Kindergarten Violence Scandal: Director Says Parents Just Want Money
NONTHABURI — Police on Wednesday said criminal charges will be filed against another teacher involved in a string of violence against kindergarten pupils at a school northwest of Bangkok.
US Expat Could Get Prison for Review of Koh Chang Hotel
BANGKOK (AP) — Labor activists, journalists and whistleblowers in Thailand have been targets in recent years of criminal defamation lawsuits for exposing alleged corporate wrongdoing, but now a disgruntled hotel guest has joined their ranks and could face prison time for his online comments disparaging a hotel.
Police Charge Filipino Teacher Caught Mistreating Pupils
NONTHABURI — Police on Tuesday said criminal charges were filed against a Filipino teacher who allegedly assaulted kindergarten pupils in the classroom...
Grace Period for Stranded Foreigners Extended Until Oct. 31
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Monday said it has decided to extend a grace period for visa renewals for foreigners stranded in Thailand due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions until the end of October.
Navy Defies Cabinet, Asks China to Sign Submarine Deal: Source
BANGKOK — A source within the Royal Thai Navy said Monday its leadership tried to encourage the Chinese defense agencies to put into writing an intent to sell two submarines to Thailand, despite a Cabinet resolution suspending the deal.
Thai, Foreign ‘Teachers’ Accused of Assaulting Kindergarteners
NONTHABURI — Police said Monday they pressed charges against an education worker who allegedly shoved kindergarten pupils to the ground before the eyes of other students and teachers.
Virus Emergency Decree To Be Renewed For 6th Time
BANGKOK — The government’s response center to the coronavirus pandemic on Monday agreed to extend the emergency decree for another month, the same day officials reported 22 new cases of infection in the country.
Police: Visa Amnesty ‘Likely’ to be Extended till Oct. 31
BANGKOK — An immigration bureau spokesman Monday that another round of visa amnesty for foreigners residing or stranded in Thailand due to the coronavirus pandemic is very likely.
Sea Bed Along Southern Coast is Now Protected by Law
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Friday said that sea grass, coral reefs and undersea rock formations in Thailand's four southern coastal provinces are now legally protected.
Creature in Viral Clip is ‘Unlikely’ To Be a Mythical Ape
NAKHON SAWAN — Despite what locals believed was a supernatural giant ape, experts on Friday said the unidentified creature sighted on top of a mountain was most likely just an ordinary monkey.
