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Ex-Loei police chief temporarily discharged over B229mn fraud scandal
Ex-Loei police chief temporarily discharged over B229mn fraud scandal
LOEI: A former police chief in Loei has been temporarily discharged from service after he was sued by a regional police office for allegedly embezzling B229 million from 192 policemen.
Beaten novice monk, 9, still in coma, fights for life
Beaten novice monk, 9, still in coma, fights for life
KANCHANABURI: A 9-year-old novice who was brutally beaten by a senior monk has been suffering internal bleeding and is still in a deep coma, according to Dr Wasu Sriwasura, a neurosurgeon at Phaholpolpayuhasena Hospital.
Thais dance on air with stunning gold
Thais dance on air with stunning gold
ASIAN GAMES: Thailand got down to business early at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, opening their account with a gold medal in the women’s team poomsae event of taekwondo contests yesterday (Aug 19).
Regime woos South with billions of baht
Regime woos South with billions of baht
BANGKOK: The government is expected to try to appease the southern region by approving a B200 billion budget during mobile cabinet meetings in Ranong and Chumphon province, according to a source.
Nan hard-hit by flooding
Nan hard-hit by flooding
NAN: The flooding situation in Nan province remains serious with three districts being hard hit as a result of heavy downpours which came a few days earlier when tropical depression ‘Bebinca’ weakened into a low pressure cell to cover the upper North of Thailand.
Pleumjit to carry Thai flag at opening of Asian Games
Pleumjit to carry Thai flag at opening of Asian Games
BANGKOK: Four years after spearheading Thailand to their historic volleyball medal, Pleumjit Thinkaow has been given the honour of leading out her country at the 18th Asian Games today (Aug 18).
Parks department wins dispute over land on Koh Poda
Parks department wins dispute over land on Koh Poda
BANGKOK: The Appeal Court has ordered former Krabi Town Mayor to return a large block of land on Koh Poda in Krabi to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
‘Thank you’ party on Sept 6 for Wild Boars’ saviours
‘Thank you’ party on Sept 6 for Wild Boars’ saviours
BANGKOK: The government has organised a thank you party at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok on Sept 6 for the more than 60,000 people involved in the rescue of the Wild Boars football team from flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province about two months ago.
Storm Bebinca an ill omen as dams close to bursting
Storm Bebinca an ill omen as dams close to bursting
KANCHANBURI: Two major dams in Kanchanaburi were almost full yesterday evening (Aug 16), especially Vajiralongkorn dam where more than three times as much water is flowing in as is being discharged, according to the director of the office managing it.
Mothers will ‘never forgive’ Phuket bar owner for murders
Mothers will ‘never forgive’ Phuket bar owner for murders
PHUKET: The families of the young couple murdered in broad daylight at Buddha Mountain in Chonburi are looking forward to seeing the accused mastermind punished, and say they will never forgive him.
Bitcoin scandal spreads to banks, stock exchange
Bitcoin scandal spreads to banks, stock exchange
BANGKOK: A ‘whale’ investor in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and staff at up to three Thai banks are suspected of being complicit in a B797 million scandal involving a foreign investor and the cryptocurrency bitcoin (BTC), police said yesterday (Aug 15).
Wanted Phuket bar owner arrested in Cambodia
Wanted Phuket bar owner arrested in Cambodia
PHUKET: The owner of the Pum Bui bar on Phuket’s famed walking street Bangla Rd wanted in connection with a double-murder in Chonburi last month has been arrested by Cambodian authorities.
School burqa row riles Prime Minister
School burqa row riles Prime Minister
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday (Aug 14) ordered the Education Ministry to settle a dispute over a ban on students wearing Islamic dress at a school in Pattani in the insurgency-plagued deep South.
PM: VIPs must hurry through road closures
PM: VIPs must hurry through road closures
BANGKOK: Members of the National Council for Peace and Order have been told by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to take “less than 30 seconds” to drive along roads or through intersections that authorities have closed off for them.
Slice of bitcoin fraud spoils ‘went to actor’s parents’
Slice of bitcoin fraud spoils ‘went to actor’s parents’
BANGKOK: Police have searched the parental home of actor Jiratpisit Jaravijit, a suspect at the centre of an alleged bitcoin scam, in Chonburi after finding his elder brother had transferred B90 million thought connected to the fraud to their parents.
No fearing Qatar, says Thai coach
No fearing Qatar, says Thai coach
ASIAN GAMES: Thailand coach Worrawoot Srimaka has rallied his troops to fight against Qatar in their opening match of the men’s football competition at the Asian Games in Indonesia tonight (Aug 14).
38 nabbed in foreign Ponzi scheme scam
38 nabbed in foreign Ponzi scheme scam
BANGKOK: Thirty-eight suspects have been arrested for allegedly conning victims out of up to B10 billion in a Ponzi scheme run by a foreign holding company.
Foreign orgy in Lumpini Park sparks more patrols
Foreign orgy in Lumpini Park sparks more patrols
BANGKOK: Patrols will be stepped up in public parks across Bangkok in the wake of complaints after a group of people was allegedly caught having sex in the city’s landmark Lumpini Park on Aug 7, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has said.
Storms force dam discharge, four reservoirs under close watch
Storms force dam discharge, four reservoirs under close watch
BANGKOK: The Nam Un dam in Sakon Nakhon is now holding 102% of its safe maximum capacity, necessitating continued discharge of water downstream with the dam is expected to take more inflow later this week.
Explore rustic Singapore in Pulau Ubin
Explore rustic Singapore in Pulau Ubin
Of the more than 60 islands that make up Singapore, Pulau Ubin is said to be among the most cherished by Singaporeans. Unlike other major islands of the city-state, it is still home to thriving nature and a small number of people who continue to live the rural lifestyle that reminds visitors of what much of the republic was like half a century ago.