BANGKOK: The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct on Saturday (Nov 16) approved an arrest warrant for Kritanong Suwanwong, also known as "Jephat", on charges of extortion and acting as an intermediary for bribery, related to allegations of demanding money from suspects in The iCon Group network. Police officers from the Crime Suppression Division had...
BANGKOK: National Police Chief Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet (pic) has emphasised strict adherence to the 2018 regulations on police uniforms and hairstyles, requiring officers to maintain a clean-cut appearance with shaved sides and back. This directive comes after the previous police chief, a year ago, issued a more relaxed guideline allowing side hair to be grown...
BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand is aiming to legalise casinos next year to draw foreign investments and collect more taxes, a potential win for global operators who have for long canvassing for the legislation to benefit from the country’s status as a tourism hot spot. The government is working to get a so-called "entertainment complex” bill, which will...
BEIJING (SCMP): A Thai woman has stunned social media after revealing that a needle was mistakenly left in her vagina during childbirth 18 years ago, causing her severe pain all these years, and it still cannot be removed. The revelation was made on Nov 5 on the official website of the Pavena Foundation for Children and...
KUNMING: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Myanmar's junta chief on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Thursday (Nov 7), in a rare overseas trip by a general grappling with a civil war at home. Myanmar's ruling military has been battling against a rebellion that erupted after it seized power in a 2021...
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan government has full confidence in the Thai authorities to investigate six residents of the state, including a female singer who was arrested at a hotel near Sungai Golok last Friday, says Datuk Dr Mohamed Fadzli Hassan. The Kelantan Deputy Mentri Besar said the state government requested that the Thai authorities carry out...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Immigration Department has arrested over 60 foreigners, including four who have been pretending to be beggars in a night market, in a series of operations earlier this week. Its director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the suspects were arrested in separate operations conducted around Johor Baru and Batu Pahat between Oct...
BANGKOK: Travellers flying out of Thailand will soon be able to chuck their passports in their bags as they clear immigration, as the nation will be implementing facial recognition at six of its airports. The biometric identification system will be rolled out on Nov 1 for domestic passengers and on Dec 1 for international departures, said...
BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The Kedah branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry detected 580 vehicles filling fuel several times in a day at several different petrol stations near the Malaysia-Thailand border here. Its director, Muhammad Nizam Jamaludin said his team detected these activities since Sept 25. "A total of 19,705 vehicles were recorded (filling...
Another day, another tourist with no self-awareness. With so many incidents of tourists being called out for their bad behaviour, you would think people would be more mindful when they are overseas. Evidently not. A tourist has incurred the wrath of the internet for firing a slingshot with lumps of soil and stone while visiting Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand's Chon Buri...
