http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/-t1.htm Domestic news, good 'n' bad. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:11:02 GMT 10 http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:EJehkSuyLx20qM:http://www.guiderooms.com/thailand/imag http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/-t1.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/phuket-american-murdered-by-a-brit-allegedly-t1075.htm Admin RAWAI: -- An American man was found stabbed to death in his hotel room near Ya Nui Beach and a search has been launched for the prime suspect, a British Muay Thai boxing student named so far only as “Mr Lee”. Chalong police received a report 6am this morning that an American “tourist” had been murdered in his room at an unspecified resort on Ya Nui Soi 2. At the scene, police found blood stains leading from the front door into the room where the body of Dashawn Longfellow, 23, was ... Thailand News Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:19:18 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/phuket-american-murdered-by-a-brit-allegedly-t1075.htm#7831 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/phuket-american-murdered-by-a-brit-allegedly-t1075.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/50-foreighners-have-died-on-phuket-so-far-this-year-t1078.htm Admin Road accidents, drownings, suicides and murder all contribute to the death toll. More than 50 foreign tourists have died in Phuket so far this year, according to statistics released by the island's top police officer at this week's consuls' meeting. Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pekad Tantipong said 52 foreigners died between January 1 and August 17 this year. By contrast, just 28 deaths of foreigners were recorded in all of 2009. Although most of the deaths were from natural ... Thailand News Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:11:02 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/50-foreighners-have-died-on-phuket-so-far-this-year-t1078.htm#7846 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/50-foreighners-have-died-on-phuket-so-far-this-year-t1078.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/7-eleven-swamps-thailand-t1025.htm Admin Thailand has overtaken Taiwan as host to the third-largest number of 7-Eleven convenience stores in the world, behind only Japan and the USA, media reports said yesterday. The number of 7-Eleven outlets in Thailand reached 5,500 this year, surpassing Taiwan's 4,000 stores, but behind Japan's 12,000 stores and the USA's 6,000, the Bangkok Post reports. "We expect the total number of stores to reach 7,000 in 2012, enabling us to replace the US [as World Number Two]," said Suvit ... Thailand News Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:34:40 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/7-eleven-swamps-thailand-t1025.htm#7381 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/7-eleven-swamps-thailand-t1025.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/shooting-themselves-in-the-feet-t998.htm Admin I'm not going to comment ... The future of Phuket as a rest and relaxation destination for US Navy ships is in jeopardy following a blockade of the access road at Phuket Deep Sea Port by taxi drivers demanding sailors use their service instead of a free transport service provided by the US military. Details of what transpired last night have yet to be fully confirmed, but sources told the Gazette this morning that the blockade lasted several hours and was only broken up around midnight ... Thailand News Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:53:52 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/shooting-themselves-in-the-feet-t998.htm#7167 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/shooting-themselves-in-the-feet-t998.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/phuket-car-used-in-mega-heist-foreigners-suspected-now-in-custody-t986.htm Admin Police say a Toyota sedan owned by a Phuket person is believed to have been the vehicle used by the robbers in Friday's 12-million baht robbery. The heist occurred outside the Krung Thai Bank headquarters in Bangkok. The car is said to have been a rental vehicle managed by a Phuket car rental company. The Bangkok Post reports that police have indentified two suspects, both foreigners, and that an investigation unit will travel to Phuket to talk to the car owner. The suspects are believed ... Thailand News Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:39:21 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/phuket-car-used-in-mega-heist-foreigners-suspected-now-in-custody-t986.htm#7090 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/phuket-car-used-in-mega-heist-foreigners-suspected-now-in-custody-t986.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/life-is-cheap-t983.htm Admin A drunken Lao man was arrested today for killing a friend by slashing his throat with a broken beer bottle. He confessed to the crime, telling police he acted out of rage after the man used his money to buy beer instead of rice whisky. Chalong Police led by Wichit Intorrasorn held a press conference at noon to announce the arrest on murder charges of the 43-year-old Lao national identified only as ‘Eddie’. The suspect was drinking rice whisky with two friends at a workers’ camp on ... Thailand News Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:26:35 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/life-is-cheap-t983.htm#7041 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/life-is-cheap-t983.