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  • Bangkok NewsThe Miss Universe pageant returns to Thailand this December | Thaiger

    The Miss Universe pageant returns to Thailand this December

    PHOTO: Tanachai Pramarnpanich Dust off the tiaras and sashes and try and contain your excitement! Miss Universe 2018 will be held in Thailand in December. This is the third time that Thailand will host the beauty contest. The Miss Universe Organisation president Paula Shugart and Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters were present at a media conference in Bangkok yesterday. Former…

  • Thailand News49 offenders escape electronic monitoring devices since March 1 | Thaiger

    49 offenders escape electronic monitoring devices since March 1

    By Kesinee Tangkhieo Electronic monitoring devices are another way to keep people out of jail but still limited in their freedoms. But they’re not 100% effective as a survey of the Thai Court of Justice found. The electronic monitoring (EM) devices on 49 of the 1,800 offenders ordered to wear them while freed on bail were found to have been…

  • Thailand NewsEvent Round-Up with The Sponsorship Experts – August 2018 | Thaiger

    Event Round-Up with The Sponsorship Experts – August 2018

    by Paul Poole The running craze continues in August with races held throughout the country. The month starts off with Bangkok Airways Phuket Marathon 2018 on August 5 where runners can choose between three distances, 21, 10 and five kilometres, and CIMB Thai Triathlon for ASEAN Day 2018, also on August 5. Perfect for beginners, the event allows participants to…

  • Thailand NewsGreedy Nakhon Ratchasima Facebookers get scammed out of 1 million baht | Thaiger

    Greedy Nakhon Ratchasima Facebookers get scammed out of 1 million baht

    Beware the scammers who are now diversifying onto social media in order to con their prey. Same old tricks just new platforms. This time ten Facebook users in Nakhon Ratchasima. The ten have filed a complaint with police this morning (Wednesday), claiming they had handed over about one million baht to a woman who had promised high yields (of course)…

  • Hua Hin NewsFour killed and two badly injured in Prachuap Khiri Khan head-on | Thaiger

    Four killed and two badly injured in Prachuap Khiri Khan head-on

    Four people have been killed and two others injured after a pickup lost control at a curve and crashed head-on with another pickup travelling in the opposite lane in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Police say the accident happened last night (Tuesday) on the Phetkasem-Dan Singkhon road in Ban Nong Nam Khao village in Tambon Klong Wan of Muang district. A black…

  • Pattaya NewsTourist sniffs a new scam after Walking Street on-the-spot litter fine | Thaiger

    Tourist sniffs a new scam after Walking Street on-the-spot litter fine

    A new scam? The ‘spot fine for littering’ scam? An Iranian tourist is voicing his suspicions after being fined for littering on a Pattaya walking street early today (Wednesday) by men who are claiming to be Pattaya City officials, but failed to issue a receipt. 32 year old Shahrokh Assadizadldleh has lodged an official complaint at a Pattaya police station…

  • World NewsAir traffic controllers didn’t follow standard procedures during MH370 flight – Report | Thaiger

    Air traffic controllers didn’t follow standard procedures during MH370 flight – Report

    PHOTO: News In Flight In the wake of the release of the final official report into the disappearance of Malaysian Airways flight MH370 yesterday, new details have emerged about a departure from ‘standard operating procedures’ at the time the Boeing 777 ‘vanished’ from radar. Air traffic controllers in KL and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, did not act according to…

  • Thailand NewsThai officials make official request for Yingluck’s extradition | Thaiger

    Thai officials make official request for Yingluck’s extradition

    The Thai Government has made an official request to the UK for the extradition of fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra for prosecution back in Thailand. The Thai Embassy in London sent a letter dated July 5 to the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office with attached copies of the Supreme Court verdict in the case against Yingluck along with her arrest…

  • Chiang Mai NewsProtesters turn to ‘cursing ritual’ in the latest Doi Suthep protests | Thaiger

    Protesters turn to ‘cursing ritual’ in the latest Doi Suthep protests

    PHOTO: File Photo by Nisanart Kangwanwong If banners and peaceful protests don’t work, try a bit of local northern Thai ‘woo woo’ instead. As part of next month’s protests agains the Doi Suthep housing development in Chiang Mai organisers are planning a ‘cursing ritual’. The Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network is staging a major protest in late August to pressure…

  • Phuket NewsSearch for missing boy at Nai Yang Beach resumes | Thaiger

    Search for missing boy at Nai Yang Beach resumes

    A search for a missing boy resumed this morning with jet-skis and speedboats combing the shoreline and areas around Nai Yang Beach. Six boys headed into the water, but only up to their knees not far from the shore, yesterday afternoon. But the conditions were very rough with Nai Yang beach known for its rips dangerous surf at this time…

