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Japan cracks down on electric suitcase riders
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/07/2024
» The growing popularity of rideable suitcases with electric motors designed to get people quickly around airports and train stations has alarmed Japanese authorities following a rise in incidents of foreign visitors using them illegally on public roads.
Investment dispute ends in hotel cyanide tea party
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/07/2024
» Police suspect a 56-year-old Vietnamese woman with US citizenship of using a lethal mixture of cyanide and tea to poison five compatriots when they met at a hotel in Bangkok to resolve a financial dispute.
Chinese woman feared kidnapped found at Bangkok mall
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/06/2024
» A 27-year-old Chinese woman who was believed to have been kidnapped for a 25-million-baht ransom was found at a shopping mall in Bang Na district on Saturday evening.
Japan visa-free travel under threat
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/03/2024
» Tour operators have shared public concern over a possible ending of visa-free travel to Japan as the number of Thais overstaying has soared.
Immigration Bureau says woman's entry denial claims false
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/02/2024
» The Immigration Bureau has dismissed allegations made by an Indonesian woman who claimed that she and her husband were denied entry into Thailand for their honeymoon due to a cash requirement.
After 15 years, Thaksin returns home
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/02/2024
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra left Police General Hospital and returned to his residence on Charan Sanitwong 69 Road in Bang Phlat district after more than 15 years of absence as he was paroled on Sunday.
Thai passport ranks 63rd most powerful
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/01/2024
» For the past five years Singapore and Japan have boasted the world's most powerful travel documents, granting their citizens access to more countries without a prior visa than anyone else.
Rare whale seen near Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2024
» A white Omura's whale has been spotted near Koh He in Phuket, possibly marking the first sighting of this very rare mammal in Thailand and even the world, according to a marine biologist.
At least 6 die as earthquake hits Japan
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/01/2024
» An earthquake rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast Monday, with a tsunami warning issued for the central prefecture of Ishikawa.
Hells Angels, yakuza suspects arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/12/2023
» Immigration police have arrested an Australian suspected to be a Hells Angels member and two Japanese men believed to be connected with the yakuza gang.