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Civil society groups protest against “Smashed” programme

Civil society groups protest against “Smashed” programme     BANGKOK: — About 40 members of a network of anti-liquor organizations staged a brief rally in front of the British embassy on Thursday to protest against a joint effort by the embassy and a major liquor importer to stage activities to create positive attitude toward alcoholic […]

American woman fleeing sexual advances survives horror fall in Krabi

American woman fleeing sexual advances survives horror fall in Krabi      PHUKET: A 23-year-old American woman is in hospital in Krabi after falling down a mountain last night while fleeing a man she says was sexually harassing her. The woman suffered with her injuries, which include possible broken legs, in the wild overnight until […]

Thailand’s tallest building MahaNakhon shines in Bangkok sky with dramatic light show

MahaNakhon celebrated its completion and title as Thailand’s tallest building last night by lighting up Bangkok’s business area with a majestic light show in the rush hour of Monday night. MahaNakhon, located in Silom, stretches 315 meters into Bangkok’s sky. Labeling itself as a “luxury mixed-use tower,” its 77 floors hold such illustrious tenants as […]

Swiss man murdered in Chiang Mai – found stabbed, strangled and tied to the banisters

Swiss man murdered in Chiang Mai – found stabbed, strangled and tied to the banisters       CHIANG MAI: — A 60 year old Swiss man has been found brutally murdered at his rented house in Chiang Mai.   He had been stabbed, strangled with a cable and then tied up to the stairs. There was evidence […]

Expats could be exempt from SIM card tracking

Expats could be exempt from SIM card tracking   BANGKOK — A government regulator Wednesday played down the certainty of tracking all foreigners by phone SIM cards after the plan was met with concern and ridicule.   Takorn Tantasith, secretary general of the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission said the plan approved Tuesday requiring […]

CNN names Bangkok “Number One in the World” for street food

CNN names Bangkok “Number One in the World” for street food   Image: Thairath   BANGKOK: — Bangkok has been named the number one place on earth to enjoy street food.   The accolade comes from the American news giant CNN in a latest survey. The City of Angels has ousted Tokyo as the best […]

Thailand approves plans to track tourists’ phones

Thailand approves plans to track tourists’ phones   (BBC) Thailand is considering requiring tourists to use special Sim cards that would allow authorities to track their mobile phones.   The plans have been approved in principle by Thailand’s telecommunications regulator, which denies it is an invasion of privacy.   The body says it is intended […]

Six dead, 40 injured after Bangkok bound tour bus crashes head on into 10 wheeler

Six dead, 40 injured after Bangkok bound tour bus crashes head on into 10 wheeler        BANGKOK: — Six people are dead and more than 40 injured after a Roi-Et to Bangkok tour bus jumped the central reservation on the Friendship Highway last night and collided head on with a ten wheel truck.    Both drivers […]

Thai men took off their shirts to keep ‘homeless’ farang warm, didn’t forget to film themselves

    BANGKOK: — A video of two Thai men going out of their way to help a foreigner on a street has made an impression on Thai netizens while, at the same time, sparked criticism — because why film a video when you genuinely want to help someone?   In the video, posted on […]

Drunk Polish man robs 7-Eleven in Phaya Thai for booze and cigarettes

Drunk Polish man robs 7-Eleven in Phaya Thai for booze and cigarettes By Coconuts Bangkok BANGKOK: — A Polish man wrecked a 7-Eleven store in Phaya Thai last night before attacking a female employee and stealing booze and cigarettes from behind the counter. Adrian Piotr Juraszek, 42, was arrested near the 7-Eleven in Soi 27 off Rama […]