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-red-shirt-supporter-gen-khattiya-shot-t934.htm nakhonsi sean The BBC's Rachel Harvey says Gen Khattiya was quickly taken to hospital A renegade Thai general who backs anti-government protesters has been shot, shortly after a deadline for troops to seal their Bangkok protest camp passed.Khattiya Sawasdipol, better known as Seh Daeng (Commander Red), was shot in the head and seriously injured. In clashes later, a protester was shot dead. The army has moved to seal off the protesters' large camp. A state of emergency in place in ... Thailand News Thu, 13 May 2010 18:21:32 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-red-shirt-supporter-gen-khattiya-shot-t934.htm#6733 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-red-shirt-supporter-gen-khattiya-shot-t934.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/interesting-lead-report-from-the-times-t918.htm Admin Speedy democratic elections could rescue Thailand from mob politics and civil war Thailand’s political crisis has gone on for so long now, with such a baffling succession of factions and street battles, that it is tempting just to shake one’s head and think about something else. This would be a grave mistake. For Thailand’s agony has the potential to become a headache for countries far from South-East Asia, and to bring dangerous instability to one of the world’s most strategically ... Thailand News Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:04:55 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/interesting-lead-report-from-the-times-t918.htm#6594 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/interesting-lead-report-from-the-times-t918.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/saw-this-in-the-bangkok-post-t891.htm Admin A tank containing aviation fuel for supply to Suvarnabhumi airport was set on fire early Wednesday morning and the attackers probably used a rocket propelled grenade, police said. The attack at the Thai Petroleum Pipeline Co (Thapline) fuel depot in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district occurred about 1.15am. Energy Minister Wannarat Charnnukul said this morning that according to a preliminary police report, a tank containing aviation fuel was set on fire by one of two M79 grenades fired ... Thailand News Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:57:36 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/saw-this-in-the-bangkok-post-t891.htm#6424 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/saw-this-in-the-bangkok-post-t891.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/pink-shirts-now-joining-the-party-t873.htm Admin A large number of people wearing pink shirts, including tour operators, gathered at the entry to Lumpini park on Friday and issued a statement calling on protesters on all sides to adhere to peaceful means in promoting their cause. Led by Pol Gen Vasit Dejkunchorn, former deputy director-general of police, and Charas Suwanmala, dean of the faculty of political science of Chulalongkorn University, they swore an oath before the statue of King Rama VI to protect the nation. They signed a petition ... Thailand News Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:31:33 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/pink-shirts-now-joining-the-party-t873.htm#6277 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/pink-shirts-now-joining-the-party-t873.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/more-killed-by-boats-in-thailand-t683.htm Anonymous Just thought I'd get in before Admin and copy and paste some news off the net. Killed by speedboat 12 January One diver is dead and another missing after the pair were run down by a speedboat off the coast of southern Thailand. According to Thai media, a 40-year-old Russian man was cut in half when the twin-engine boat ran over him about 300m off the shore near Koh Larn, Pattaya. On the evening of 12 January, local time, his diving companion remained missing, subject to searches. The ... Thailand News Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:32:23 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/more-killed-by-boats-in-thailand-t683.htm#4893 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/more-killed-by-boats-in-thailand-t683.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/panther-on-the-loose-in-chumphon-t669.htm Admin A huge black panther has been attacking livestock in a village next to a national park in Muang District. Local resident Sanguan Damsanit told reporters on January 6 that he saw the animal on New Year’s Day in a field in Tambon Tha Yang. Mr Sanguan, 55, said that when he went to round up his eight head of cattle for the night at around 6:30pm, he saw a black panther devouring one of his calves. He estimated the animal’s body length at around 1.3 meters and said it stood a full meter ... Thailand News Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:46:54 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/panther-on-the-loose-in-chumphon-t669.htm#4834 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/panther-on-the-loose-in-chumphon-t669.