Bang Phli police station introduces drive-through traffic ticket payment service
Bang Phli police station in Samut Prakan province has introduced what they claimed to be the country’s first drive-through traffic ticket payment service to facilitate traffic violaters in paying fines…
Satun Geopark earns Unesco recognition
Unesco’s executive board has approved the designation of Satun Geopark among 13 new Geoparks for sites demonstrating the diversity of the planet’s geology. The designation of 13 new Geoparks on…
A beach in Hua Hin is closed following shark attack
Hat Sai Noi beach in Hua Hin where a Norwegian tourist was attacked by a bull shark was temporarily closed and swimmers were forbidden to swim there as a precautionary…
Police officer shunned to an inactive post for allegedly abusing a subordinate
The deputy superintendent of Phayakkhaphum Phisai police station in Maha Sarakham was transferred to an inactive post at the provincial police operations centre for his alleged improper conduct toward one…
Eight procurers given heavy jail terms for forcing an underaged girl into prostitution
Eight men and women, including a police officer, were today (April 18) sentenced to heavy jailterms ranging from 8-50 years after they were found guilty by the Criminal Court of…
A traffic police officer to face probe for running away from an arrested suspect
A police senior sergeant major will face an investigation over an unusual incident on Monday night (April 16) when he reportedly ran away from a drunken suspect after being threatened.…
Two suspected IS militants detained in Deep South
Two of the four suspected Islamic State (IS) militants wanted in Malaysia have been detained by Thai security forces in southern Thailand, but the two others have escaped, said Deputy…
Agriculture Ministry sets quality standard for “pla ra” fermented fish
Pla ra or fermented fish is now a quality-controlled food product after the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has set quality standard in an effort to promote the traditional Esan…
IS suspects believed to be hiding in southern Thailand
Four suspected Islamic State (IS) militants are believed to be hiding in Thailand’s southern border provinces to evade arrest by Malaysian police following the recent arrest of some members of…
Songkran’s Seven Dangerous Days death toll up from last year
A total of 418 people were killed and 3,897 others injured in 3,724 road accidents during the seven dangerous day of Songkran period from April 11-17, according to the Road…
OAG returns the B30m lottery tickets scam back to CSD
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has returned the 30-million-baht lottery ticket scam case file to the Crime Suppression Division and recommended the latter to forward the case to…
Police to release super-yacht Equanimity seized in Bali
Indonesian police will release super-yacht Equanimity back to its rightful owner, Equanimity Cayman Limited, after the South Jakarta State Court ruled that the vessel was not linked to 1 Malaysia…