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Former actress ’Amy’ ordained as nun in wake of drug trial
Former actress ’Amy’ ordained as nun in wake of drug trial
BANGKOK: Former actress and Miss Teen Thailand Amelia ‘Amy’ Jacobs, from Phuket, was ordained as a nun in Prachin Buri province yesterday (Sept 27) after being released from prison last month following sentencing in a court case for drug abuse.
Thai spikers target top-16 finish at world championship
Thai spikers target top-16 finish at world championship
VOLLEYBALL: The Thai women are aiming for a top-16 finish at the world championship to be held in Japan from Saturday (Sept 29) until Oct 20.
Location, design of Suvarnabhumi’s passenger terminal questioned
Location, design of Suvarnabhumi’s passenger terminal questioned
BANGKOK: The Architect Council of Thailand (ACT) will submit a petition to the prime minister on Monday (Oct 1), detailing irregularities it found in Suvarnabhumi airport’s planned passenger terminal, according to its president.
Men re-enact the murder of rich couple
Men re-enact the murder of rich couple
PHRAE: Three suspects who allegedly killed a British millionaire and his Thai wife have re-enacted their wrongdoing, which the so-called mastermind, who is the woman’s brother, claimed resulted from his severe conflict with her husband.
Hospital apologises for nurse’s violent handling of old patient
Hospital apologises for nurse’s violent handling of old patient
PHITSANULOK: The management of Buddhachinnaraj Phitsanulok Hospital in Phitsanulok province has apologised for a nurse’s violent handling of a patient in his 90s in an intensive care unit.
Traffickers jailed over child flower sellers
Traffickers jailed over child flower sellers
MAE SOT: The Mae Sot Provincial Court has sentenced two men in a human trafficking case to 12 years in jail and ordered them to pay almost B1.3 million in compensation to the victims, according to the Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF).
Medical marijuana trials to start soon
Medical marijuana trials to start soon
BANGKOK: The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) will start clinical trials of marijuana soon as a preliminary step to producing medicines for four diseases, it said yesterday (Sept 25).
Three men confess to murder of missing couple in Phrae
Three men confess to murder of missing couple in Phrae
PHRAE: Three men have confessed to the murder of a missing British millionaire and his Thai wife, and told police they were hired by the woman’s elder brother to kill the couple.
Quarter of capital’s public vans to be retired
Quarter of capital’s public vans to be retired
BANGKOK: The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has revealed that nearly one in four public vans operating in Bangkok and its metropolitan area will be decommissioned by the end of the year, as they are gradually set to be replaced by new mini-buses by 2028.
Man arrested after couple’s disappearance
Man arrested after couple’s disappearance
PHRAE: Police found a pickup truck owned by a missing British millionaire (previously reported as Australian) and his Thai wife yesterday (Sept 24), and arrested the woman’s brother in connection with the couple’s disappearance.
Brit’s Koh Pha-Ngan rape claim withdrawn
Brit’s Koh Pha-Ngan rape claim withdrawn
SURAT THANI: Another British woman claimed she had been raped in Surat Thani province, this time on Koh Pha-Ngan, but withdrew the claim following a medical examination.
Pickup truck found but Aussie, Thai wife still missing
Pickup truck found but Aussie, Thai wife still missing
PHRAE: Police have found the pickup truck owned by an Australian man and his Thai wife missing since last week, but the couple’s fate still remained unknown as of today (Sept 24).
Thailand football coach Rajevac on the lookout for new skipper
Thailand football coach Rajevac on the lookout for new skipper
FOOTBALL: The absence of Thailand’s four foreign-based stars has forced national team coach Milovan Rajevac to kick off a search for a new captain to lead the side at this year’s Suzuki Cup.
The Thai wives who never said ‘I do’
The Thai wives who never said ‘I do’
NATIONWIDE: After tying the knot earlier this year, Somjit and her husband visited the Wang Muang district office in Saraburi to register their marriage only to be told she was already married to a man she had never met.
Drug blitz at full moon party
Drug blitz at full moon party
SURAT THANI: Anti-drug authorities led by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) have arrived in Surat Thani to begin a crackdown on drugs at the province’s beach holiday destinations.
August tourist arrivals up 3%
August tourist arrivals up 3%
BANGKOK: Thailand’s tourism market remains strong, with more than 3.2 million foreigners travelling here in August, rising 3% year-on-year.
Ford ordered to pay B23mn to car owners
Ford ordered to pay B23mn to car owners
BANGKOK: The South Bangkok Civil Court has ordered Ford Sales & Service (Thailand) to pay 291 car owners for substandard vehicles in the country’s first class-action ruling.
Iranian denies kidnapping, raping former Thai girlfriend
Iranian denies kidnapping, raping former Thai girlfriend
PATTAYA: A 21-year-old Thai woman has accused her Iranian ex-boyfriend of kidnapping her in full view of others and then forcibly detaining and raping her before shaving her head in a condominium room in Jomtien.
Hua Hin completes laying shark net off beach
Hua Hin completes laying shark net off beach
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Hua Hin authorities have finished installing a shark net off the beach where a Norwegian was attacked during his swim five months ago.
Illegal booze ads ‘rampant’ in markets, says DDC
Illegal booze ads ‘rampant’ in markets, says DDC
BANGKOK: Several outdoor markets in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces have been exploited as spaces for illegal point-of-sale advertisements for alcoholic beverages, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said yesterday (Sept 20).