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/late-night-swim-goes-tragically-wrong-t628.htm Admin A late-night swim ended in tragedy early Tuesday morning, when 22-year-old Netanya native Ariel Soriano was electrocuted in a pool on the Thai island of Ko Phangan. Rabbi Nechemia Wilhelm, director of the Chabad House in Bangkok, said that Chabad would oversee the preparation and transferring of Soriano's body to Israel. Soriano, who was described by family friend Dan Dobri as a "lovely kid, really responsible and full of life," was halfway through a one-month vacation in Thailand ... Thailand News Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:28:22 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/late-night-swim-goes-tragically-wrong-t628.htm#4503 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/late-night-swim-goes-tragically-wrong-t628.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/wrong-corpse-cremation-cut-short-t618.htm Admin A funeral was called to an abrupt halt on December 12 after mourners opened the coffin just before the cremation was to begin and realized they were about to burn the wrong corpse. The funeral was ostensibly for 39-year-old Prachuap Arachon, found dead of apparent heart failure in Chachoengsao at the end of October. Finding Mr Prajuap’s ID card on the body, Chachoengsao Police managed to track down who they thought were the dead man’s relatives in Ang Thong and arrange for the body ... Thailand News Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:20:41 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/wrong-corpse-cremation-cut-short-t618.htm#4418 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/wrong-corpse-cremation-cut-short-t618.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/drug-convict-sandra-gregory-held-at-bangkok-airport-t597.htm Admin Sandra Gregory, the Briton jailed in Thailand for drug smuggling, has been held at Bangkok airport after trying to enter the country, the BBC understands. She was pardoned by the King of Thailand in 2000 after initially being sentenced to death in 1993. The 44-year-old, of West Yorkshire, has texted friends in the UK to say she was refused entry to Thailand, despite having a valid visa. She told them she expects to be deported within 48 hours. In a text message she said: "I haven't ... Thailand News Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:25:59 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/drug-convict-sandra-gregory-held-at-bangkok-airport-t597.htm#4243 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/drug-convict-sandra-gregory-held-at-bangkok-airport-t597.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/burmese-murderers-sentenced-t595.htm Admin Two Burmese fishermen were sentenced to 25 years in prison for the March 2009 murder of British yachtsman Malcolm Robertson off the coast of Thailand's Satun province, The Guardian has reported. At the time of the murder, the semi-retired couple were on their way from Phuket to Malaysia’s Langkawi Island, where they planned to leave their yacht and fly back to the UK. The Foreign Office confirmed that two adult Burmese nationals had been sentenced at Satun Provincial Court on Thursday. The ... Thailand News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:14:19 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/burmese-murderers-sentenced-t595.htm#4216 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/burmese-murderers-sentenced-t595.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/alien-employees-not-allowed-t585.htm Admin German tourist takes on foul latrine in Kamala KAMALA, PHUKET: A German tourist disgusted with the state of a public toilet at Kamala Beach has taken it upon himself to give the bog a thorough cleaning every day. The German, 56-year-old Rohlofe Jeck, is in Kamala on a one-week holiday, staying in a rented accommodation near the Kamala Public Health Office. Yesterday afternoon, Mr Jeck was spotted by a group of women who were doing aerobics near the tsunami memorial monument. People ... Thailand News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:01:38 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/alien-employees-not-allowed-t585.htm#4154 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/alien-employees-not-allowed-t585.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/canine-capers-gone-wrong-t565.htm Admin An errant monk was caught in a compromising position on November 5 after he suffered a stroke while having sex with a temple dog behind Sam Toei Temple in Wat Thong District. Villagers were drawn to the scene by the howls of protest from the dog, which the monk had lashed to a tree. After seeing the monk in flagrante delicto with the heavily pregnant Thai Bangkaew dog, villagers called the police. By the time officers arrived on the scene, the excitement had obviously been too ... Thailand News Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:17:38 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/canine-capers-gone-wrong-t565.htm#3962 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/canine-capers-gone-wrong-t565.