Police charge celebrity couple
Pattanapon “DJ Man” Minthakhin and his singer-wife Suteewan “Baitoey” Thaweesin on Wednesday reported to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to acknowledge three charges in connection with the Forex-3D online…
Small earthquake felt in Chiang Mai
A light earthquake of 3.6 magnitude was recorded in Fang district of this northern province early on Wednesday. No damage was reported. Provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office chief Aroon…
Gang busted preparing crystal meth shipment to New Zealand
Narcotics suppression police arrested four alleged transnational drug smugglers and seized 16 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine destined for New Zealand, at a resort in Nong Khai province. The suspects, three…
Two shot dead at army college, soldier arrested
A sergeant-major said to be mentally ill shot two colleagues dead and wounded another at the Army War College of the Army Training Command in Bangkok’s Dusit district on Wednesday…
Sea riches prompt new talks as Thailand, Cambodia eager to end dispute
Thailand will hold talks with Cambodia over a 26,000 sq km overlapping claims area (OCA) estimated to hold up to 500 million barrels of oil and gas deposits under the…
Activist jailed for two years for insulting Thailand’s queen.
A Thai court sentenced a political activist to two years in prison on Monday for insulting the monarchy, her lawyer said, after the activist was judged to have dressed as…
Wealthy Americans, Chinese top list of new Thai visa applicants
Thailand is seeing applications trickle in for its new visa programme targeted at rich foreigners with officials viewing it as a sign of more to come. Around 400 people have…
Six more pumps being brought in to drain floodwater from Bangkok streets
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt is getting six high-capacity pumps from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to help existing pumps speed the draining of floodwater from the capital. Natural Resources…
Murdered woman found in public pond
A murdered woman was found floating in a large public pond in Klaeng district of Rayong province on Tuesday morning, with marks on her neck indicating she had been strangled.…
Vietnamese fishing boat burns, sinks after being caught
A Vietnamese fishing boat went up in flames and sank after it was caught trawling in Thai waters and its five crewmen arrested in the Gulf of Thailand off Songkhlah…