2 more held in extorting cash from Chinese visitors
POLICE have arrested two more suspects on charges of extorting US$65,000, or approximately 2.5 million baht, from five Chinese nationals who were rounded up from their hotel rooms in Din Daeng district with the help of two corrupt policemen and so far seven out of 10 gang members have been apprehended, Thai Rath and […]
Read MoreThai, Chinese gangs in scary road chase
TWO GANGS, one Thai and the other Chinese, tried to smash each other’s vehicles on Chonburi roads last night (Mar. 26) after a big row broke out over a Thai woman, Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. Eyewitnesses at the scene said the road rage chase stemmed from jealousy over a […]
Read MoreUS Coast Guard boards Chinese fishing boats near Kiribati, official says
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Sydney – The US Coast Guard and Kiribati police boarded two Chinese fishing boats during a patrol against illegal fishing in the Pacific Islands nation’s vast exclusive economic zone this month but found no issues aboard, a coast guard official said. The United States is seeking a bigger […]
Read MoreBoat carrying Chinese tourists capsizes, all safely rescued
A LONG-TAIL boat carrying seven Chinese tourists plus the vessel’s crew members capsized off Krabi today (Feb. 11) but fortunately all were safely rescued by a passing boat, Amarin TV said. The accident occurred near Koh Lao Lading island, around 300 metres from Koh Hong with the two islands being part of Krabi’s Than […]
Read MoreChinese corvettes depart Cambodia’s Ream naval base
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF CHINESE CORVETTES have recently departed Ream naval base in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, a navy source said today (Jan.17). After a month-long docking at Ream naval base on an eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, the Chinese navy vessels have left for an undisclosed destination, either […]
Read MoreGovt urged to cancel Chinese submarine deal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED GOVERNMENT was today (Jan.4) encouraged to cancel the navy’s Chinese submarine purchase deal since the Chinese shipbuilder has already failed to deliver it. During a second day of floor debate on the 2024 budget bill, Move Forward MP Chayapon Sathorndee suggested Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang to entirely […]
Read MoreOne tourist drowns in stormy seas another falls off a cliff
A CHINESE tourist drowned while swimming in the choppy seas off Koh Samet, Rayong, this afternoon (Dec. 31) while another holidaymaker also died after falling off a cliff at Pam Bok waterfall in Mae Hong Son’s Pai district, Amarin TV and Matichon newspaper said this evening. The Chinese tourist who drowned, Mr. Lee Yuefeng, […]
Read MorePoliceman in hot water for letting Chinese tourist wear uniform
SWIFT action was taken after photos of a Chinese tourist wearing Thai police uniform circulated online with investigation revealing that a policeman had lent his uniform shirt to him to wear and take these pictures, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Dec. 5). Pol. Maj. Gen. Somporn Sajpot, deputy chief of Police Education Bureau and […]
Read MoreNavy Chief prefer already-ordered submarine rather than frigate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NAVY CHIEF ADM ADUNG Pan-iam today (Nov.20) expressed his preference for a Chinese-built submarine for which a purchase order has been earlier placed rather than a frigate as a probable option from another Chinese shipbuilder. The navy chief confirmed the Yuan-class S26T submarine could be eventually procured, albeit with a […]
Read MorePolice Chief against deploying Chinese police in Thailand
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol.Gen. Torsak Sukwimon this afternoon (Nov. 13) said he does not agree with bringing Chinese police to patrol Thailand and ensure safety of Chinese tourists because this would be a violation of Thailand’s sovereignty, Thai News Agency and MNG Online said. The police chief stated his viewpoint on this issue after […]
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