News

(22 May) Two children in Phitsanulok were killed in a house fire possibly caused by a candle they lit to provide some light in the house; their parents had failed to pay for electric bill.

(23 May) Songkhla police arrested a transgender accused of robbing a Kuwaiti citizen while he was recovering from his sex change surgery in hospital.

(22 May) Kanchanaburi provincial officials are trying to meditate a negotiation between a famous Buddhist monastery and group of locals who claim the monastery is blocking the public road into their community.

(23 May) PM Yingluck Shinawatra said in an interview with Japanese TV channel NHK that Thailand is moving forward in the democratic process and will soon return to peace and stability.

(22 May) Dr. Cholnarn Srikaew, Deputy Minister of Public Health, along with Dr. Nima Asgari, representative of World Health Organization (WHO) in Thailand, staged a press conference on the activities in upcoming World No Tabacco Day, 31 May.

(22 May) A meeting between top ranking officials from the United Kingdom and Thailand has been concluded with new agreements in many areas including increasing number of British tourists to Thailand.

(22 May) Knife-wielding bandit attempted to rob a 7-11 store in Nonthaburi but ran into a well-armed undercover police officer who posed as a store clerk instead.

(22 May) Phuket police have arrested a group of illegal Chinese selling overpriced amulets and other artifacts.

(21 May) A Burmese worker was killed in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province following what was described to be an alcohol-fueled dispute with other workers.

(20 May) Our correspondent accompanied Mr. Surayan Karnchanasilpa, Deputy Governor of Kanchanaburi province as he arrived at Nernpra-ngarm Temple with other officials to investigate reports that the temple′s residing monks were seen gambling.