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/snake-bite-saves-man-t528.htm Admin From Sisaket: A one-legged fisherman fought off two ten-foot pythons he caught in his net by biting them in the throat. Fifty-six-year-old Chachawan Chaowaphithikul said the snakes attacked him when he tried to free them from his net. Mr Chachawan said he placed the net in a brook near his house every day. When he went to check it on the morning of October 22, he found a writhing mass of snakes trapped inside. Fearing the animals could drown, he tried to free them. The snakes were ... Thailand News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:06:39 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/snake-bite-saves-man-t528.htm#3507 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/snake-bite-saves-man-t528.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/all-traders-raise-pump-prices-t505.htm james634 Published: 21/10/2009 at 03:33 PM Online news: Breakingnews Oil traders announced on Wednesday they will increase retail prices of both petrol and diesel by 0.60 baht per litre from 5am Thursday. Bangchak said it had to raise pump-prices because the global oil price had risen to nearly US$80 per barrel, lowering its market margin. The new retail prices will be 34.14 baht per litre for petrol 91, 30.54 baht for gasohol 95, 29.74 baht for gasohol 91, 26.29 baht for diesel and ... Thailand News Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:24:08 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/all-traders-raise-pump-prices-t505.htm#3384 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/all-traders-raise-pump-prices-t505.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/expat-scot-mugged-in-thailand-is-fighting-for-her-life-t396.htm Admin A Scots expat is fighting for her life after she was mugged by two thieves in Thailand. Lydia Riach, 52, from Inverness, who lives in Bangkok with her husband, Dougie, was attacked by the men at the weekend. Details only emerged yesterday of the incident. Mrs Riach, a mother of two, is on a life support machine in hospital. Her daughter Patricia and son Roger were last night described as being "devastated" by the incident. The attack was carried out by two men on a moped in ... Thailand News Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:08:40 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/expat-scot-mugged-in-thailand-is-fighting-for-her-life-t396.htm#2721 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/expat-scot-mugged-in-thailand-is-fighting-for-her-life-t396.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/som-nam-na-t501.htm Admin Two bungling robbers broke their legs in a motorcycle crash while trying to drive home with a 25-kilogram safe they stole from a British expat’s house, police said. Jirawat Khongsuwan, 24, and Chanakarn Sukhumdecha, 22, deny taking the box from David Kelleway’s house at the Phuket Country Club in Kathu last Saturday. But Inspector Kittipong Kaikaew of Tung Tong Police said the two men sneaked into the house through a window and stole the safe while the Kelleway family were asleep ... Thailand News Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:29:33 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/som-nam-na-t501.htm#3372 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/som-nam-na-t501.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/right-royal-recovery-on-the-way-t461.htm Admin People flocked to Siriraj Hospital yesterday to wish His Majesty the King a quick recovery after news of his illness was announced by the Royal Household Bureau. The bureau issued a statement saying His Majesty was admitted to hospital on Saturday suffering from a fever, fatigue and loss of appetite. The King was admitted for observation on the advice of his doctors and is being treated with intravenous drips and antibiotics. Members of the public streamed to the hospital to sign ... Thailand News Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:38:30 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/right-royal-recovery-on-the-way-t461.htm#3286 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/right-royal-recovery-on-the-way-t461.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/floods-mudslides-in-north-and-more-to-come-t469.htm Admin Thirteen districts out of 18 in the northern province of Chiang Rai have been declared disaster areas after flash floods inundated 322 villages,destroyed bridges and caused mudslides in many areas. Villagers in tambon Mae Jaydee in Wieng Pa Pao district are stranded after mudslides blocked access in and out. Wide areas of farmland are under water and livestock and villagers are being evacuated. A 10metre section of a bridge linking two large villages in Mae Saruay province has been ... Thailand News Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:49:29 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/floods-mudslides-in-north-and-more-to-come-t469.htm#3302 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/floods-mudslides-in-north-and-more-to-come-t469.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/koh-phangang-s-full-moon-setting-t441.htm Admin Koh Phangan, long associated with wild Full Moon parties, is undergoing an image change to make the island a family destination. The monthly all-night Full Moon party on the Surat Thani island's Had Rin beach draws mostly foreign tourists and the event is synonymous with illicit drug use. However, moves are afoot to rebuild the island's image as a drugs-free haven for holiday makers, with drugs authorities, residents and tourism operators committed to the efforts. The Office of the ... Thailand News Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:49:27 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/koh-phangang-s-full-moon-setting-t441.htm#3161 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/koh-phangang-s-full-moon-setting-t441.