PHUKET: A Thai man accused of stabbing a young British tourist on Phi Phi Island last year pleaded “not guilty” to charges of attempted murder before Krabi Court yesterday. The suspect, 23-year-old Hamed Poonyung, has been charged for the attempted murder of Nicholas Palmer, also 23, during a beach party in October last year. Read article
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It has been three weeks since the US issued a warning of a possible terrorist threat in Thailand, and you have just returned from America. I wonder if you have a timeframe to withdraw it? Our advice to American citizens was put out, like you said, three weeks ago based on some very serious and […]
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Two Irish nationals were arrested by Pattaya Police in the early hours of Friday, accused of being involved in a fight at a Beer Bar which left two Thai men with serious stab wounds and two other foreign patrons with minor facial injuries. Read article
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Thailand is calling on some countries including the United States which previously issued terrorism warning for Bangkok to withdraw their advisory against travelling to the country based on fears of possible terrorist attacks, China’s Xinhua news agency reported, citing The Nation report on Friday. Thailand’s Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said on Thursday that he would […]
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CHIANGRAI TIMES – Four young Swedes and their Thai driver were killed today in a shocking high-speed crash north of Phuket. The car collided with a six-wheel truck and the driver of the truck fled the scene. The Swedes – two men and two women – were all aged 21 or 22 and described as […]
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Since the United States embassy issued a warning to its citizens that foreign terrorists may be looking to conduct attacks on tourist areas in Bangkok, some tourists have cancelled their bookings including several groups from Hong Kong. A number of tourists from mainland China and Malaysia have shifted their destinations from Bangkok to other cities […]
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A positive trend despite the devastating floods that took toll on almost all the country’s industries. Thanks to an aggressive promotion approach immediately after the floods, the number of visitors stayed in positive territories for the whole year. Around 17 million tourists visited Thailand between January and November 2011. Read article
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On Saturday afternoon at Thailand’s Transnational Crime Coordination Center, located in Chonburi’s Provincial Station, the Commissioner of Royal Thai Police Bureau Region 2, Pol. Lt. Gen. Dr. Pahn-ya Ma-men and his team, held a press conference to announce the successful arrest of 2 French tourists. These offenders were charged with skimming cash from other people’s […]
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Thai police investigating the death of a Victorian man who is believed to have plunged off a balcony while sleepwalking say balcony railings at the hotel where the tragedy occurred were “too short”, it has been reported. Dean McKeon, from Drumcondra in Geelong, was visiting the popular Thailand holiday island of Phuket with five friends […]
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Viagra is the most counterfeited drug in Thailand. In Pattaya it is sold in every street corner and in the sex districts in Bangkok you can find one it very easy. Many have been arrested for smuggling Viagra into the country but some are also probably made locally. Read Article T
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