Thai police seize bomb materials in alleged plot

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:21:00 -0500

A foreign suspect with alleged links to Hezbollah militants led Thai police Monday to a warehouse filled with materials commonly used to make bombs, as Thailand and the U.S. disagreed over whether Bangkok was the target of a terror plot.

Thailand’s 84-year-old King Bhumibol treated with intravenous antibiotics for abdominal pain

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:55:00 -0500

Thailand’s 84-year-old king has been treated with intravenous antibiotics after experiencing abdominal pain.

US, Israel issue severe terror warning of possible terrorist attacks in Bangkok

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:40:00 -0500

The United States and Israel have issued a warning of possible severe terrorist attacks in Bangkok after Thai authorities arrested a Lebanese suspect.

Spared From the Pot: Thai Officials Rescue 800 Dogs From Smugglers

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:25:00 -0500

A smuggler with a truck-load of more than 800 dogs was arrested by Thailand authorities from the banks of the Mekong River in the north eastern Nakhon Phanom province, it has been reported.

Phuket newsman killed in gun attack

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:13:00 -0500

A Phuket newsman was shot dead by a man riding pillion on a motorbike on Thursday morning. Wisut “Ae Inside” Tangwitthayaporn, 40, was driving with his wife to Provincial Hall in Phuket Town when the ambush was sprung.

Caught on camera: Thai official refuses pat down, assaults staff

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:14:00 -0500

Police yesterday issued a summons for a C7 customs official after video clip showing him assaulting an airport security officer and refusing to be patted down started doing the rounds in cyber space.

Thailand’s government approves budget to compensate victims of political street violence

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:15:00 -0500

Thailand’s Cabinet approved compensation Tuesday for victims of the violent political conflicts that have wracked the country for almost seven years, as the new government takes steps toward reconciliation.

Aussie Charity 'Faked Rescue of Thai Hill Tribe Children'

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:54:00 -0500

An Australian charity is under investigation by Thai officials over claims that it faked the rescue of 21 hill tribe children from a village in northern Thailand last October.

Get a ticket to ride everywhere in Bangkok

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:25:00 -0500

If things go to plan, getting about in Bangkok will be cheaper and more convenient by 2015. The timeframe was given by the Pheu Thai Party-led government for the completion and opening of several mass-transit routes.

Flash floods hit the South – again

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:19:00 -0500

Heavy rain and flash flooding yesterday continued to wreak havoc in the southern region, especially in Muang municipality of Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Thai floods death toll tops 800

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:26:00 -0500

The official death toll from months of flooding in Thailand rose above 800 on Saturday, as the country’s king said the damage caused by the waters was the “worst ever”.

Hundreds of flood victims sue Thai government, officials

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:31:00 -0500

Hundreds of Thai flood victims have filed a lawsuit with a top court accusing the prime minister, Bangkok's governor and five state agencies of mishandling the country's worst flood crisis in five decades.

Yingluck faces impeachment; House will be asked to query Thaksin passport

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:57:00 -0500

The Democrat Party will launch impeachment proceedings against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul next week over the return of a passport to ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, 69, has died

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:58:00 -0500

Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died of heart failure. He was 69.

Thai PM to meet Suu Kyi during Myanmar visit on Tuesday

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:47:00 -0500

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will meet with Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon on Tuesday following the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit.

Bangkok issues new passport for Thaksin

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:46:00 -0500

Bangkok has issued a new passport to former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, thus lifting the revocation of his passport imposed by the previous government.

FIFA clears Thai official Worawi Makudi of suspicion, closes investigation into land deals

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:43:00 -0500

FIFA has cleared executive committee member Worawi Makudi of suspicion that he profited from soccer development projects in Thailand.

Man arrested for planting six homemade bombs in capital

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:22:00 -0500

Six homemade bombs were found at three spots in eastern Bangkok early yesterday. Police have arrested a suspect who claims he laid them for political reasons.

Thai flood death toll rises to 708 with 3 missing

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:07:00 -0500

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Wednesday that floods still prevail in nine provinces in central region while the accumulated nationwide flood toll now reaches 708 deaths with three people missing.

Fugitive Thai ‘Red Shirt’ leader who escaped out a hotel window surrenders after 20 months

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:45:00 -0500

A fugitive leader of Thailand’s “Red Shirts” protesters who escaped a police raid by rappelling down a hotel facade in a scene captured by network news teams surrendered Wednesday after 20 months on the run.

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