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/new-phuket-based-airline-launches-regional-flights-t438.htm Admin A new Phuket-based airline has announced the launch of daily flights between Phuket and Haad Yai along with a new weekend Phuket-Langkawi route. The newly-launched Happy Air Travellers airline will begin operating flights from Phuket in October with its 34-seat Saab 340A aircraft. The daily 40-minute Phuket-Haad Yai flights are currently scheduled to depart from Phuket at 9.30am and arrive in Haad Yai at 10.30am. The return journey from Haad Yai is scheduled to depart at 11am. ... Thailand News Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:42:21 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/new-phuket-based-airline-launches-regional-flights-t438.htm#3121 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/new-phuket-based-airline-launches-regional-flights-t438.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/pregnant-thai-woman-detained-for-smuggling-cocaine-t425.htm Admin Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian police have detained a Thai woman for allegedly attempting to smuggle out more two kilogrammes of cocaine valued at 1.7 million ringgit (459,460 dollars), official news reports said Tuesday. The 22-year-old suspect, who is two months pregnant, was detained Friday at a bus stop, after she had boarded a bus headed for the southern Thai city of Haatyai, Bernama news agency said. Police discovered she had hidden the drugs in two photo frames, which were packed with ... Thailand News Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:09:07 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/pregnant-thai-woman-detained-for-smuggling-cocaine-t425.htm#2983 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/pregnant-thai-woman-detained-for-smuggling-cocaine-t425.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/norwegian-arrested-in-pattaya-t411.htm Snowflake
He told friends that he knew a lot of Thai police in Chonburri and they would not object to him selling the drugs. (Guess he was wrong on that one)!!!

Stupid man, I hope he will be locked up for a long time!]]> Thailand News Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:15:29 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/norwegian-arrested-in-pattaya-t411.htm#2801 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/norwegian-arrested-in-pattaya-t411.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/american-nabbed-for-bank-robbery-t407.htm Admin An American man was yesterday apprehended following a bank robbery in Pathum Thani, in which he was implicated as the faceless lone robber. Harold Guyier, 54, remains in custody of Pratoonam Chulalongkorn police after protesting his innocence. He has been charged with armed robbery, although police said they are still seeking further evidence. Guyier was found not far from a Siam City Bank branch which had been robbed a short time before by a hooded person, thought to be a man. He told ... Thailand News Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:35:40 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/american-nabbed-for-bank-robbery-t407.htm#2765 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/american-nabbed-for-bank-robbery-t407.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-helicopter-crashes-in-songkhla-t397.htm Admin A Thai army helicopter, carrying two pilots and a mechanic, crashed Monday morning in the southern province of Songkhla. All on board survived the crash, suffering only minor injuries. The Bell 206 Jetranger helicopter of the Pattani-based army special unit crashed at a paddy field in Hat Yai district. Maj Thanapat Wongsungyang, the pilot and Capt Thawin Mawan, the co-pilot and Sgt Banyat Yokkornburi, a mechanic, left the army camp in Hat Yai at 7.30 am. The pilot said the engine suddenly ... Thailand News Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:13:56 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-helicopter-crashes-in-songkhla-t397.htm#2722 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-helicopter-crashes-in-songkhla-t397.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-bulk-carrier-sinks-off-phangnga-t389.htm Admin A Thai bulk-carrier ship transporting millions of baht worth of teak from Burma sank in the Andaman Sea just off Phang Nga province on Sunday. All crew on board the Chart 1 managed to escape on inflatable rafts. Vice Admiral Narong Tesvisarn, Commander of The Third Naval Area Command in Phang Nga, received a distress call from the crew of Chart 1 just after 7am on August 23. The distress call said the crewwere in need of urgent rescue from their sinking ship. The Thai Navy vessel Tor.214 ... Thailand News Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:34:27 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-bulk-carrier-sinks-off-phangnga-t389.htm#2654 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-bulk-carrier-sinks-off-phangnga-t389.