Indian smuggler nabbed at airport with cowhide, boar tusks
AN Indian man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport today (June 13) after customs officials found 60 kilogrammes of cowhide and 140 kilogrammes of boar tusks in six suitcases he had brought to the country, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Somchuan Rattanamangkhalanon, head of Livestock Development Department, said he was informed that livestock and customs […]
Read MoreThai owner shocked: Indian businessman illegally occupied adjoining buildings in Pattaya
THE THAI owner of two adjoining commercial buildings in Pattaya which he only came to inspect after five years yesterday (June 7) was shocked at discovering that an Indian businessman had trespassed and illegally turned the ground floor into a dance club with the the rooms above rented out, Naewna newspaper said this morning. […]
Read MorePolice raid Indian casino at Pattaya hotel amid claims of a big bribe being paid
SCORES of Indian gamblers were rounded up in a raid on a well-known Pattaya hotel soon after midnight (May 1) with a conference hall having been turned into a casino and over 200 million baht found in circulation while the tour operator claimed to have paid 2.4 million baht bribe, Amarin TV said. Pol. […]
Read MoreIndian businessman escapes beating by son and his friends
A DISTRESSED Indian businessman was rushed to the hospital in Pattaya late last night (Apr. 20) after he jumped from a moving car where he was beaten by his own son and his friends, Sanook.com said today. At 11 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Rakpong Saeninthramnart, an inspector at Pattaya City police station, was notified […]
Read MoreIndian, Chinese investors buying pubs, restaurants in Pattaya
WHILE many foreigners are investing in Chonburi province, Indian and Chinese investors have channelled the most funds in buying up businesses in Pattaya to cater to their countryfolk holidaying at this seaside tourist city, Matichon newspaper quoted business people in this province as saying today (Feb. 27). Indian investors bought up pubs and restaurants […]
Read MoreIndian Ambassador marks independence hero’s birth anniversary
MARKING 126th birth anniversary of Indian independence hero Subhas Chandra Bose who is venerated for taking up arms against the British was Indian Ambassador Nagesh Singh and members of Thai Bharat Cultural Lodge on Sunday Jan. 22, 2023. Also attending the celebration at the lodge was Ret. Lt. General Ajay Kumar Singh Chandele. Indian […]
Read MorePolice arrest Indian exec for urinating on plane passenger
By AFP and Reuters – published by DW New Delhi – Indian police authorities have arrested Shankar Mishra, formerly an executive with American banking giant Wells Fargo, for allegedly urinating on a passenger aboard an Air India flight in November. Indian media reported that Mishra had urinated on a passenger, an elderly woman, on […]
Read MoreGuest attacks Indian landlord over key card fine
A WOMAN who had rented a guest room above an Indian restaurant in Pattaya slashed the Indian proprietor on the face with a hand sanitizer stand over a fine for losing the key card, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Oct. 15). After Pattaya City police station’s radio centre got a report of an unidentified Indian business, […]
Read MoreTwo Indian men die in Koh Samui motorbike accident
TWO YOUNG Indian men holidaying on Koh Samui died after losing control of their rented motorcycle while coming down Khao Pom hill then crashing onto the traffic barrier and tumbling down the hillside last evening, MNG Online said today (June 13). Pol. Lt. Col. Udomsak Thappha, an inspector at Koh Samui police station, rushed to […]
Read MoreIndian tourists flocking to Thailand with over 100,000 holidaying here so far
THE relaxation of entry measures has led to more tourists coming to Thailand with Indians being at the top of the list of arrivals from Jan. 1 to May 24 during which 100,884 holidayed here, Amarin TV said today (May 29). The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is confident that Thailand will be able […]
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