Pagoda collapse kills 1, wounds 4 in Kalasin
One worker was killed and four others injured when an old pagoda being renovated in Kuchinarai district of Kalasin province collapsed Morning morning, police said. The pagoda is located inside…
Warning out on tropical storm over South China Sea
People who plan to travel to Vietnam and Hainan Island of China during June 5-8 should check the weather before their departure, the Thai Meteorological Department warned today. The department…
Supreme commander refutes “satellite spying” claim
Supreme Commander Gen Thanchaiyan Srisuwan today denied claims that the Defence Ministry’s satellite project would be for spying. Mr Srisuwan Janya, secretary-general of the so-called Association for the Protection of…
Ex-husband surrenders to police to defend murder charge
The ex-husband of a local businesswoman who was murdered and burnt to ashes in the southern district of Hat Yai has surrendered to police after going into hiding for three…
Thai PBS’s exposure of school lunch fund thievery
Thai PBS’s reporter Patthraporn Tunngarm describes how she uncovered a graft scandal involving the government-supported school lunch programme. Its exposure has led to a nation-wide probe. By Patthraporn Tunngarm In…
Suthep in about-turn, joins new political party
Admitting that he is breaking his promise to stay away from politics, former key leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) Suthep Thuagsuban has jumped back into the political…
“Five Coloured” stone beach : The Wonder of Petra Island
Besides the crystal clear water and white sand, the Petra Island of the Petra Islands marine park in the southern-most province of Satun boasts a unique colourful stone beach filled…
Second pilot whale dies with 8 kgs of plastic bags in its stomach
The second pilot whale has succumbed to its death after it was kept for treatment and observation for four days by a team of veterinarians and villagers who tried their…
Senior fugitive monk detained at Frankfurt airport
Former assistant abbot of Wat Samphanthawongsaram Phra Phrommedhi, who is wanted on embezzlement charges, has been arrested in Germany after having escaped an arrest warrant in Thailand two weeks ago…
Whale dies from eating more than 80 plastic bags | Environment
A whale has died in southern Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, with rescuers failing to nurse the mammal back to health. The small male pilot whale was…
Who Were the Original Siamese Twins?
By the time they were 21, the twins had had enough, sick of being treated like possessions, traveling in steerage while their manager slept in first class, forced to perform…
‘This country has no freedom!’: how Thailand’s punks are railing against the junta
“It’s been four years, motherfucker!” – this is how a group of Thai punks promoted their gig, earlier this month, marking the fourth anniversary of military rule in the country.…