Speed up scam probe as US is moving to sanction 28 entities: Korn
DEMOCRAT deputy leader and MP Korn Chatikavanij called on Thai agencies to speed up investigation of scam networks as two US House committee chairs are gearing up to propose sanctions against 28 Thai individuals and organisations allegedly linked to them with this affecting the country’s image, PPTVHD36 said today (Sep.17). This move by the […]
Read MoreRestrictions imposed on US sailors’ visit to Pattaya
US Navy personnel from USS Abraham Lincoln who are now holidaying in Pattaya during Sep. 2-6 have been prohibited from engaging in risky activities including not entering Soi 6 and 7 after dark but Walking Street is not out of bounds, Naewna newspaper, TV Channel 7 and PPTVHD36 said today (Sep. 3). Pattaya Mayor […]
Read More3 US Navy Carrier Strike Group ships heading for Thailand for a short visit
THE Thai Navy confirmed that three ships from a US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group are scheduled to make a short stop in eastern Thailand while an American newspaper reported that USS Abraham Lincoln is heading to visit Thailand early September after an extended mission in the Middle East, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 25). RADM […]
Read MoreAmerican man high on drugs steals, slashes policeman with cutter
A DRAMATIC incident occurred in Sua Pa area of Bangkok today (Aug. 22) when an American man who later tested positive for consumption of methamphetamine was arrested after stealing from a convenience store then slashing a policeman with a cutter as he was trying to apprehend him, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Kris […]
Read MorePolice arrange psychiatric assessment of foreign couple who abandoned baby
POLICE have asked psychiatrists to assess the mental condition of a foreign couple over the death of a baby girl they abandoned under a rain tree in Udon Thani province on Wednesday (June 10) as they refused to cooperate with investigators, denied the charges and were chanting prayers loudly at the police station, TV […]
Read MoreMan charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
By AP and published by Yahoo!News. WASHINGTON – The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged on Monday (April 27) with the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington’s glitziest events […]
Read MoreDC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
By AP and published by ABC 25 Columbia WASHINGTON – The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the attack that authorities increasingly believe was politically motivated, […]
Read MoreTrump safe after shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, suspect in custody
By Agencies and published by CNA WASHINGTON – US Secret Service agents bundled Donald Trump from the stage as shots rang out Saturday evening (April 25) at a media gala, in what the president later described as an attack by a “would-be assassin”. Armed guards opened fire at the gunman who charged through security […]
Read MoreIndonesian scam boss arrested in Phuket
PHUKET Immigration police arrested an Indonesian man at a luxury resort under a US arrest warrant and an Interpol Red Notice on charges of defrauding victims via transcontinental cryptocurrency investment schemes, Police News Varieties and TV Channel 7 said today (April 25). The suspect, Mr. William, 33, who is based in the United Arab […]
Read MoreKrabi residents urged not to panic over US combat aircraft using provincial airport
THE Thai air force urged Krabi residents to not panic over US combat aircraft landing and taking off at this Andaman coastal province’s airport reassuring that it is unrelated to the Middle East conflict and are in fact troop rotation and medical flights, Naewna newspaper said today (April 8). AVM Chakrit Thamvichai, the Thai […]
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