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Two Brits arrested, one fugitive and an illegal cosmetician
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/09/2024
» Police have arrested two UK nationals, one a fugitive from British law who became a boxer in Phuket and the other for illegally running a cosmetic clinic on Koh Phangan.
School bus rams into students in China, 11 dead
Published on 03/09/2024
» SHANDONG - A bus crashed into a crowd in front of a junior high school in eastern China on Tuesday morning, killing 11 people and injuring 24.
US soldiers assaulted in Turkey: 'Yankee, go home!'
Reuters, Published on 03/09/2024
» ANKARA - A nationalist Turkish youth group on Monday physically assaulted two American soldiers in western Turkey, the US Embassy in Turkey and the local governor's office said, adding that 15 assailants had been detained over the incident.
Two Brits arrested, one fugitive and an illegal cosmetician
Published on 03/09/2024
» Police have arrested two UK nationals, one a fugitive from British law who became a prizefighter in Phuket and the other for illegally running a cosmetic clinic on Koh Phangan.
Phuket Buddha site ordered closed due to landslide risks
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/09/2024
» Phuket's Royal Forest Centre will order a big Buddha site on top of Nak Koet Hill in tambon Karon to be closed due to fears of further landslides after 13 people were killed in the area by landslides on Aug 23.
Thaksin's comeback fuels media chaos
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 03/09/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's return to the Thai political scene has sparked a frenzy across all media spectrums. Such a brouhaha is understandable. Thaksin is a political figure associated with multiple scandals, an ideal target for investigative journalists. Interestingly, this time around, the exposés are not coming from journos. Instead, they come from Thaksin's inner circle -- his close friends and former aides.
Banks share data with Bank of Thailand to combat fraudulent mule accounts
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/09/2024
» The banking industry has introduced data-sharing through a new Central Fraud Register (CFR) system to intensify efforts to crack down on so-called mule accounts.
Man caught stringing suspected scam cables across river to Myanmar
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 02/09/2024
» TAK - A man was has been arrested beside the Moei river in Mae Sot district while allegedly stringing power and communications cables illegally across the river to Myanmar.
Russian, Ukrainian caught illegally renting out vehicles
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/09/2024
» SURAT THANI: An elderly Russian and a young Ukrainian man were arrested on Sunday for illegally offering vehcles for rent on Koh Phangan island.
Ministry prepares gaming regulation
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/09/2024
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is drafting the Game Industry Act to deal with sophisticated development of the video game sector, which is worth 40 billion baht per year.