Five senior monks implicated in temple fund scandal
Three members of the Sangha Council and two other senior monks have been implicated of alleged involvement in temple fund embezzlement by the National Office of Buddhism. NOB director Pol…
New lottery law seeks jailterm for overpricing of lottery tickets
Overpricing of lottery tickets will be liable to a maximum one-month jailterm and/or a fine of 10,000 baht instead of a 2,000-baht fine under an amended Government Lottery Office Act…
Kunplome brothers appointed political advisors to PM
Two Phalangchon party core leaders were appointed political advisors of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha by the Cabinet on Tuesday (April 17). The appointment of Mr Sontaya Kunplome, leader of Phalangchon…
Tour company’s owner turns himself in to police to face fraud charge
An owner of a tour company in Satun province turned himself in to police today (April 17) to face fraud charge after 44 tourists lodged a complaint with Ko Lipe…
Patrol boat combs Hua Hin sea to look for sharks
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has dispatched a team of experts on a patrol boat to look for sharks in the sea of Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri…
True says its customers’ database “hacked” by very experienced hackers using special device
Executives of True Corporation, Thailand’s mobile phone operator, went to the office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Tuesday morning to discuss the leak of customers’ personal information…
Over 200,000 drunk drivers arrested and charged
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) said on Tuesday (Apr 17) that military officers manning all road checkpoints have arrested more than 200,000 drivers for drunk driving during…
Summer storms wreak havoc in several provinces
Summer storms slammed several provinces in the North, Northeast, East, Central and Bangkok on Tuesday (April 17), flattening several power supply poles, uprooting trees and blowing off roof tiles, and…
Songkran road death toll in 6 days rises to 378 deaths, 3,575 injuries
Road accidents during the past six days of the long Songkran holidays from April 11-16 have claimed the lives of 378 people, and injured 3,575 others. Only on Monday April…
Yala-Bangkok train damaged after hitting metal object
A Yala-Bangkok sprinter train was partially damaged after hitting a metal objectwhile it was running in Kui Buri district of Prachuab Khiri Khan province early on Tuesday(Apr 17). The crash…
Swimming warning in Hua Hin beach as claims of shark attack remain uncertain
As authorities in Hua Hin remain uncertain if claims of shark attack at a foreigner swimming at Had Sai Noi beach were real or just injuries from sharp rocks, warning…
2 died, 892 houses damaged by wind storm in 19 provinces
Two people died and 892 houses were damaged by wind storm that struck 19 provinces, mostly in the Northeast, during April 13-16, according to a report of the Department of…