Sihasak optimistic as Australian diplomat is chosen to preside over Thai-Cambodian conciliation
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow expressed confidence in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’s (UNCLOS’s) Conciliation Commission tasked with helping resolve a maritime dispute with Cambodia after Australian diplomat and legal expert Katrina Cooper was appointed the fifth conciliator and the chair, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Aug. 15). […]
Read MoreAir Force Chief to view Pitch Black exercise Down Under
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AIR FORCE chief ACM Seksan Khantha is visiting Australia tomorrow (Aug.4) to view an international air combat exercise codenamed Pitch Black 2026. Five upgraded, US-made F-16 A/B Fighting Falcon fighter jets, also known as the F-16 MLU Cobra, and 98 fighter pilots and air force men from Thailand’s Wing 4 […]
Read MoreHeroin-smuggling flight attendant names Thai woman in Australia as recipient
THE recipient of over 1 kilogramme of heroin hidden in 12 tote bags found in the baggage of a Thai flight attendant at Melbourne Airport is a Thai woman who has lived in Australia for over 10 years, TV Channel 7 said this evening (July 6). Ms. Areephak Ngernbumroong, deputy secretary-general and spokesperson of […]
Read MoreHoodie suspect who delivered heroin to flight attendant nabbed
POLICE have arrested a man who has confessed to being the person wearing a blue hoodie seen in a video clip delivering a package containing 12 tote bags at the condominium of a Thai flight attendant who was later arrested at Melbourne Airport on heroin smuggling charges, Amarin TV said this evening (July 4). […]
Read MoreMore suspects in flight attendant heroin trafficking case identified
THAI police together with Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Security (ABF) have identified the person who transferred 8,800 baht to a Thai Airways International flight attendant arrested at Melbourne Airport on heroin smuggling charges as well as other suspects, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (July 1). Pol. Lt. Col. Suriya Singhakamol, […]
Read MoreFrench woman nabbed for smuggling ‘fantasy’ drug on flight from Thailand
A FRENCH woman who flew to Perth from Thailand was set to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on June 26 charged with allegedly importing a border-controlled drug, colloquially called “fantasy”, inside a bottle of body wash on May 29, Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) said. She was arrested before a Thai Airways International flight […]
Read MoreThai police hunting for ecommerce operator in flight attendant’s heroin arrest in Australia
THAI police are chasing an ecommerce operator named “Rose” who hired a Thai Airways International (THAI) flight attendant arrested on charges of heroin trafficking at Melbourne Airport, Australia, last week to take OTOP and other Thai products there, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (June 30). The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a […]
Read MoreThai flight Attendant denied bail for heroin smuggling in Australia and faces dismissal
By Amarin TV and AP – published by Euronews AN AUSTRALIAN court has denied bail to a Thai Airways International (THAI) flight attendant arrested on charges of smuggling 11.4 million baht worth of heroin at Melbourne Airport with the airline saying today (June 29) it is swiftly moving to investigate and dismiss her. Mr. […]
Read MoreAustralian man held at airport for smuggling Ice
AN AUSTRALIAN man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after a search of his luggage found 1.2-million-baht worth of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) hidden within, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Aug. 18). Mr. Panthong Loikulnan, the Customs Department’s spokesperson, said officials from its Investigation and Suppression Division together with the Airport Interdiction Task Force, the […]
Read MoreCabbie apologises after stabbing Aussie tourist with cutter
A BANGKOK taxi driver who was tracked down and arrested after stabbing an Australian man in the wee hours of Wednesday (Oct. 23) during a row over damage to his vehicle apologised to the tourist after being apprehended, Amarin TV said this morning (Oct. 25). Pol. Col. Phanom Chuathong, superintendent of Thung Maha Mek […]
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