The influx of Chinese tourists to Maya Bay, the main tourist attraction of Phi Phi archipelago in the Andaman Sea, and the scene of the Hollywood film “The Beach” in 1999 is now causing serious concern of its natural charm and beauty among environmentalists and Thai people if no preservation action is taken by authorities. […]
CHUMPHON — Over 30 foreign tourists were forced to flee for their lives after their tour bus suddenly caught fire on a highway in southern Thailand this morning. Police were first informed about the fire in Chumphon province at 4 am this morning, but firefighters were not dispatched until an hour later, causing some tourists […]
SONGKHLA — A roadside bomb injured a police officer who was guarding a school in southern Thailand, where Islamic insurgents regularly stage attacks on Thai authorities and public schools. Police say the bomb exploded at 7:40 am in front of Baan Pa Ko school in Thepha district, apparently targeting a group of police officers who […]
Four Malaysians were apprehended by police while they were using cloning cards to withdraw cash from several ATMs at a commercial centre in Sadao district of Songkhla province today. The arrest came after the police were alerted of a card skimming gang was withdrawing cash from ATMs of several commercial banks in Hat Yai and […]
Police Monday announced the arrest of two drug-dealing suspects in Parchuap Khiri Khan’s Bang Saphan Noi district along with 200,000 yaba pills worth Bt40 million in street value. Ampol Booncharoen, 26, and Anuwat Thakthuang, 21, were arrested on Sunday while allegedly collecting the drugs. Read more: The Nation
KRABI — National Park officials in Krabi province have fined a Chinese tourist who washed her feet in a restroom sink, an act deemed highly offensive in Thai culture. Chaiyathat Boonphoopantanti, director of the Pi Pi Islands National Park, said the tourist was fined 1,000 baht in accordance with National Park regulations. Read more: khaosodenglish.com
PATTANI – Police say four security officers and two civilians were injured by a homemade bomb that targeted a group of Buddhist monks in the southern border province of Pattani this morning. The blast occurred at Taluban intersection in Saiburi district at around 7 am today, police officers at Saiburi Police Station say. Read more: […]
Three suspects in a recent post office robbery were arrested, more than a kilogramme of crystal methamphetamine seized, and a large cache of weapons uncovered in a raid on a suspected drug den in Phatthalung. Police and narcotics-suppression officers hit the house in tambon Don Pradu of Pak Phayun district on Thursday morning and the […]
