Jodd Fairs market in Bangkok suffers extensive damage after fire breaks out
A fire at a popular open market in central Bangkok on Wednesday spewed clouds of black smoke visible from all over the Thai capital. Video footage taken from nearby buildings…
Central Bank says Thai inflation to speed up to targeted range
Thailand’s inflation is forecast to gradually speed up to within the targeted range of 1per cent to 3per cent, the Bank of Thailand said on Wednesday, with the rate expected…
Search resumed this morning for 4 missing tourists who went swimming at Pattaya beach
The search and rescue mission would be back up and running this morning, said the chief of Sawang Rojana Thammasathan Foundation, which is spearheading the operation. The four tourists, whose…
Smuggled orangutans smuggled into Thailand set to return to Indonesia
Thailand will repatriate next week the last three orangutans, smuggled into the country from Indonesia, a senior official from the National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Department said today. “We…
Foreign tourist dies in Bangkok after hospital refuses him treatment
The tourist, identified as Chen, reportedly succumbed to his injuries on the way to a second hospital. The investigation was ordered on Tuesday by the Public Health Ministry and Tourism…
MP’s assistant gets beaten up at Government House over unpaid debt by young man driving a Porsche
Itthiphol (last name withheld) was apprehended by police after he allegedly assaulted an aide to Pheu Thai MP Chuchai Mungcharoenphon at a coffee shop located in the Government House compound…
Australia vows to fix its broken immigration system by halving intake
The Australian government says it will halve the migration intake within two years in an attempt to fix the country’s “broken” immigration system. It aims to slash the annual intake…
Former Olympic boxing gold medallist Somrak accused of raping 17 year old girl
Former Olympic boxing gold medallist Somrak Kamsing has denied charges of sexual assault, filed against him by a 17-year-old girl in the north-eastern province of Khon Kaen. The allegations were…
Bangkok set for horrific week of air quality as smog rolls in
The most severely affected areas are in Eastern Bangkok, with Thonburi district following closely behind. The department classifies the air quality at an “orange” level, signifying potential health impacts. The…
Shops in Pattaya flouting the law by selling illegal laughing gas to tourists
The Nation was tipped off that the shop, which sells legal marijuana products, was selling balloons filled with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) on the popular tourism street in the seaside…