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Illegal British tour guide arrested in Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 31/05/2024
» SURAT THANI: A British man has been arrested for allegedly working as a tour guide on Koh Phangan and other locations.
A Thai actor takes the stage at Cannes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/05/2024
» In a dreary rural town in Taiwan, illegal Southeast Asian workers live a precarious existence toiling away in farms or homes while enduring tough bosses and prying authorities. Most of them are from the Philippines or Indonesia, but there are also a large number from Myanmar and Thailand.
Hotels calling for better tax treatment
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 21/05/2024
» Hoteliers are urging a revision of the property tax calculation based on the land appraisal price and business income to ease the uneven recovery in the hospitality industry.
Local politician at large in big call scam case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/05/2024
» Police are hunting for the family of a woman deputy mayor in Nakhon Si Thammarat, suspecting them of being involved in a big Chinese call scam network.
Deputy PM denies Thaksin influence in cabinet rejig
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/04/2024
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Friday denied paroled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has had a say in an imminent cabinet reshuffle, adding that Thaksin did not attend an important meeting on Thursday.
French woman arrested for alleged B200m ransom plot
Published on 19/04/2024
» A French woman has been arrested at a hotel in Bangkok on suspicion of masterminding a plot to abduct the daughter of a prominent businesswoman in exchange for a 200-million-baht ransom.
Indian man arrested over fatal hotel stabbing
Post Reporters, Published on 17/04/2024
» An Indian man aged 32 has been arrested in Kanchanaburi province for allegedly stabbing a 51-year-old Thai woman 31 times, killing her, at a hotel in Bangkok on Tuesday night.
Cops up ante on foreign criminals
Published on 17/04/2024
» Authorities are ramping up their crackdown on foreign criminals who arrive in the guise of tourists and use Thailand as their base for committing crimes.
Three illegal foreign workers arrested on tourist islands
Published on 16/04/2024
» Police have arrested three foreigners — from Canada, Russia and Myanmar — on the southern tourist islands of Koh Phangan and Phuket for working illegally.
Marina madness
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/04/2024
» Re: "Samui cruise terminal gets govt support", (BP, April 8).