British man found hanged after quarrelling with girlfriend
A BRITISH MAN was found hanged at a luxury condominium near Bang Saray beach, Chonburi, after quarrelling with his Thai girlfriend, Naewna newspaper said today (May 28). Late last night Pol. Lt. Col. Pattananan Somanwan, an inspector at Sattahip police station, was informed of a foreign man being found dead at this condominium and […]
Read MoreBritish man dies as airplane makes emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport
A BRITISH MAN died and many other passengers got injured after a Singapore Airlines airplane they were travelling in from London to Singapore had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport after running into a severe turbulence, Amarin TV said this evening (May 21). At 7.40 p.m. Mr. Kittiphong Kittikachorn, Suvarnabhumi Airport’s general […]
Read MoreTourist in row with tuk tuk driver taken to court
A BRITISH tourist who was videotaped by a tuk tuk dash cam assaulting the driver in a row over the fare in Phuket was apprehended in Krabi last evening and taken to the district court today (May 1), Amarin TV said. The attack took place at around 4 a.m. last Friday (Apr. 26) with […]
Read MoreBritish tourist in hot water over video clips critical of Thailand
TOURIST Police summoned a British tourist and gave him a warning to stop posting video clips critical of Thailand on social media or else be prosecuted, Naewna newspaper said today (May 1). Pol. Lt. Col. Suwit Boonyaphen, attached to Mae Hong Son Tourist Police, said video clips posted by the British tourist, only identified […]
Read MoreEx-police chief’s spouse ‘seeks British nationality to escape money-laundering charges’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NIPAPAN SUKWIMON, spouse of former police chief Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon, has quietly applied for British nationality in an alleged effort to escape money-laundering charges, said a famed lawyer today (Apr. 30). Also known as “Madame Kookkai”, the spouse of the former police chief who has been suspended from duty […]
Read MoreBriton dies after crashing through glass bathroom door
A BRITISH businessman died early this morning (Apr. 3) after becoming dizzy and smashing through a glass bathroom door at his home in Chonburi with shards then piercing his chest, TV Channel 7 and Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.10 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Surasingh Sukmak, a deputy superintendent, was informed of a foreigner […]
Read MoreBritish BASE jumper dies in condo plunge after parachute fails to open
A BRITISH BASE jumper died after his parachute failed to open upon leaping from the 29th floor of a Pattaya condominium with his plunge to death at 7.30 p.m. yesterday filmed by a friend waiting for him on the ground floor, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 28). The body of the British daredevil, Mr. […]
Read MoreBritish man badly bashed up after chatting up a girl
A BRITISH man was severely bashed up by two Thai youths in Chonburi province at dawn today (Sep. 3) after he chatted up a girl in a shop there, Amarin TV said. The unidentified British man ended up with a swollen head, a broken nose and three teeth knocked out. He is now under […]
Read MoreBody of murdered mixed-race teen’s girlfriend found buried in forest
AFTER searching for a week a hundred-strong team of policemen, villagers and rescuers today (May 13) found the body of murdered half Thai and British teenager’s girlfriend buried in a Lampang forest a little further away from the spot he was beaten to death, Sanook.com said. Policemen from Sop Prap and Ko Kha stations […]
Read MoreThais fuming over British Ambassador to Cambodia’s ‘Khmer dessert’ photo
THAI netizens got annoyed after British Ambassador to Cambodia Dominic Williams posted a photo on his Facebook page with the caption saying “Khmer dessert” but what was shown is known to be Thai dessert, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 1). In this photo are some delicious Thai desserts including Luk chup, which is Thai […]
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