Former senior Pattaya official’s nephew surrenders after killing British engineer
THE NEPHEW of a former deputy mayor of Pattaya surrendered to police today (Jan. 7) after shooting to death a British engineer in a road rage row, TV Channel 7 said. Provincial Police Region 2’s investigation team joined Huay Yai police station in arresting Mr. Apichat (surname withheld), 32, after being contacted by Mr. […]
Read MoreLiz Truss resigns after six weeks as UK prime minister
By Agencies and published by CNA London – Liz Truss said today (Oct, 20) she was resigning as British prime minister just six weeks after she was appointed, brought down by an economic programme that sent shockwaves through the market and divided her Conservative Party. Speaking outside the door of her Number 10 Downing Street […]
Read More‘Big Joke’ probing 6 million baht bribe paid by British detainee
HEADING to northern Mae Hong Son province today (July 19) was Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachet Hakphan, or Big Joke, assistant to the National Police Chief, to investigate fraud charges against a police officer, who was his classmate at the police academy, in allegedly taking a 6 million baht bribe from a British detainee to […]
Read MoreMyanmar junta expels top UK diplomat for refusing to present credentials
THE SENIOR British diplomatic representative to Myanmar, Pete Vowles, who has been locked out of the country since late February after refusing to present his credentials has now been expelled from the country, Matichon newspaper said this evening (July 13). Vowles, who arrived in Myanmar late last year as Britain’s ambassador but did not […]
Read MoreBoris Johnson set to resign as prime minister today, UK media report
By Euronews. BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to resign today (July 7) after a flood of ministerial resignations, UK media are reporting. Johnson is stepping down after cabinet ministers and dozens of MPs from his own Conservative Party quit their government roles in the last 24 hours. His administration was dogged by […]
Read MoreBritish man kills self after quarrels with wife over pension
A BRITISH man stressed out at not receiving his pension with this leading to incessant quarrels with his Thai wife hanged himself in Udon Thani province, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 31). At 11 a.m. today Pol. Lt. Col. Plewthong Sareenan, duty officer for criminal cases at Mueang Udon Thani police station, was notified […]
Read MoreBritish tourist slashed to death in Kanchanaburi, friend badly wounded
TWO BRITISH men holidaying in Kanchanaburi province were attacked by a Thai man wielding a sickle at 3 a.m. this morning (Jan. 22) as they sat drinking and singing at a rented house with one of them killed and the other seriously wounded, Sanook.com said. The attack took place at the house in Soi […]
Read More3 British tourists test positive for Omicron in Hua Hin
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN Governor Sathien Charoenruen held an urgent press conference this evening (Dec. 24) to disclose that three British tourists who have been in Thailand for three to four weeks tested positive for Omicron variant of coronavirus upon undergoing a repeat test to return home, Sanook.com said. Dr. Wara Selawattanakul, Prachuap Khiri Khan […]
Read MoreBritish woman jailed for stabbing her husband to death in Malaysia
By Tom Gillespie, Sky News A BRITISH woman who stabbed her husband to death in Malaysia has avoided the death penalty after her charge was reduced to “homicide not amounting to murder”. Samantha Jones was originally accused of murder and could have been hanged if she was found guilty. However, she was sentenced to 42 […]
Read MoreMove to explain using monkeys to pick coconuts is Thai way of life
THE Commerce Ministry has instructed Thai diplomats to explain that the use of monkeys to pick coconuts is a way of life in this country and not torture of animals as boycott of Thai coconut products spread among British retailers, PostToday reported this afternoon (July 5, 2020). Mr Bunyarit Kalayanamit, Commerce Ministry permanent secretary, said […]
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