Senior Phuket policeman ‘just a friend of a friend’ of Swiss man facing charges
IN INVESTIGATING whether any policemen in Phuket were involved in the case about a Swiss businessman who allegedly kicked a female doctor Provincial Police Commander Pol. Maj. Gen. Sinlert Sukhum said a senior policeman seen in a couple of photos socialising with him is just a friend of a friend, TV Channel 7 said […]
Read MoreForeign man throws glass at a Thai woman in a dog cafe
HOT ON the heels of a Swiss businessman and his wife assaulting and verbally abusing a Thai female doctor who was sitting on the steps leading from their villa to Cape Yamu beach in Phuket, another foreign man threw a glass at a Thai woman in a Pattaya dog cafe and then ran away, […]
Read More3 starboard torpedo tubes retrieved from sunken ship
A JOINT light salvage mission being undertaken by United States and Thai navies to remove armaments and other objects from HTMS Sukhothai (FSG-442) which capsized and sank in stormy seas late 2022, killing 24 sailors with five others missing, successfully dismantled and raised three starboard torpedo tubes on the seventh day of the 20-day […]
Read MoreNameplate, Buddha image retrieved from sunken navy ship
ON THE second day of a light salvage mission undertaken by United States and Thai navies to remove armaments and other objects from HTMS Sukhothai (FSG-442) which capsized and sank in stormy seas late 2022, killing 24 sailors with five others missing, the corvette’s nameplate, a Buddha image and some documents were brought to […]
Read MoreNo-sail zone declared during divers’ work on sunken navy ship
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NO-SAIL ZONE has been officially declared to keep out all fishing boats and other civilian vessels from a five-nautical-mile radius in the sea off Prachuap Khiri Khan where the United States and Thai navies are removing armaments from a sunken ship. The authorities have already given a stern warning […]
Read MoreMurdered Thai woman’s family searching for her cell phone
THE FAMILY of a Thai woman whose second Swiss husband has confessed to having strangled her to death during an argument earlier this month searched for her mobile at the cornfield where her body was found, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 31). Ms. Orathai Posingam, 46, who went missing on the Jan. 8, had […]
Read MoreDead wife caught Swiss husband having an affair
A SWISS man who is the second husband of a Thai woman who inherited 13 million baht from her first Swiss husband upon his death in 2021 and had yesterday confessed to strangling her to death was having an affair with another woman, Amarin TV quoted police as saying today (Jan. 30). Ms. Orathai […]
Read MoreSwiss man admits killing missing Thai wife: Police
A SWISS man who is the second husband of a Thai woman who inherited 13 million baht from her first Swiss husband upon his death in 2021 and has been missing since Jan. 8 has now confessed to having killed her, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Jan. 29). Police at Chaliang subdistrict, Khon Buri […]
Read MoreFirst batch of 2,000 cattle being exported to Vietnam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FIRST BATCH of 2,000 cattle is scheduled for export from Thailand to Vietnam next month, a government official confirmed today (Jan.19). The 2,000 cattle are currently being groomed for next month’s shipment on seagoing liners from Petchaburi to Quy Nhon in Vietnam, according to the official of the Ministry […]
Read MoreYoung Thai man returns to work in Israel to clear debt
A YOUNG THAI worker took the risk of returning to work in Israel near the Gaza strip battle zone to earn good income and clear a heavy family debt with there being no other way out, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Dec. 20). Mrs. Bunsri Prongjit, 62, a resident of Buriram city, regularly makes […]
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