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/women-freed-from-sex-shop-t383.htm Admin Officials of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) rescued eight young Vietnamese women from forced prostitution at a karaoke shop in a hotel in Betong district of Yala province yesterday. DSI deputy director-general Narat Sawetanant said DSI officials rescued eight Vietnamese women aged 17-21 from Kiss Me karaoke shop in Holiday Hill Hotel on Phakdi Road in Betong district, Yala. Pol Col Narat, who is also the DSI spokesman, said the women were confined on the second floor ... Thailand News Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:57:10 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/women-freed-from-sex-shop-t383.htm#2598 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/women-freed-from-sex-shop-t383.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/singaporean-nabbed-with-ecstasy-in-underpants-t385.htm Admin Thai officials arrested a Singaporean man at Bangkok's main airport on charges of trafficking more than 1,500 ecstasy tablets in his underpants, a customs official said Saturday. Peh Hock Hai was arrested on Friday as he passed through the "Green Channel" at Suvarnabhumi International airport after arriving from Singapore, the official said. He had 1,576 tablets of ecstasy wrapped in five small packages hidden in his underwear, with an estimated total street value of 2.3 million ... Thailand News Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:03:13 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/singaporean-nabbed-with-ecstasy-in-underpants-t385.htm#2600 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/singaporean-nabbed-with-ecstasy-in-underpants-t385.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/malaysian-court-sentences-thai-woman-to-hang-for-drug-trafficking-t377.htm Admin Malaysia's High Court on Wednesday sentenced a Thai woman to death by hanging for trafficking cannabis five years ago, a news report said. Roseedah Cheubong, 41, shed tears in the courtroom in the north-eastern state of Kelantan after the sentence was passed, the official Bernama news agency said. The single mother of one was caught with more than 1 kilogram of cannabis in February 2004, while waiting in front of a petrol station. Malaysia's tough drug laws prescribe the mandatory death ... Thailand News Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:05:24 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/malaysian-court-sentences-thai-woman-to-hang-for-drug-trafficking-t377.htm#2542 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/malaysian-court-sentences-thai-woman-to-hang-for-drug-trafficking-t377.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/dane-drowns-in-phuket-t371.htm Admin A Danish tourist is the latest victim to have drowned in Phuket. Chalong Police investigator Boonlert Onklang identified the victim as 57-year-old Jorgen Hauge Andersen, who was vacationing in Phuket with his son Emil, 20. Both were staying at the Marina Phuket Resort, at the south end of Karon Beach. Mr Andersen and his son ignored the red warning signs and entered the surf near Karon Stadium at around 1:30pm yesterday. When his father got into trouble, Emil swam to shore ... Thailand News Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:43:53 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/dane-drowns-in-phuket-t371.htm#2501 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/dane-drowns-in-phuket-t371.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/british-tourist-in-phuket-faces-life-for-forgery-t370.htm Admin A British tourist faces life in prison after being charged with forging English pound notes and trying to exchange them for Thai baht. According to Chalong Police, Martin William Pritchard, 52, from Bristol, went to the Karon branch of the Nakorn Luang Thai Bank and tried to exchange twenty 20-pound notes for 21,972 baht. The teller became suspicious and called police, who arrested Mr Pritchard. Under Thai law, anyone convicted of passing forged currency can be jailed for up to ... Thailand News Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:52:25 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/british-tourist-in-phuket-faces-life-for-forgery-t370.htm#2487 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/british-tourist-in-phuket-faces-life-for-forgery-t370.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/is-phuket-challenged-in-grasping-the-gist-t366.htm Admin The GAT (General Achievement Test) and PAT (Professional Aptitude Test) results for July, officially released yesterday, have Thai educators scratching their heads over some very grim results. The July tests were the second round for Thai students this year, the first having been in March. The National Institute of Education's Testing Service (NIETS) is probing the causes of the embarrassment, with the agency's Chief, Uthumporn Chamaraman, lamenting that both rounds had yielded "rather ... Thailand News Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:52:04 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/is-phuket-challenged-in-grasping-the-gist-t366.htm#2477 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/is-phuket-challenged-in-grasping-the-gist-t366.