  • Northern Thailand NewsFloods hit five villages near the Tham Luang cave rescue site – Chiang Rai | Thaiger

    Floods hit five villages near the Tham Luang cave rescue site – Chiang Rai

    PHOTO: Local News2010A month ago the local villagers near the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai were volunteering with food and helping hands. Now they’re fighting to save their homes. Mountain run-off last night (Monday) has hit five villages in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district, near where the young Moo Pa (Wild Boars) football team was recently rescued from the…

  • World NewsChinese outbound tourism contributed US$ 115 billion in 2017 | Thaiger

    Chinese outbound tourism contributed US$ 115 billion in 2017

    PHOTO: EPA-EFE “I prefer customised trips to group tours because I’ll have a more flexible schedule and can change it as I like. I’d also have more time to go shopping and find good local restaurants.” – 29 year old Chinese traveller Du Ni China Daily reports on the rise and rise of Chinese outbound tourism, a growing regional phenomenon…

  • EntertainmentToon’s back on the road, this time with his band | Thaiger

    Toon’s back on the road, this time with his band

    By Mr Badboy Remember Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai and his epic run – south to north of Thailand to raise money for the country’s public hospitals? Well he’s had a well deserved rest and now getting back on the road, this time with his band ‘Bodyslam’ for a tour of 15 University campuses. The band, one of Thailand’s most popular, is…

  • World NewsLaos to work with Korean, Thai and Laos owners during investigation | Thaiger

    Laos to work with Korean, Thai and Laos owners during investigation

    PHOTO: Laos PM Thongloun Sisoulith By Souksakhone Vaenkeo – Vientiane Times As the mopping up continues in southern Laos, relief starts to pour in and the death tolls rises, the Laos government is no promising a ‘transparent and just’ investigation. “The government will work with the countries whose companies are stakeholders in the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project to investigate the cause…

  • Phuket NewsCroc breeders, you have until August 10 to register your crocodile – Phuket Governor | Thaiger

    Croc breeders, you have until August 10 to register your crocodile – Phuket Governor

    By Salinee Prab The latest crocodile-on-the-loose has been snared but Phuket’s Governor is now threatening to take legal action against crocodile owners who fail to register their animals by August 10. Norapat Plodthong says that only five owners had registered their reptiles since the order went out. Norapat says legal action would be taken against those failing to report by…

  • World NewsThais and foreigners stranded on Lombok volcano following earthquake | Thaiger

    Thais and foreigners stranded on Lombok volcano following earthquake

    In the wake of this morning’s Lombok earthquake, some 500 Thais and foreigners have been stranded on an active volcano on the Indonesian island. Lombok is situated about 100 kilometres from Bali. The shallow 6.4 magnitude quake that jolted the island triggered land and rockslides, preventing the tourists from heading back down the mountain. The Thai embassy in Indonesia was…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya street racers busted | Thaiger

    Pattaya street racers busted

    Pattaya youth have been foiled in their attempts to organise a late night street race. Pattaya police say they’ve detained 20 young motorcyclists early this morning (Sunday) and seized their bikes on suspicion they were planning illegal street races. Muang Pattaya Police led by deputy superintendent Pol Lt Colonel Korn Somkanay began a sweep of Jomtien 2 Road at about 1.30am…

  • Thailand NewsThaksin claims election delays in birthday comments – UK | Thaiger

    Thaksin claims election delays in birthday comments – UK

    Thaksin Shinawatra, the fugitive former Thai PM, is still firing missives in exile – this time in comments his 69th birthday in London. A spokesman for the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) yesterday insisted that there was no change in the schedule for the next election. Maj-General Piyapong Klinphan debunked speculation by former PM Thaksin Shinawatra about a change…

  • Thailand NewsLocal rains in Nan and Trat cause devastation – seven killed two missing | Thaiger

    Local rains in Nan and Trat cause devastation – seven killed two missing

    Heavy rains in northern Thailand and on the Cambodian border in Trat are causing local emergencies. At least seven villagers have been killed and two others missing after heavy rains triggered a mudslide from a mountain into their valley village in the Bo Klua district of Nan province this morning Saturday). The landslide occurred at the Ban Huay Kham in…

  • Thailand NewsClawing back the tiger population | Thaiger

    Clawing back the tiger population

    (10 minute read) The plight of the Indochinese Tiger is a particular passion for The Thaiger. As a leading sponsor of SaveWildTigers.org we applaud all the work being done in Thailand and around South East Asia in support of the survival of the species. By Piyaporn Wongruang Ahead of the Global Tiger Day on Sunday, July 29, lead tiger researchers and…

