Tag: Authorities
Elephant tusks worth Bt10 mln seized at Suvarnabhumi Airport
BANGKOK, Jan 6 – The Thai authorities seized 69 elephant tusks and four other pieces of ivory, worth about Bt10 million (US$330,000) at Suvarnabhumi Airport, [Read More…]
Activists urged to avoid further conflict, not rally at Cambodian border
BANGKOK, Jan 3 – Both the Foreign Ministry and the Army Region 1 commander on Monday urged the yellow-clad activists of the Thailand Patriot Network [Read More…]
Cambodian soldiers arrest Thai legislator
Bangkok – Cambodian troops on Wednesday arrested a Thai legislator and six other Thais who were inspecting a disputed area on the Thai-Cambodian border, officials [Read More…]
UN refugee agency calls on Thailand not to forcibly return Myanmar nationals
28 December 2010 – The United Nations refugee agency today urged Thailand not to forcibly return a group of some 166 Myanmar nationals who fled [Read More…]
Phuket Tsunami Mysteries Allow Superstitions to Grow
THE TSUNAMI of December 26, 2004, ripped through the coastal buildings of Phuket and the Andaman, depositing sand in the top pocket of a man’s [Read More…]
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport plagued with problems
After four years in operation, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, which has set its sight on being one of the top 10 best airports in the world [Read More…]
Violence in Thailand’s south kills 5
The latest spate of violence in Thailand has killed five people, including two soldiers, as authorities scramble to bridle the growing militancy in the restive [Read More…]
Thai Government crackdown on street people planned
Starting in January, a government crackdown on street people, especially those with mental illnesses, will commence across the country. The unfortunate people are to be [Read More…]
