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AoT board approves second airports for Phuket, Chiang Mai
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/05/2018
» The board of Airports of Thailand has approved construction of second airports for Chiang Mai and Phuket with a combined planned investment of 120 billion baht.
Don Mueang night flyers advised to leave early
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/05/2018
» Air travellers planning to catch flights at Don Mueang from Saturday night to Monday night are advised to leave home early as traffic congestion is expected due to the closure of a main road to the airport.
Hmong chief ambushed, family killed
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/04/2018
» CHIANG RAI: The chief of the Hmong Club in Thailand and his family were ambushed on Tuesday. The attackers killed his wife and daughter, while the ethnic leader and his son were gravely wounded.
Pattaya swingers' hotel operator faces fine of B18m
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 23/04/2018
» Police have asked Bang Lamung district office to close the Pattaya hotel where international swingers were arrested over the weekend, and recommended the Chinese operator be fined 18 million baht for not having a hotel licence.
Storms predicted for Songkran after-party
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 16/04/2018
» Most of Thailand, including Bangkok, will be hit by powerful tropical storms this week, as the Songkran festivities wind down.
Faster roads bid gets a green light
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/04/2018
» A proposal to lift the maximum speed limit for many roads in Thailand from 90 kilometres per hour to 110km/h has drawn support from road safety experts and campaigners.
Midnight rains flood parts of Bangkok
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/04/2018
» A lightning storm dumped heavy rain on parts of Bangkok late on Monday and early on Tuesday.
Lao drug kingpin Xaysana gets life imprisonment
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/03/2018
» The Criminal Court handed down life imprisonment to drug ring leader Xaysana Keopimpha on Tuesday on charges of smuggling 1.2 methamphetamine pills into Thailand.
New weekend train services to Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/03/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand will launch new train services to Pattaya and Sattahip on Saturdays and Sundays to boost tourism in the eastern region.
Athlete cheated by taxi on return home
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/02/2018
» Badminton player Pannawit "Tawan" Thongnuam returned to Bangkok after being knocked out of a tournament in Malaysia, only to be ripped off by a taxi driver on his ride home from Suvarnabhumi airport.