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World’s Biggest Clubs Interested In Buying Wild Boars Football Academy

Some of the world’s biggest football clubs are interested in buying the Moo Pa Wild Boars football academy. But the club’s vice president and manager, Kittipong Intaechai, has said despite the interest his club is not for sale at any price. Mr Intaechai said the purpose of the academy is to help improve the lives…

Three Major Dams Are Now More Than 80% Full

Three major dams on the southwestern part of the country are now more than 80 percent full although the end of the rainy season is about three months away. According to the Irrigation Department, the Srinakarin dam in Kanchanaburi province is now 83 percent full with 14,790 million cubic metres of water; the Kaeng Krachan…

Court Spokesman Explains Why Alleged Knife Murderer Was Acquitted

The spokesman of the court of justice tried to clarify why the Criminal Court ordered the acquittal of the defendant in a murder case which allegedly led to an apparent suicide by the murder victim’s father. The defendant, Mr Natthapong Nernkiri, was charged with murder for stabbing to death Mr Thanit Kanhasunthorn in Din Daeng…

Father Of Murdered Son Jumps To His Death From Bangkok Court As The Accused Is Acquitted

A man jumped to his death on Monday morning from the eighth floor of a Bangkok Criminal Court building after seeing the suspect in his son’s murder acquitted. Supachai Kanlahasunthorn came to the court at 9am to hear the verdict in the trial of a man accused of stabbing Supachai’s son to death in April…

Naked Brit Businessman Found Dead In A Pool Of Blood In His Bangkok Apartment

A naked Brit businessman was found dead in a pool of blood after a ”row” with his toy boy lover in his Bangkok apartment. Kitson Alexander Smith, 74, from Oxford, had been renting the upmarket apartment, a short walk from the notorious Patpong red light district in the Thai capital, for two years. The former…

Pattaya Club Raided In Middle Of Night With 36 Customers Tested Positive For Drugs

Police and district officials raided a club in Chon Buri in the early hours of Monday and found 36 customers testing positive to drug use. Pichet Thammahone, assistant Bang Lamung district chief, led the raid on JT Club Karaoke in Tambon Nong Plue, Pattaya, at 3.30am. The officials found 150 customers dancing, even though the…

Phuket Croc Search Moves To Kata Noi Beach Which Has Been Closed To Swimmers

The search for crocodile previously seen swimming off Yanui and Nai harn beaches moved to Kata Noi Beach today after staff from a nearby hotel saw the aquatic reptile crawling on the beach. Leading today’s inspection of Kata Noi Beach were Karon Mayor Tawee Thongcham, Vice Admiral Somnuk Preampramot, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy…

Mutilated Torso Of Man Found In Bangkok Canal

Police are investigating after the legless body of a man was pulled from the Saen Saep canal in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon. The body, which had been cut from the waist, was discovered near Soi 85/3 at Ramkhamhaeng. Police said the victim is a man aged between 40-50 years old who had been dead for…

Auspicious Holidays Bring Two-Day Alcohol Ban

The auspicious Buddhist holidays Asarnha Bucha Day and Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent), also called “Vassa”, will be observed next Friday and Saturday (July 27-28), respectively. As both are major religious holidays, the sale of alcohol is banned across the nation on both days. Asarnha Bucha Day and the beginning of Buddhist Lent have been mandated…

The Century’s Longest Lunar Eclipse On July 27-28

Dr Sarun Posayachinda, director of the National Institute of Astronomical Research said today that three astronomical phenomena would take place on the night of Asalha Bucha Day, starting from the night of July 27 until the early hours of July 28. The total phase of the eclipse – called the totality – spans one hour…

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