Driver’s ‘Negligence’ Led to Bus-Train Crash Killing 19
CHACHOENGSAO — Police said Monday that a bus collision with a train that killed 18 people yesterday was likely the fault of the bus driver.
Jailed American Apologizes for Defaming Koh Chang Resort
TRAT — An American on Thursday offered a formal apology to a hotel that accused him of cybercrime for a series of disparaging reviews he wrote online – a complaint that resulted in the expat spending two nights in a police jail.
Pandemic Tourist Visas Shelved in Favor of Local Vacationers
BANGKOK — A visa program that would allow foreigners to visit Thailand and bring in the much needed tourism revenues was delayed until later this month for the sake of Thai tourists who wish to vacation without concerns of possible virus outbreak, officials said Thursday.
Real or Fake? Cops Show Interpol Notice for ‘Boss Red Bull’
BANGKOK — Police said Wednesday a request for the arrest of the Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya was already issued by...
No Refunds: Gov’t Delays ‘Special Tourist Visas’ 2 Days Before Launch
PHUKET — A special visa that would allow tourists to visit Thailand during the coronavirus pandemic was delayed indefinitely just 48 hours before it was supposed to come into effect.
‘6 Oct’ Exhibit Keeps Alive Painful Memories of Student Massacre
BANGKOK — An exhibition providing a comprehensive retelling of the 1976 massacre of student protesters opened on Tuesday, coinciding with the 44th anniversary of the crackdown.
Interpol Issues New Red Notice for Red Bull Heir
BANGKOK (AP) — Interpol issued a “Red Notice” last week informing member countries that Thailand sought the arrest of a Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune involved in a 2012 traffic accident that killed a police officer, Thai police said Monday.
Gov’t to Spend Nearly 3 Bil. Baht to Reserve Coronavirus Vaccines
BANGKOK — The government is placing a reservation for coronavirus vaccines in order to procure them as soon as they are available, a health official said Monday.
Fugitive Ex-PM Thaksin Says He Recovered From Coronavirus
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he was hospitalized for about two weeks after diagnosing himself as having the coronavirus. News of his illness began circulating several hours after it was revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania tested positive for the disease.
Sarasas Teachers Caught Using Trash Bag to Bully 2-Yr-Old Girl
NONTHABURI — In a camera footage that wouldn’t look out of place if it were taken inside a CIA black site, a teacher at a school northwest of Bangkok is seen shoving a 2-year-old nursery pupil and wrapping the terrified girl with a black plastic bag as a punishment.
