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Police Brace Themselves For New Year Road Fatalities

As many holidaymakers started their journeys to hometowns along congested highways across the country yesterday, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda presided over the launch of a road-safety centre in Bangkok that aims to solve traffic problems and prevent road fatalities during the New Year holiday period. Local administrative organisations were instructed to repair roadways that are…

Security At Government House Breached Again

The latest invasion of the compound was by Chalerm Sornnonthee, who climbed in yesterday and began dropping ping-pong bombs as he called for the prime minister to help clear up his personal issues. His complaints were related to an outstanding informal loan and his losing a bid for a construction project. The man had reportedly…

Tsunami Victims Remembered In Thailand

LOCAL people in Ban Nam Khem in Phang Nga who survived the devastation of the tsunami 12 years ago are still struggling to develop a community that has a safe and sustainable future. Yesterday marked the 12th anniversary of the Boxing Day Tsunami that engulfed the Andaman coast, claiming more than 8,000 lives. Ban Nam…

Woman Arrested For Impersonating Royalty

Police arrested a 27 year-old Bangkok woman who claimed to be MR Mannarumas Yukol and took money from a number of people in exchange for getting them into restricted areas of the Grand Palace. At the police press conference yesterday, Charan Sanitwong resident Anothayapat Sitthirapol admitted that she signed in as MR Mannarumas so she…

“High” Truck Driver Causes Carnage In Bangkok

The driver of a six-wheel truck was “out of his mind” on crystal methamphetemine as he collided with a total of 38 vehicles in Bangkok. The suspect, who was fleeing after crashing into a policeman’s motorcycle, went on to hit 10 other vehicles and then caused a pile-up of 28 vehicles in a 5-kilometre stretch…

Foul Play “Suspected” As Foreigner Is Found Dead Off Pataya

The following report was from the December 16 and the Times agrees that the police have every right to suspect foul play !!! Police suspect foul play in the death of a foreign man whose body was found tied to a concrete pile in the water off Koh Larn on Friday. The man, who…

Police Charge Company Officials Following Deaths After Building Collapse

Boy Ocean Star Company had insisted that it subcontracted the job to another firm, Mega Tools. However, police have charged Boy Ocean Star managing director Mana Kaewmanee and the firm’s engineer Kittipong Yootairomboon with recklessness causing deaths and wounds, mental and emotional, to others. Both denied any wrongdoing and were released on bail of Bt120,000…

Government Websites Down Ater Threatened Cyber Attacks

GOVERNMENT websites were down yesterday after cyber-warriors began a campaign of attacks following the passing of controversial changes to the Computer Crime Law. The sites hit included Govern-ment House, Office of the PM, and the Royal Gazette website. It was not confirmed if the failure of these sites, which were offline periodically yesterday, was the…

Drug Rehabilitation Programme Gives Addicts Hope

Drug users who have entered a new programme designed to get them off drugs and offer them the chance of a normal life, are making positive comments about the scheme. A 42-year-old father of three, referred to by the alias “Nont”, said that he now thinks he can cook for a living as he practised…

New Law Approved To Close Down “Inappropiate” Websites

Freedom of expression and right to access information will be seriously curbed by the new Computer Crime Act, which was approved yesterday, according to legal and rights experts. Yingcheep Atchanont of iLaw, a network of legal experts, said: “There will be wider and further limits on people’s freedom due to the enactment of amendments to…

Pressure Mounts on Dejphon Chansiri at Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday Crisis: EFL Charges Chansiri

Sheffield Wednesday Owner Dejphon Chansiri Faces Mounting Criticism in UK Parliament and Among Fans

Thieves Target Cinerary Urns at Buriram Temples, Stealing Money Meant for the Afterlife

Shirley Roy Reappointed as Indian Embassy Representative for Northeast India in Thailand

Exploring Buriram’s Nightlife: A Guide to the Best Evening Experiences

Thai Constitutional Court Ousts Prime Minister Srettha in Major Political Shake-Up

Two Pickup Trucks Collide In Fatal Crash In Buriram

Man Found Dead In Khon Kaen, Police Chase Killer

Road Safety Concerns Rise As Upcountry Travel Surges For Songkran