  • World NewsAid and rescuers pour into southern Laos to help flood victims | Thaiger

    Aid and rescuers pour into southern Laos to help flood victims

    PHOTO: The Nation Rescuers from Thailand and China are arriving at Laos’ flooded southern district of Attapeu to assist local soldiers in search and rescue efforts following the collapse of a saddle dam belonging to a major dam construction project that caused massive downstream flooding. The dam broke its banks on Monday night. Scores of Laotians remained on the missing…

  • Koh Samui NewsTwo gibbon touts arrested on Samui – three gibbons rescued | Thaiger

    Two gibbon touts arrested on Samui – three gibbons rescued

    Yesterday we posted the story about Samui beach touts hawking a baby gibbon for tourist photos – a lucrative little cash business at 100 baht per photo. But the practice is frowned upon my may westerners these days and remains illegal in Thailand. Facebook blogger Arkadiy Kulev was keen to see the touts arrested. Today (Thursday), Samui police have arrested two…

  • World NewsThailand joins the relief effort as more than 6,000 people displaced in Laos flood | Thaiger

    Thailand joins the relief effort as more than 6,000 people displaced in Laos flood

    PHOTOS: The Nation Flooding in southern Laos is starting to subside as the search continues for missing people with more than 6,000 people displaced from their homes following the flash flood on Monday. The collapse of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy Dam in the southern Lao province of Attapeu has left at least 26 people dead and an estimated 100 missing as…

  • World NewsMarijuana across the Mekong – 350 kilograms seized | Thaiger

    Marijuana across the Mekong – 350 kilograms seized

    A routine naval patrol has foiled an attempt to smuggle 350 kilograms of marijuana across the Mekong into Nakhon Phanom from Laos last night (Tuesday). Rear Admiral Pisit Thongdeelert, commander of the Mekong Protection Unit for Nakhon Phanom, said a patrol vessel spotted a boat approaching the bank in Ban Na Nong Book in Tambon Chaiyaburi of Tha Uthen district.…

  • Bangkok NewsMother threatens suicide over acquittal | Thaiger

    Mother threatens suicide over acquittal

    (4 minute read) The suicide of a father, who jumped out of the eighth floor of Bangkok’s Criminal Court after a verdict was read acquitting the suspect in his son’s murder back in 2016, has taken a sad turn of events. Now the wife of the man who killed himself, and the murdered son’s mother, is threatening to kill herself…

  • World NewsHundreds dead, thousands displaced – Laos dam bust. | Thaiger

    Hundreds dead, thousands displaced – Laos dam bust.

    (5 minute read) The heavy rains in northern, north-eastern Thailand and southern Laos have caused a partially man-made disaster affecting hundreds of Loas homes with hundreds of people still missing. Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes in Laos’ southern Attapeu province following the collapse of part of a hydroelectric dam under construction. The disaster came hours after…

  • World NewsHundreds of houses flood as Laos dam breached | Thaiger

    Hundreds of houses flood as Laos dam breached

    PHOTOS: BCEL One Heart The Nation is reporting that hundreds of households in Laos were heavily flooded on Monday night after a large amount of water overflowed a saddle dam section of Xe Pian dam following heavy rainfall in the country’s southern province of Attapeu. The disaster has reportedly claimed several lives, left hundreds of people missing and more than…

  • Bangkok NewsDriver drops dead at petrol station in Nakhon Pathom | Thaiger

    Driver drops dead at petrol station in Nakhon Pathom

    The driver of a 22-wheel trailer truck fell dead from his truck after he stopped to get petrol this morning (Tuesday) in Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok. Police were alerted at 7am of the incident at the NGV station on Malai Road. The Nation reports that 46 year old Picket Jailuen was transporting construction sand from Tambon Prong Madua in…

  • NewsShould Phuket’s beaches be closed until this crocodile captured. | Thaiger

    Should Phuket’s beaches be closed until this crocodile captured.

  • Northern Thailand NewsThe Mu Pa 13, minus one, attend blessing ceremony before becoming novice monks | Thaiger

    The Mu Pa 13, minus one, attend blessing ceremony before becoming novice monks

    PHOTOS: The Nation Eleven of the Mu Pa football team rescued from the Chiang Rai cave in Mai Sai, along with their assistant coach, participated in a Buddhist ritual this morning (Tuesday) in more carefully stage managed media appearances in the aftermath of the rescue. The ceremony honours the cave’s resident Phra That Doi Wao spirit. This afternoon they will have…