by a speedboat while snorkelling at Koh Poda in this coastal province on Tuesday afternoon. The tourist, whose name is being withheld pending family notification, was struck in the head around 4pm by the boat propeller on the southern end of Poda island, said […]
A GERMAN cyclist who collapsed after suffering a stroke in Surat Thani yesterday was saved by a passing nurse. Srikanya Chuarob, who works at Surat Thani Hospital, was driving by when she saw Gunter Retsch, 49, had passed out and his friend, identified as Tomus, calling for help outside Surat Thani Cancer Hospital. Read more: […]
At least ten armed men shot to death the secretary of the Romsai tambon administration organisation in Narathiwat province during a hostage siege there, police said. Pol Lt Wongduan Khamsri, the duty officer at Sukhirin district police station, said the incident occurred at about 11am. Read more: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST
RANONG – Four Myanmar migrant workers arrested over the murder of a 17-year-old female student in September claim they were tortured into confessing by Ranong police. Moe Zin Aung, 19, Zaw Lay, 25, Mang Sane, 20, and Kyaw Soe Win, 18, confessed to taking part in the brutal stabbing of Orawee Sampaotong on the night […]
Seven soldiers were slightly injured and their pickup truck was damaged in a roadside bomb attack in Narathiwat’s Reu So district early Wednesday morning. The explosion at 00.05am, targeted the 16-strong team of police and soldiers on their way back from an operation. Read more: The Nation
The authorities confiscated Bt40 million worth of elephant tusks and pangolin scales at the Samui International Airport earlier this month, Customs Department’s director general Kulis Sombatsiri said at a press conference Friday. “Officials minutely X-rayed cargo boxes and found these illicit items,” he said, adding that this was the biggest haul this year. Read more: […]
