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Israeli caught renting out motorbikes on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/05/2025
» An Israeli has been caught illegally running a motorcycle rental business on Koh Phangan that earned him about 3 million baht last year, police said.
National Parks chief dismissed from civil service
News, Published on 16/06/2025
» Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, chief of the Office of National Parks, has been dismissed from civil service for serious violations relating to several projects during his tenure as the chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park.
Dugong deaths cause alarm
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/07/2019
» Two more dugongs were found dead on Sunday, one off the coast of Krabi and the other in Trang, bringing the death toll to five in four months, said Kongkiat Kittiwatanawong, director of Phuket Marine Biological Centre.
Cabbie fined for watching movie while driving home
Online Reporters, Published on 05/04/2019
» A cabbie has been fined and ordered to take a training course after he was found watching what was claimed to be a porn video while driving his taxi.
Corrections Dept goes on fake news warpath
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/01/2020
» The Department of Corrections is looking to file charges against the administrator of the "Anny Anny Khon Thai Hua Jai Pi Tak Put" (Anny Anny with A Heart to Protect Buddhism) Facebook page, for disseminating fake news.
Thailand ranks 101 in global corruption index
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/01/2020
» Thailand's score in Transparency International's 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index stands at 36 out of 100 for a second year, though its ranking has dropped from 99 to 101. The country shares the ranking with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Panama, and Peru. Its corruption score rose from 35 in 2016 to 37 in 2017 before dropping a point again in 2018.
Expat 'made' to apologise
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/06/2019
» Yan Marchal, a French expat, has claimed that he was "made" to apologise for making a sarcastic video clip against the regime after he received a visit from police at his home.
Thailand jumps 12 places in Fifa rankings
Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2024
» The Thailand men’s football team has moved up an impressive 12 positions in the Fifa global rankings released on Thursday.
Trains collide underground, injuring 200 in Kuala Lumpur
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/05/2021
» Two light rail transit trains collided at an underground section near the famed Petronas twin towers in Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur, injuring more than 200 passengers in a rare mishap that has prompted a full government probe.
Singapore’s new Covid cases at lowest since mid-May
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/06/2021
» Singaporean authorities detected five new coronavirus cases in the community, marking the lowest daily total since the government tightened restrictions on May 16 for a month following an outbreak.