– BANGKOK – National Police Commissioner Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda has told The Nation that police have contacted almost every country on earth in a fruitless effort to track down a billionaire suspect in a fatal hit-and-run case. “None has got back to us to date,” the National Police Commissioner said. He spoke up after […]
– NAKHON PATHOM – Two people were killed and 11 others injured when a pickup truck carrying migrant workers collided with another pickup loaded with fish in Muang district before dawn on Thursday. Pol Capt Yutthaphum Phosawat, deputy inspector of Mueang Nakhon Pathom police station, said two Myanmar workers died at the scene and 11 […]
CHIANG MAI – An Appeals Court has upheld the two-year imprisonment handed down by the Chian Mai Provincial Court on a woman found guilty of drink driving, causing death to three cyclists in Chiang Mai about two years ago. The Appeals Court’s verdict was read by the Chiang Mai provincial court on Tuesday in […]
– – MAE HONG SON – While Thailand is known globally for flashy red-light districts that cater to foreigners, the bulk of its sprawling sex industry is geared mostly towards locals. When senior bureaucrats visited the remote Thai province where local official Boonyarit worked, the routine was often the same: welcome them with the finest […]
– PHITSANULOK – A 10-year-old student’s letter describing her family’s poverty and fear their ramshackle home would fall down in a strong wind has touched the governor’s heart, and help is forthcoming. Siriporn Suthinphueak, a student of Prathom 5 in Wat Mahavanaram School in tambon Hua Ror of Muang district, addressed her handwritten plea to […]
– CHIANG MAI – Seven people have been arrested with about 80 kilogram of honey diluted with corn syrup, sugar and honey fragrance in San Sai district. The adulterated honey was seized at a rented home on Tuesday evening by a team of police, health and administrative officials supported by soldiers. Ranya Ratanasing, the operator […]
– CHIANG MAI – Heavy rain lashed Chiang Mai overnight and continued into the morning, triggering flooding and travel chaos across Muang district. Floodwater forced several schools to close for the day, several main roads were declared off limits after they were inundated with water up to 50 centimetres deep. Provincial governor Pawin Chamniprasat instructed […]
