Thailand coup fears as Prime Minister orders security crackdown
Tens of thousands of police have been ordered out onto the streets of Bangkok tomorrow after the Thai Prime Minister warned that a planned opposition rally was in fact a demonstration aimed at overthrowing the government. Read Article
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Seventeen thousand police were on duty around the historic Royal Plaza in central Bangkok for the demonstration organised by the opposition Pitak, or Protect Siam group, which prompted fears that it was the prelude to a coup attempt………Minor clashes started in the morning and continued throughout the afternoon as some of the estimated 20,000 protesters […]
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Ukrainian citizens have been injured as a result of a tourist bus crash in Thailand, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported. “According to the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Thailand, 20 Ukrainians received injuries of varying severity in a traffic accident involving a tourist bus in the province of Kanchanaburi on November 23. All […]
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Banglamung police received a call from the Sawang Boriboon Rescue Team on Monday evening about a fatal road accident that had occurred on Sukhumvit Road inbound to Pattaya. Involved in the accident were two Chinese tourists, Miss Xu aged 62 who had multiple injuries and was being treated before being sent to hospital, and Mr. […]
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NONG KHAI, Nov 12 – Four alleged smugglers, two Thais and two Lao nationals, were arrested in Thailand’s northeastern province of Nong Khai with exotic Siamese Rosewood in two pickup trucks. Provincial forest protection unit head Rasamee Nanthan in Nong Khai and local police confiscated three planks of Siamese rosewood 40 centimetres wide, 13 cm […]
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pattya city real estate property condos house sale rent buy jomtien bangkok luxury hotel spa resort store gold silver An Italian Tourist was drugged and robbed in his Central Pattaya Hotel room on Tuesday. The unconscious occupant of room number 302 on the 3rd floor of the Classic Inn Hotel on the Central Pattaya Road, […]
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A Swedish teacher from Gävle in northern Sweden has died in a traffic accident on the holiday island of Koh Lanta in Thailand, according to a report in the Aftonbladet daily. The 49-year-old Swede worked as a teacher on the popular island of Koh Lanta in Thailand and leaves three children. Read article
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As a popular tourist destination, Bangkok has its share of touts and scam artists working hard to bilk unsuspecting tourists of their money (and dignity). On my visit last year we encountered three instances of these scams. The first one is fairly common – tuktuk drivers who will quote exorbitant rates to ferry passengers to […]
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PHUKET: Both parents of a 4-month-old boy died last night after a hit-and-run driver struck their motorbike in Chalong. The baby boy, who was also on the motorbike, suffered no serious injuries. Read article
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Police arrested a big gang of 11 mostly South Americans who had been burglarizing homes in Pattaya and other areas. They mailed the stolen items back home or sold them at pawnshops. Many suspects also had expired visas. Members of the gang of thieves were identified as: Mr. Torres Rodigrace Carlos Enrike, age 35, nationality […]
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