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Smugglers busted sending tonnes of rosewood to China
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 25/01/2018
» Police launched a major investigation into a well organised gang smuggling large quantities of protected phayung wood (rosewood) from Thailand to China with a raid on two warehouses and seizure of 15 tonnes of timber in Samut Prakan on Thursday morning.
B30m poached timber seized, Chinese trader caught
Published on 25/01/2018
» Six men, one a Chinese timber trader, were caught and a large quantity of illegally cut phayung (rosewood) and pradu tree logs destined for China were seized during a raid on a warehouse in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district on Thursday.
Top diplomat quits ‘whitewash’ Rohingya refugee panel
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2018
» YANGON: Former New Mexico Gov Bill Richardson has resigned from an advisory panel on the massive Rohingya refugee crisis, calling it a “whitewash and a cheerleading operation” for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Police issue poster of most-wanted car thieves
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/01/2018
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau has released a list of the 60 most wanted car and motorcycle thieves with cash rewards of 1.4 million baht offered to people who come forward with information leading to their arrest.
Stealing a march or two
News, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2018
» The military regime should tread carefully in dealing with groups conducting a civic march which began on Saturday from Thammasat Rangsit campus to their destination in Khon Kaen.
Warrants out for suspects in Italian kill
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2018
» PHICHIT: Arrest warrants have been issued for a Thai woman and her French boyfriend suspected of murdering an Italian man before they disappeared.
Police issue poster of most-wanted car thieves
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2018
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau has released a list of the 60 most wanted car and motorcycle thieves with cash rewards of 1.4 million baht offered to people who come forward with information leading to their arrest.
Appeasement
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 25/01/2018
» World War I was so horrendous that it was universally believed another world war would mean Armageddon, the end of life on Earth. Imperialist conquest was one thing, but another world war had to be avoided at all cost. The way to settle conflicts was by talking, not shooting. An Austrian corporal, gassed and be-medalled, disagreed that the Great War was the War to End All Wars. Arguing that the Versailles Treaty ending it gave Germany -- his new country of citizenship -- a raw deal, he set about disclaiming it. Though talking peace, he set about arming the Third Reich.
Judge 'honoured' to sentence pervert US gymnastics coach
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2018
» LANSING, Michigan: The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation's top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison by a judge who proudly told him, "I just signed your death warrant."
Frenchman, Thai woman now 'wanted' for Italian's murder
Published on 24/01/2018
» PHICHIT: Arrest warrants have been issued for a Thai woman and her French boyfriend suspected of slaying an Italian man before they disappeared.