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'Big Joke' transferred to police HQ
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/04/2019
» Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, the country’s highest-profile policeman, has been transferred to the Royal Thai Police Operations Centre under an order signed by national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda. No reasons were given.
Cheaper beach chairs in Hua Hin, but food prices cloudy
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/04/2019
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Municipal officials in Hua Hin will meet with operators of beach food shops next Wednesday to convince them to end excessive charging for food and beach recliners.
Northern provinces still face toxic air
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/04/2019
» Chiang Mai city and at least nine other locations in northern Thailand were plagued by toxic dust particles on Sunday as authorities were spraying water to ease the situation.
Cyclist runs from Khao Yai elephant
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/02/2019
» A cyclist ran for his life as a wild elephant chased him along a road during a visit to Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
Drinking bus driver fined, loses job
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/02/2019
» A Route 34 minibus driver has been fired and fined 5,000 baht for drinking beer and smoking with friends during working hours on Tuesday this week.
Four workers killed as crane breaks and falls
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2019
» Four workers were killed and others injured when part of a crane boom broke off and fell to the ground at a construction site on Rama III in Bangkok on Wednesday afternoon.
Army officer accused of barbaric treatment of two dogs
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/01/2019
» An animal rights group is calling for an investigation into the case of two dogs allegedly tortured by an army officer at a military camp and then left to die.
Man starts New Year with heroic act, misses countdown
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/01/2019
» A man celebrating the countdown in Surat Thani missed the climax when he jumped into a river to save a drowning woman and came out of the water to see that the fireworks had already begun.
Six arrested in Vietnam for killing, eating monkey
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/12/2018
» HANOI: Six men were arrested in central Vietnam for killing and eating an endangered monkey while livestreaming it on a social media site, police said Friday.
Chiang Mai graffiti angers residents
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/10/2018
» Workers from the Fine Arts Department have removed graffiti that foreigners sprayed on the wall of the famous Tha Phae gate in Chiang Mai early on Thursday morning.