Tag: Authorities
11 men arrested for alleged threat to national security: Thai Police
BANGKOK, Oct 4 – The Thai authorities have detained 11 men suspected of involvement in a movement to overthrow Thailand’s revered monarchy and planning the [Read More…]
Thailand Might Be in State of Emergency as Rally Plans for October Spark Fears
Thai security authorities are being placed on high alert as political groups organize highly charged memorial gatherings in October to mark past bloodshed. Bangkok Post [Read More…]
Railway blast injures 3 policemen in South Thailand
BANGKOK, 3 October 2010 (NNT) – A bomb went off at Raman train station in Yala Province, injuring three police officers and a local. Authorities [Read More…]
British Embassy in Bangkok warns of detention for overstayers exceeding 42 days
British passport holders arriving by air may enter Thailand for 30 days without obtaining a visa in advance of arrival. However, those arriving at overland [Read More…]
Thai Police & US DEA Announce Operation ‘Hot Spot’ in Pattaya
Representatives from the Royal Thai Police, local and provincial administrations and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) held a press conference on Wednesday announcing [Read More…]
Thai PM: No violence incited during Red Shirts rally so far
BANGKOK, 19 September 2010 (NNT) – The gathering of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) supporters on Sunday remains peaceful while security officers [Read More…]
90 tons of pirated goods, worth about Bt2 bn destroyed in Thailand
Thai authorities used bulldozers to destroy more than 600,000 pirated goods, worth about Bt2.2 billion, in a ceremony at the Crime Suppression Division headquarters on [Read More…]
Singaporean arrested with 4,000 ecstasy pills in Songkhla, attempts suicide
SONGKHLA, Sept 14 – A Singaporean man was arrested Tuesday at a Thai-Malaysian border checkpoint in Sadao district of Songkhla province with more than 4,000 [Read More…]