Foreigners nabbed in raids on illegal hotels on Koh Phangan
RAIDS on two unlicensed hotels at popular Koh Phangan island today (Oct. 18) led to the arrest of three Israelis, four Myanmar workers and two Thais involved in the illegal business, Naewna newspaper said. Acting in line with the order of Pol. Lt. Gen. Panumas Boonyalak, commander of the Immigration Bureau, a team of […]
Read MoreAngkhana, Sunai ask for protection after harassment and death threats
SENATOR Angkhana Neelapaijit and human rights defender Sunai Phasuk today (Oct. 18) asked for police protection after severe online harassment and death threats over their critical comments on a social media influencer blaring ghostly sounds plus persistent aircraft engine noises at two border villagers in the middle of the night to drive out Cambodian […]
Read MoreAbhisit comes back as Democrat leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has today (Oct. 18) returned as an unrivalled Democrat leader – the top position in the Old School conservative party which he had left behind over the last six years. In an extraordinary party caucus, Abhisit was unrivalled in the naming of him as leader […]
Read MoreKoreans linked to alleged online scams in Cambodia arrive home to face inquiries
By AP published by The Canadian Press and Yahoo!Finance Seoul, South Korea – Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia arrived in South Korea on a chartered flight today (Oct. 18) to face criminal investigations. The repatriation follows the death of a South Korean student who was reportedly forced to […]
Read MoreCambodian soldiers being paid extra to cut border barbed wire: Facebook page
THAT Cambodian soldiers are cutting barbed wire rolled out along the border is because they are getting extra income to provoke Thai troops, PPTVHD 36 quoted Facebook page “Thai Burma Railway, Death Railway” as saying today (Oct. 17). This followed the release of a video clip showing a group of Khmer soldiers illegally cutting […]
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