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Human trafficking agent arrested in Saraburi
BANGKOK, Jan 31 - A human trafficking agent was arrested in the central province of Saraburi for smuggling foreign labourers from the Lao...
Four slain villagers in Pattani not insurgents: Deputy PM Yuthasak
BANGKOK, Jan 31 -- Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha conceded on Tuesday that the four villagers slain Sunday night in Pattani were not...
PM: Government has clear water management plan
BANGKOK, Jan 29 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday reaffirmed that her government has clear water management plans and is ready...
Ruling, opposition parties ask DSI to probe websites insulting monarchy
BANGKOK, Jan 30 – Both Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai Party and the opposition Democrat Party on Monday submitted complaints to the Department of...
More workers will be unemployed after flood
BANGKOK, Jan 27 -- More workers are expected to be unemployed after last year’s flood crisis reduced forward purchase orders for some factories while...
Chalerm pledges to eradicate drugs within one year
BANGKOK, Jan 28 -- Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung said illicit drug suppression was one of the government policies announced during the election campaign,...
Two stateless children, two adults, released from immigration jail
BANGKOK, Jan 27 – Two stateless children being held at Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Centre, their mother and another adult family member were released from...
Police seize meth pills, ice worth Bt200 million in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Jan 28 – Thai authorities in joint operation on Saturday detained 10 suspected drug dealers with 400,000 methamphetamine pills and 24 kilogrammes of...
Thai PM hails Thai Night extravaganza in Davos as a success
BANGKOK, Jan 29 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra hailed “Thailand Night” as a success, with more-than-expected visitors, and said she was confident that...
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Pattaya woman lures suspected thief into beer session before police arrest
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 27-year-old woman in Pattaya used quick thinking to help police apprehend a 42-year-old man she suspected of stealing more than...
Nightlife operators face fresh police inspections across Chonburi
CHONBURI, Thailand – Police from Provincial Police Region 2 inspected entertainment venues and similar establishments across Chonburi on the night of October 17, checking...
Wrong-way crash in Prachinburi kills Thai woman, leaves three injured
PRACHINBURI, Thailand – A Thai woman was killed and three other people injured when two cars collided head-on on Highway 3079 in Tha Tum...
‘I still love Pattaya, but I hate seeing what money is doing to the...
PATTAYA, Thailand – After visiting Pattaya for 20 years, British visitor Leslie Haynes says his love for the city remains strong, but he worries...
Rayong fishermen await 752 million baht compensation after three-year delay
RAYONG, Thailand – Some 920 small-scale fishermen in Rayong are still waiting for more than 752 million baht in compensation for losses linked to...