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'Big Joke' seen at headquarters
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2019
» Surachate Hakparn, aka "Big Joke", removed on Friday as Immigration Bureau chief, reported to the Royal Thai Police head office on Monday after vanishing from the limelight since his reassignment, a police source said.
Don slams diplomats for accompanying Thanathorn
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2019
» Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai has accused foreign envoys of breaching diplomatic protocol and intervening in the justice system by being present when Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit reported to Pathumwan police on a sedition charge.
Monk, nun arrested, speed pills seized at temple in Trang
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2019
» TRANG: A monk and a nun have been arrested and about 8,000 methamphetamine pills and an assault rile and 50 rounds of ammunition seized during police operations in three districts.
Massage shop where tourist died was operating illegally
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/04/2019
» CHON BURI: The massage shop in central Pattaya where a 67-year-old Spanish man died during an "oily" on Monday night was operating illegally and the masseuse was unlicensed, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
Envoys rebuked, accused of siding with Thanathorn
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/04/2019
» The Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the actions of ambassadors of Western nations who sent representatives to observe Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's reporting to police, accusing them of interfering in Thailand's internal affairs and showing partiality.
High speeds boost road deaths, says study
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» More than half of drivers in Bangkok have exceeded the speed limit, while 27% of road users have driven after drinking and 35% of motorcycle riders have incorrectly worn their helmets, according to a study by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS).
PM Prayut calls for unity to 'keep peace'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called for national unity in a Songkran message, saying that it is important to work together to maintain peace and steer the country toward democracy.
Van on railway crossing hit by train, 6 killed, 9 hurt
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» LOP BURI: Six passengers, one a child, were killed and nine others hurt when a van driver went through a rail crossing barrier and into the path of a Bangkok-bound passenger train in Phatthana Nikhon district in the early hours of Friday.
Drunk driver kills policeman, wife
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» The drunk owner of Thai Carbon & Graphite Co was arrested after crashing his Mercedes-Benz into a Suzuki Swift, killing a police lieutenant colonel and his wife and seriously injuring their daughter in Thawi Watthana district of Bangkok early on Friday morning.
174 die, 1,728 hurt on roads in first 3 days of Songkran
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/04/2019
» The first three days of the danger-prone Songkran travel week saw 1,665 traffic accidents, with 174 deaths and 1,728 people injured -- a significant drop from last year's road toll and lower than Thailand's average number of road deaths throughout the year, according to World Health Organization figures.