BANGKOK — The director of a public school in southern Thailand has been transferred from her post after barring Muslim students from wearing hijabs in school, a government official said today. The director of Baan Nai Yong School, Wisutsri Yungpongsapat, had claimed that the traditional Islamic head coverings violated state regulations for student uniforms. Read […]
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 21 April 2015 (NNT) – “Hua Hin of Yesterday 2015” is to be held from 24 April to 3 May at Hua Hin Queen’s Park in order to promote tourism and local culture and also to commemorate the auspicious occasion of the 65th Royal Wedding Anniversary of His Majesty the King and […]
Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan:- A speeding Benz sports car driven by a British tourist crashed into a motorcycle at U-turn in Hua Hin town, killing a border patrol policeman early Wednesday. Pol Lt Nonthawat Thongkham, an officer on duty of Hua Hin police station, said the accident happened on the outbound Phetkasem Road at […]
PRACHUAP KIRI KHAN – A Thai motorist has been detained for a deadly crash that killed two Chinese tourists in Prachuap Kiri Khan province last night. Pol.Lt. Satit Duangdee, an officer at Muang Prachuap Police Station, said the accident took place at 311 kilometer mark on Phetkasam Road at around 11 pm yesterday. Read more: […]
Residents of a Krabi village have voted to force True Corp to remove its mobile-phone cell tower from the Khiriwong sub-district neighbourhood over fears about radiation. In an April 10 Khiri Wong tambon administrative organisation referendum, voters in Moo 3 village of Plai Phraya district decided 93 to 26, with eight abstentions, in favour of […]
Scores of passengers including many foreign tourists were ordered to don life jackets and jump into the sea when a Phuket-bound ferry burst into flames that quickly engulfed it off Krabi’s Noppharat Thara beach on Wednesday afternoon. The Ao Nang Princess 5 ferry with 104 passengers and crew onboard took only moments to burn to […]
It has emerged that Iain Mackay, 40, who worked with a seismic research company, had earlier clashed with a girlfriend and another man after surprising them together at a bar in Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province on the Malay Peninsula. However, police in Hua Hin say no crime was committed and that Mr […]
TRANG – A motorcyclist was killed after his vehicle crashed into a roadside banner that promoted traffic safety in Trang province this morning. The 32-year-old driver died at the scene and his 30-year-old girlfriend, who was riding on the back of the motorcycle, was injured by the crash, said Pol.Maj. Wattana Thongkong, an officer at […]
