Archive For The “Thailand News” Category
A Bangkok man who doused a 22 year old Thai woman from Ubon in gasoline while she was eating with friends at a Som Tam stall and then set her alight , has been arrested. Incredibly the 23 year old Thai man was given bail by the court in Bangkok. He then told a friend…
A Thai teacher of physical education was effectively allowed to continue raping his students after an initial complaint. A student complained three years ago that she was forced to the floor by the teacher. But the claims of the girl were not properly investigated or acted upon. The teacher was just fined two days wages…
Police in Bangkok have arrested a British man who is teaching at a language institute in Bang Khae. Obscene images of children were found on his computer and phone. Police allege he was advertising and sharing the images on Craigslist. Anthony James Bennett denies the charges saying the porn was just for his personal gratification….
Elon Musk has apologised for calling a British diver involved in the rescue of Mu Pa boys trapped in a cave in Chiang Rai a “paedo.” He spoke today after facing widespread criticism and requests from Tesla investors to say sorry to Vernon Unsworth who said the rescue submarine being built by Musk was a…
A private who mustered the courage to speak up against his superior at a military camp has found a way out of abusive treatment and an unreasonable assignment to tend to nearly 100 chicken and fighting cocks of a senior military officer. After posting an 11-minute video clip on his Facebook about his assignment and…
Following yesterday’s story about Elon Musk’s astonishing tweets about cave diver Vern Unsworth where he called him a pedophile, the British man has stated that he has not ruled out legal action. On Sunday Musk launched an amazing attack on the Chiang Rai based British cave explorer who is regarded by many as a hero…
Police have arrested three times as many gambling suspects during the recent World Cup competition as they did for the 2014 tournament in Brazil. With the 2018 World Cup competition in Russia completed on Sunday, the Royal Thai Police on Monday concluded the operation of its special centre tasked with cracking down on online football…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled immediately five registered drugs to control blood pressure because of a potentially dangerous key ingredient. “It contains something that poses cancer risk,” FDA secretary-general Dr Wanchai Sattayawuthipong said during the weekend. The recall is now underway and will conclude within the next 14 days. Recalled are: Valatan…
The British diver who found 12 Thai boys and their coach trapped alive in a flooded cave has described his “massive relief” as he counted them one by one, in what he called an unprecedented rescue operation. Richard Stanton, one of a pair of British caving experts who located the “Wild Boars” team, gave reporters…
The provincial governor on Friday denied any favouritism in considering citizenship for three members of the football team rescued from Luang cave, as the government pledges to speed up the process. The interior ministry on Thursday promised to find a way to bestow citizenship upon Coach Ekkapol Chantawong; Adul Sam-on, 14; and Pornchai Kamluang, 16….