A hotel clerk rescued a drowning Swiss tourist as he struggled to get back to shore in heavy seas in Koh Samui. SURATTHANI – November 21, 2013 [PDN]; At 5.00 p.m. a journalists reported that there was the incident of a tourist who got into difficulty in the sea off the beach of Chaweng Cove […]
(18 November) A man has been killed by the owner of a karaoke bar in Songkhla province, while the owner himself has been stabbed by a knife, police said. Initial police investigation reported that the deceased, Mr. Wichian Thipchamnong, 41, and his friends visited the bar, called Chiang Rai Karaoke, on the night of 17 […]
The Economic centre of Thailand’s South, Hat Yai, has been warned to prepare for floods this week. “Hat Yai is under the influence of a powerful low-pressure ridge,” Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute director Royol Chitradon cautioned yesterday. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 19 November 2013 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department warned southern provinces to brace for heavy rains and possible floods this week. Local meteorological units in Songkhla said a low pressure cell is heading to Malaysia and will bring torrential rain to coastal provinces including Surat Thani, Songkhla and Phatthalung from Tuesday until Thursday. Southernmost […]
A New Zealander drove at high speed and crashed into the back of a parked garbage truck killing him instantly. In the sedan they found the body of Mr. Frank Brown, 65 years old, a New Zealander, his face was mangled, neck fractured, and had broken both legs, he died instantly. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
SONGKHLA, Nov 16 – Police will issue warrant to arrest a Malaysian on charge of stealing data from ATM machines to withdraw people’s cash. Ittipol Atchariyapradit, Songkhla deputy police commander, said yesterday that evidence from a close-circuit camera led to three Malaysians who withdrew cash from an ATM of Kasikorn Bank in the southern city […]
BANGKOK, Nov 15 – Violence and attacks on community leaders in Thailand’s southern provinces has escalated since last month, the Internal Security Operation Command (ISOC) has reported. Banpote Poonpian, ISOC spokesman, said victims of the attacks and assaults were mostly village and sub-district leaders who might be involved in political or personal conflicts. Read more: […]
MORE THAN 600,000 THB has gone missing from the bank accounts of Bangkok residents, very likely at the hands of an ATM skimming gang, which withdrew the cash in the southern province of Songkhla. Ten victims have lodged complaints with Phaya Thai Police Station. All of them used ATMs at Thai Military Bank’s (TMB) Phaya […]
