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Thai Tourism to lose up to $47bn
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/07/2020
» GENEVA: Global tourism revenues are expected to fall by up to US$3.3 trillion due to Covid-19 restrictions, with Thailand standing to lose $47 billion, according to a UN study published on Wednesday.
MP Vipot a fugitive after court upholds prison sentence
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 16/01/2020
» An arrest warrant was issued by the Supreme Court on Wednesday for Vipot Aponrat after it rejected the Palang Pracharath Party MP's final appeal against a four-year prison sentence for his role in the violent protest that closed down an Asean summit in Pattaya a decade ago.
Killer 'may be former military'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 13/01/2020
» Investigators are targeting a former military officer as they hunt the robber who killed three people and wounded four others during a gold shop heist last Thursday, according to a high-ranking police source.
Van crash kills 3 vocational students in Lampang
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/10/2019
» LAMPANG: Three vocational students were killed while on their way to receive scholarships in Bangkok when the passenger van they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a lorry early on Tuesday.
Canadian tourist dies in Chiang Mai zipline plunge
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/04/2019
» CHIANG MAI: A Canadian tourist plunged to his death from a zipline at Mae Kampong village in Mae-on district of this northern province on Saturday, according to a local media report.
Envoys applied to observe when FFP boss reported to police
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2019
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) said on Monday international organisations and embassies sought permission to observe party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit when he reported to the police on Saturday to face charges involving a pro-democracy rally he attended four years ago.
Koh Samui on alert as storm Pabuk nears
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/01/2019
» Local residents, tourists and tour operators have been advised to exercise extreme caution as Koh Samui braces for possibly severe weather conditions caused by tropical storm Pabuk.
Seven young men charged with gang rape of girl, 13
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/12/2018
» Seven young men, aged 14-22, were charged with the gang rape of a girl aged 13 in a school's toilet in Buri Ram's Ban Kruat district late on Friday night.
Samila beach bombed overnight, closed to public
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 27/12/2018
» Maximum security measures were ordered, and Samila beach and nearby roads in Songkhla's Muang district closed to the public, on Thursday after two time bombs exploded overnight and three more were found on the beach. No casualties were reported.
Thaksin's son shows up for money-laundering indictment
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/10/2018
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's son Panthongtae reported to the Office of the Attorney-General on Wednesday to be indicted for money-laundering in the Krungthai Bank loan scandal.