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/tamil-tiger-leader-arrested-in-thailand-t339.htm Admin A leader of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebel group has been arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, state television in Sri Lanka reported Thursday. Selvarasa Padmanathan, also known as KP, was the "self-appointed ... leader and chief arms dealer" of the Tamil Tigers, according to Lankapuvath, the national news agency of Sri Lanka. It also reported the arrest, citing the Sri Lankan government information department. The Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers this year. The rebel group ... Thailand News Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:50:03 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/tamil-tiger-leader-arrested-in-thailand-t339.htm#2238 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/tamil-tiger-leader-arrested-in-thailand-t339.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/bangkok-airways-flight-crashes-on-samui-t331.htm Admin A Bangkok Airways plane skidded off the runway and crashed at Samui airport, resulting in at least one death and 41 injured. Flight PG 266 crashed on arriving from Krabi province on a rainy and windy afternoon on Tuesday. The pilot, Chartchai Pansuwan, was killed in the accident. The twin engine propeller driven ATR72 plane swerved off the runway and crashed into an old control tower now being used as a parking space for fire engines. Seventy-two passengers and four cabin crew boarded ... Thailand News Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:14:05 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/bangkok-airways-flight-crashes-on-samui-t331.htm#2091 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/bangkok-airways-flight-crashes-on-samui-t331.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-airbus-agree-on-a380-delays-t319.htm Admin Thai Airways International (THAI) has sealed an agreement with the European plane maker Airbus to delay the delivery of its six A380 superjumbos by about two years. THAI acting president Narongsak Sangapong and Airbus executive vice-president Kiran Rao confirmed the agreement that avoided legal complications from the US$1.8-billion contract default.The national carrier earlier had considered cancelling the order first placed 2004 or switching to the smaller A350- 1000 XWB jets that Airbus ... Thailand News Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:04:50 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-airbus-agree-on-a380-delays-t319.htm#1980 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-airbus-agree-on-a380-delays-t319.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/accused-teen-gets-suspended-sentence-and-can-go-home-t316.htm Admin After spending more than five months in a Phuket jail, the German teenager arrested along with 43-year-old Briton Dax Young on child sex abuse charges in March is set to fly home next month. The 18-year-old, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty at the Phuket juvenile court today and was handed a four-year suspended sentence and fined 17,000 baht. He plans to fly home to Germany on August 18 and start a new life in Cologne. The judgment brings to an end a saga that first came to public attention ... Thailand News Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:42:04 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/accused-teen-gets-suspended-sentence-and-can-go-home-t316.htm#1930 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/accused-teen-gets-suspended-sentence-and-can-go-home-t316.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/auburn-university-veterinary-student-vanishes-during-study-abroad-trip-in-asia-t311.htm james634 An Auburn University student disappeared in Asia while on a study abroad program, and his family is pleading with the public to help find him. Michael Griffin Harrie, 29, a second year veterinary medicine student who was studying for a month at Iwate University in Morioka, Japan, was last seen July 14 in Thailand while on a sightseeing trip. He started the trip to Bangkok on July 7 and was supposed to meet his parents in Tokyo on July 16, for a family vacation. Harrie never ... Thailand News Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:47:20 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/auburn-university-veterinary-student-vanishes-during-study-abroad-trip-in-asia-t311.htm#1903 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/auburn-university-veterinary-student-vanishes-during-study-abroad-trip-in-asia-t311.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/gunfight-in-patong-t283.htm Admin Tourists ran for their lives when a gunfight erupted between two gangs on the Patong beachfront today. One man was killed and three injured in the Patong shootout. Bystanders said two gangs of Thai men began shooting at each other on the site of the burned out Jintana shopping center on the Patong beach road in the early afternoon. One witness said a gang of five Thai men started shooting at a gang of three men. The smaller gang returned fire. The gunfight moved along the beach road ... Thailand News Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:21:37 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/gunfight-in-patong-t283.htm#1364 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/gunfight-in-patong-t283.