Tag: Political Crisis
Police set up committee to oversee lèse majesté cases
BANGKOK, June 23 -- Royal Thai Police deputy commissioner Pol Gen Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit, as acting commissioner, has ordered setting up a committee to handle...
Thai police upset by US human trafficking report
BANGKOK, June 23 -- Thailand's police are prepared to tackle human trafficking issues, especially in the fisheries industry and regarding illegal migrants, after the...
Thai military court approves arrest warrants for 28 persons
BANGKOK, June 23 -- Thailand's military court has issued warrants for the arrest of 28 people for resisting the orders of the National Council...
Anti-coup activist Sombat faces further detention
BANGKOK, June 23 -- Thailand's Military Court has approved a request of the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) of the Royal Thai Police to hold...
Human trafficking downgrade impacts Thailand negatively: BoT
BANGKOK, June 23 -- The United States decision to downgrade Thailand in its human trafficking rankings has a negative impact on the kingdom, according...
Transport Min to request 154 billion baht for infrastructure projects
BANGKOK, 23 June 2014 – The Ministry of Transport is set to propose a 154-billion-baht budget for the fiscal year 2015 to carry out...
Eight fisheries associations teaming up to promote better understanding about labor...
BANGKOK, 24 June 2014 – Entrepreneurs in the fishing sector pin their hopes on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) which is...
Thai transport projects proceed
BANGKOK, June 23 -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) discussed transport projects with the Ministry of Transport to be funded with...
Police seek extradition of lese majeste suspect in Britain
BANGKOK, June 23 -- Thailand's police are cooperating with the Foreign Affairs Ministry in requesting the British government to extradite a Thai national lese...
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Road-marking truck burns out on Bangkok elevated road, injuring five workers
BANGKOK, Thailand – A four-wheel truck carrying road-marking workers and equipment was destroyed by fire on the Borommaratchachonnani elevated road in Bangkok on the...
Pattaya officials seize tables and cigarettes from sidewalk vendors on Second Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers seized two metal tables and several boxes of cigarettes from vendors selling goods on public pavement along...
Minivan catches fire outside emergency department at Phuket hospital
PHUKET, Thailand – A minivan caught fire outside the emergency department of Vachira Phuket Hospital early on October 11, prompting an urgent response from...
Over 10,000 suspected counterfeit TAIYO lighters seized in Mukdahan warehouse raid
MUKDAHAN, Thailand – Authorities seized approximately 10,730 lighters suspected of carrying counterfeit TAIYO trademarks during a court-authorized search of a warehouse in Mukdahan on...
Sattahip Mayor seeks care and support for 73-year-old woman living alone
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Sattahip Mayor Wasan Siangchi visited a 73-year-old woman living alone in a rented room on October 11 after receiving concerns from...