BANGKOK: Thai police said Wednesday (Jan 15) they are hunting a Cambodian national believed to be the mastermind behind the killing of a Cambodian opposition politician in downtown Bangkok last week. Lim Kimya, a former lawmaker for the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was shot dead last week by a motorcyclist as he arrived in...
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have confirmed that the Home Minister's son has been married since last September and that the marriage took place in southern Thailand. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the marriage certificate was legitimate based on checks conducted by investigators. "The Home Minister's son and a woman were in love, but they...
PETALING JAYA: A well-known Kelantanese female singer and five Malaysians who were caught with 6,000 pills of syabu in Golok arrived at the Narathiwat district court on Tuesday. All of them arrived at 9.10am in a truck to face drug charges against them. The family members of the six Malaysians were nowhere to be seen. According to Sinar...
BANGKOK: Strong high pressure system is prolonging the current cold spell in much of Thailand, but rain is expected to ease in the South. Cold to very cold weather has been forecast for the upper part of Thailand as the strong high-pressure system from China extends to cover upper Thailand and the South China Sea, the...
The world’s most famous pygmy hippo, Moo Deng, turned six months old yesterday (Jan 10). The resident of Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo became an internet sensation at two months old, capturing the hearts of many around the world with her adorably chubby appearance. To mark the occasion, Moo Deng received her identification card, just like how we...
Wang Xing’s abduction and subsequent rescue from a scam compound in Myanmar has left many shocked, but it looks like the search for victims is far from over. The recent case of 31-year-old Chinese actor Wang Xing’s abduction at the Thailand-Myanmar border has renewed discussion about human trafficking. The actor, who was lured to Thailand under the false promise...
BANGKOK: Thai police are currently investigating the case of a Chinese model Yang Zeqi who went missing on the Thailand-Myanmar border area, similar to the case of Chinese actor Xingxing who had been rescued earlier, National Police inspector-general Pol General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot said on Thursday (Jan 9). According to the World Forum Facebook page, Zeqi took...
Wang Xing, 31, was terrified by the thought that he would have to scam his fellow countrymen if he did not get rescued. Chinese actor Wang Xing, 31, was rescued on Tuesday (Jan 7), four days after he was reported to have gone missing near the Myanmar-Thailand border. Thai authorities found him in Myawaddy, a town in Myanmar where many...
Wang Xing was found with his head shaved and skin bruised. And even though he was abducted in Bangkok, says he will definitely visit Thailand again. Wang Xing, a 31-year-old Chinese actor who went missing near the Myanmar-Thailand border on January 3 after travelling to Bangkok for work has been found. On Tuesday (Jan 7), Thai media reported that...
KOTA BARU: Three local men were arrested on suspicion of smuggling nearly 2,000kgs of pig carcasses, estimated to be worth RM165,696, in Kampung Tasek Kwong, Lubok Stol, Rantau Panjang on Saturday. Southeast Brigade General Operations Force (GOF) commander Datuk Nik Azhan Nik Ros Nik Ab Rahman said in a statement on Monday (Jan 6) that the...