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/heavy-rains-in-phuket-cause-landslide-t289.htm Admin Torrential rain last night caused a massive landslide in Patong which left 200 meters of Sirirat Road covered in thick mud and debris. The road blockage and flood waters caused traffic jams and long delays. The landslide started from a construction site on Petchakut Road, 150 meters above Sirirat road, opposite Simon Cabaret. Patong Deputy Mayor, Prasarn Yordtor said water from a burst pipe on Pethcakut Road, combined with the heavy rains, had triggered the landslide. “This is the first ... Thailand News Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:27:58 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/heavy-rains-in-phuket-cause-landslide-t289.htm#1522 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/heavy-rains-in-phuket-cause-landslide-t289.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/pm-i-ll-end-corruption-t286.htm nakhonsi sean This is a funny one!! PM: I'll end corruption Writer: BangkokPost.com Published: 23/07/2009 at 12:24 PM Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has promised to end corruption and all illegal political activities to restore foreigners' confidence in the country. "Thailand can be developed if corruption is eradicated and laws are enforced seriously, particularly the laws relating to political activities," Mr Abhisit said while giving a speech on the economic crisis and the future ... Thailand News Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:35:24 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/pm-i-ll-end-corruption-t286.htm#1495 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/pm-i-ll-end-corruption-t286.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/tourism-hit-49-year-low-t285.htm nakhonsi sean Tourism hit 49-year low Writer: BangkokPost.com Published: 23/07/2009 at 03:07 PM The tourism industry has hit a 49-year low and is expected to plunge by 22 per cent this year, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand. Besides the global economic crisis, the country's continuing political turmoil had contributed to the sharp decline in tourism, Tourism Council of Thailand chairman Kongkit Hiranyakij said on Thursday. The expected number of tourist arrivals had been reduced ... Thailand News Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:33:57 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/tourism-hit-49-year-low-t285.htm#1494 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/tourism-hit-49-year-low-t285.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-pm-opens-asean-meeting-in-phuket-t272.htm Admin Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his entourage arrived in Phuket this morning for the 42nd Asean Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and related meetings that got underway at the Laguna Phuket resort on Friday. Among those on hand to greet PM Abhisit at the Phuket International Airport VIP room at 8.30am were national police chief Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Phuket constituency MPs Tossaporn Thepabutr and Rewat Areerob, and Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop. From the airport to Cherng Talay, ... Thailand News Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:25:35 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-pm-opens-asean-meeting-in-phuket-t272.htm#1275 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/thai-pm-opens-asean-meeting-in-phuket-t272.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/schools-in-surat-thani-closed-t267.htm nakhonsi sean Just heard this evening that all schools in Surat are closed from tomorrow. Came from a reliable source. Anyone heard anything else? Will Nakhon be next? Thailand News Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:42:46 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/schools-in-surat-thani-closed-t267.htm#1261 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/schools-in-surat-thani-closed-t267.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/english-man-gets-a-70125baht-fine-for-bringing-in-cigarettes-t253.htm Admin Warning an English man gets a 70,125baht fine for bringing cigarettes from Laos To-day at Nong khai an English man was stopped by three unmarked customs cars and had his car searched he and his 5 Thai passengers had 18 sleeves of cigarettes between them. They were taken to Nong Khai customs office and were told they would have to pay 88,100baht fine after five hours of questions and negotiations they reduced the fine to 70,125baht and were allowed three sleeves of cigarettes but the rest ... Thailand News Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:00:41 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/english-man-gets-a-70125baht-fine-for-bringing-in-cigarettes-t253.htm#1198 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/english-man-gets-a-70125baht-fine-for-bringing-in-cigarettes-t253.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/haunted-heister-makes-amends-t250.htm Admin A man claiming to be haunted by a ghost after stealing a 30,000 baht gold bracelet from a shop five years ago turned himself to police today. Jirasak Phahurat, 33, told police that a ghost came to him every day for five years, telling him to return a bracelet with the same value to the shop owner. So, Mr Jirsak bought a new 30-gram gold bracelet and surrendered himself to the Sri Racha District Police station at 11 am today. Police informed the shop owner, Phayom Phanchotkul, who was given the ... Thailand News Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:33:51 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/haunted-heister-makes-amends-t250.htm#1172 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/thailand-news-f1/haunted-heister-makes-amends-t250.htm