Tourist Police launch mobile AI face recognition camera, nab Indian man for overstaying
A TOURIST Police team cruised around Pattaya in a mobile operational vehicle equipped with an AI face recognition camera and arrested an Indian man for overstaying on Pattaya Beach Road, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (April 19). Pol. Lt. Col. Prabda Suksuntree, chief of Tourist Police Division 4, sub-division 2, bureau 1, sent […]
Read MoreIndian, Chinese tourists conned and robbed in Pattaya
AS THE global economy is in a shaky state thieves are more numerous than mosquitos with two tourists, one from India and the other from China, having been conned and robbed by seemingly the same group of perpetrators in Pattaya, TV Channel 7 said today (April 9). CCTV footage at this seaside city shows […]
Read More43 Indians rounded up in Pattaya for running online gambling websites
Updated at 11.15 p.m. A RAID on a luxury pool villa in Pattaya today (March 25) led to the arrest of 43 Indian men who were working there as administrators of a network of over 23 international online gambling websites with approximately 5 billion rupees (over 1.6 billion baht) annual turnover, Amarin TV said. […]
Read MoreWHO says Nipah virus risk low in India with no sign of spread
By Reuters and published by CNA GENEVA – A World Health Organization official said on Friday (Jan. 30) that the risk of the spread of the Nipah virus is low, saying that none of the over 190 contacts of the two people infected in India had tested positive or developed symptoms of the disease. […]
Read MoreThais travelling to West Bengal, Bodh Gaya,warned to beware of Nipah virus outbreak
FOLLOWING the outbreak of Nipah virus in West Bengal with five people having been infected the Thai Consulate-General issued a warning to Thais travelling to this Indian state and Bodh Gaya in Bihar to be vigilant, closely monitor news updates and maintain strict hygiene, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Jan. 24). While no […]
Read MoreKhmers too burnt a statue of Chinese deity Guanyin
AMIDST anger over the demolition of a statue of Hindu god Vishnu at Chong An Ma border crossing in Ubon Ratchathani on Monday (Dec. 22) after the Thai army reclaimed the area, the Army Military Force Facebook page mentioned that Cambodians too had in the past burnt a statue of Chinese goddess Guanyin, Amarin […]
Read MoreDemolition of Hindu god statue not related to religion or beliefs: Thai army
THE Thai army clarified this afternoon (Dec. 25) that the demolition of a statue of Hindu god Vishnu at Chong An Ma border crossing in Ubon Ratchathani province upon reclaiming the area from Khmer troops is not related to religion or beliefs with the statue not having been registered as a religious monument, TV […]
Read MoreIndia condemns Thailand for destroying a statue of a Hindu god
By Hindustan Times and Thai Newsroom THE Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday (Dec. 24) reacted to the demolition of a statue of Lord Vishnu at the Thailand-Cambodia border, saying “such disrespectful acts hurt the sentiments of followers around the world”. The statue of Lord Vishnu was destroyed by Thailand military on […]
Read MoreThai minister to brief India about border tensions
By TV Channel 7 and Thai Newsroom THAILAND’S Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow arrived in India last night (Nov. 29) for a two-day visit during which he will inform New Delhi about the situation at the Thai-Cambodian border and the reasons for suspending the Thai-Cambodian Peace Declaration. Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, […]
Read MoreIndia says Delhi blast was ‘terror incident’, sources cite possible link with Kashmir arrests
By Reuters and published by CNA New Delhi – India’s government confirmed on Wednesday (Nov. 12) that it was treating a car blast that killed 12 people and wounded at least 20 others in Delhi as a “terror incident” and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice as swiftly as possible. In a resolution […]
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