Police Suspect Ukraninan Woman’s Death to Be Suicide
SURAT THANI — A Ukrainian woman who was found dead on Koh Samui earlier this week might have taken her own life, police said Thursday.
No ATM Fees Between Provinces Starting Tomorrow
BANGKOK — Use ATMs in any province without being charged distance fees from Tuesday through January.
Thailand to Roll Out Plain Cigarette Packs
BANGKOK — Cigarette packs will no longer feature branding when tougher smoking laws come into effect this Sept.
Brand colors and logos on cigarette packs...
Only 1.2 Gram of Drug Found in Thailand’s ‘Biggest Ketamine Bust’
BANGKOK — When journalists and U.N. representatives were invited to witness a raid on a warehouse last month, they were told by the justice minister that Thailand had just intercepted 11 tonnes of ketamine from Taiwan – the largest amount confiscated ever on record.
Nigerian Man and Thai Wife Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Sukhumvit
A Nigerian man who illegally entered Thailand was arrested along with his Thai wife on Tuesday for drug trafficking operations in the Sukhumvit district.
Looking For Good Boys? Army to Auction 81 Bomb Squad Dogs
BANGKOK — Retired bomb squad dogs will be up for adoption – for a price – later this week, the army said Tuesday.
Canadian Drug Suspect Found Hanged in Cell Room, Cop Says
BANGKOK — A Canadian man arrested on charges of transnational drug trafficking hanged himself in a police station cell room Wednesday morning, police said.
Thai Man Dies After Recording Himself Playing with Cobra in Hotel
A 28-year-old man from Chiang Rai province died after being bitten by a cobra he had been filming himself playing with at a hotel in Khon Kaen's Chum Phae district in the early hours of Thursday.
Where’s Yingluck? Reactions to Today’s Verdict Vanishing Act
BANGKOK — Friday morning’s much-anticipated verdict in the politically fraught trial of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was, according to the pundits, supposed to go one of three ways: exoneration, conviction with jail time or conviction with jail time suspended.
A Polish Man Climbs Surat Thani Telecom Tower and Falls 62 Metres
Officials attempted to persuade a foreign guy who had climbed a telecommunication tower to come down for about two hours, but were unsuccessful.
