South Korean shipbuilder keen on manufacturing frigates for Thai navy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SOUTH KOREAN SHIPBUILDER has been conspicuously interested in a challenging venture to manufacture a couple of frigates for the Thai navy amidst strong competition with European rivals. Hanwha Ocean, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, has appeared to be a prospective manufacturer of battleships to meet the Thai navy’s […]
Read MoreSouth Korean president avoids impeachment vote as tens of thousands join protest
By FRANCE 24 with AFP and published by Yahoo!News Seoul – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion on Saturday (Dec. 7) for imposing martial law after his party’s lawmakers boycotted the vote, despite mass protests outside parliament calling for his ouster. Yoon stunned the nation and the international community on […]
Read MoreS.Korean doctor nabbed in raid on city-centre clinic
A SOUTH Korean doctor working in Thailand with a proper licence was arrested at a beauty clinic in the heart of Bangkok just as he was treating a patient, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Oct. 11). Dr. Phanuwat Panket, head of Department of Health Services, and representatives from the Medical Council of Thailand […]
Read MoreSouth Korean call centre gang nabbed at luxury condo
EIGHT members of a South Korean call centre gang who were scamming victims from a luxury condo in Ekamai Soi 3 were rounded up in a raid mounted by Immigration Police today (Aug. 22). Under the direction of Immigration Bureau chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Ittipol Itthisarnronnachai a police team raided this luxury condo on […]
Read MoreQuestions raised about Thai judicial system at conference attended by Pita
SOME of the current and former leaders attending the Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) being held in South Korea today (May 22) questioned former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat about the Thai judicial system, Thai Rath newspaper said. ALC is hosted annually by Chosunilbo, South Korea’s largest daily news media, with global leaders discussing and […]
Read MoreSecond Korean suspect in barrel murder of countryman arrested in Cambodia
CAMBODIAN authorities have arrested the second suspect in the murder of a countryman in Chonburi with his body with all 10 fingers cut off being found in a 200-litre barrel filled with cement and dumped in a reservoir, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (May 14). The body of the victim was confirmed to be […]
Read MoreOne of three suspects in murder of Korean man arrested but denies charges
METROPOLITAN and Provincial Police Region 2 are coordinating in investigating the murder of a Korean tourist in Pattaya with his body with all 10 fingers cut off being found in a 200-litre barrel filled with cement and dumped in reservoir with one of three suspects, all Koreans, arrested and questioned in South Korea but […]
Read More3 Korean men wanted for murder of countryman
POLICE are getting ready to issue arrest warrants for three Korean men in the murder of a countryman with his body with all 10 fingers cut off being found in a 200-litre barrel filled with cement and dumped in reservoir in Chonburi last night, Amarin TV said this afternoon (May 12). The victim was […]
Read MoreWorld’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
By AFP and published by CNA Clark – NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world’s biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution. Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the […]
Read MoreWanted South Korean man nabbed for overstaying
IMMIGRATION police arrested a South Korean man in Chonburi today (June 19) for overstaying his visa for 1,582 days after which they found out he is also wanted in South Korea on online gambling charges, Naewna newspaper said. A team of immigration police spotted Mr. Kim (pseudonym), 35, in Bang Lamung district and asked […]
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