- Thailand News
Chiang Rai: “How to get them out” – Jonathan Miller reports
Jonathan Miller from Channel 4 in the UK provided an on-the-scene look at what’s been happening just outside the Tham Luang caves as the rescuers get ready for the evacuation process.
- Property
Habitat Group launches three projects valued at 3 billion baht
Habitat Group is poised to launch three new projects with a total value of 3 billion baht in the second half of 2018. Recognising the growing trend of buying properties for investment, the company reveals this sector is growing 10-20% per year and foreigners looking to invest in property assets are making up a increasing part of that growth each…
- Thailand News
Woman’s ex steals car in Pattaya
Sophon Cable reports that the Pattaya police station chief has announced the arrest of a man who stole his ex girlfriend’s car from outside her apartment. Pol Col Apichai Krobpetch says the white Yaris went missing in April and 26 year old Jinda Cheuyphonklang suspected her ex who she had just split up with. It was taken from an apartment…
- Thailand News
Chiang Mai: Wife follows husband to short time hotel. It didn’t end well.
PHOTO: Sanook Sank is reporting that a Chiang Mai woman has caught her husband in bed with his mistress in a San Sai ‘short time’ hotel. The 27 year old woman, Chaweewan, created a racket outside the hotel room. Her 19 year old rival, Thitiya, eventually opened the door. Chaweewan was brandishing an automatic .380 and an argument and struggle…
- Thailand News
Thai Tourism Ministry pays 66,000 baht to Norwegian shark attack victim
PHOTO: ThaiVisa The Thai Tourism Ministry has paid out over 66,000 baht to the Norwegian shark attack victim who was attacked by a mysterious sea creature back on April 1. NewTV is reporting that the Ministry of Tourism and Sports paid the man bitten on the leg near Hua Hin in April 66,966 baht. 54 year old Werner Danielson received…
- Thailand News
British paedophile bragged about abuse of Thai girls, is jailed
“The offences are very serious. It is hard to argue against the serious psychological harm.” British paedophile Stuart Bull has been sentenced to jail for more than 16 years at the Bristol Crown Court in the UK after admitting to sexually abusing children. The offences took place in the UK. He also bragged about getting young Thai girls “to do anything”.…
- Thailand News
Chiang Rai: We meet the 13 trapped footballers
Video from inside the Tham Luang caves, courtesy of the Thai Navy SEAL. https://www.facebook.com/ThaiSEAL/videos/1634041306719262/
- Travel
National: July event round-up
By Paul Poole The running season is picking up pace (pun intended) in July with several races taking place around the country. The Sahaviriya-Bangkok Triathlon 2018 is back on July 7-8 after two years hiatus. The ultimate Bangkok race, it takes participants through a gruelling swim in the Chao Phraya river, a bike ride through the city’s back alleys and…
- Thailand News
Chiang Mai: Convenience store robber arrested
Chiang Mai City Life is reporting that a man has been arrested after being tracked down following a robbery in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim area. The man was dressed in grey with his face hidden with a motorcycle helmet. He was later arrested following the robbery of a convenience store on July 2nd. A 7-Eleven store at a petrol station…
- Thailand News
Chiang Mai: Songtaew drivers bully a Grab car driver
PHOTO: Chiang Mai City Life The ‘old guard’ continues to try and bully the newer forms of public transport that are gaining traction around the world. Tuk tuk, taxi and songtaew thugs should probably resort to co-operating and working with Grab/Uber, etc rather than threatening them. Officials need to amend the laws as well to suit the brave-new-world of public…
- Phuket News
Phuket Yacht Club getting kids started in sailing
Twenty three junior sailors aged between seven and fourteen descended on the Phuket Yacht Club last Saturday for a day of fun and excitement in the first O’pen BIC sailing challenge in Thailand. “We were certainly overwhelmed by the response” said the club’s Commodore, Scott Duncanson. “As this was the first time we have held a junior sailing regatta we…
- Thailand News
Artwork inspired by the rescue effort in Chiang Rai
Internat art has come up with some inspiring graphics to help spur on the rescuers and their skilled work at the Tham Luang caves. Lots of tweets under the hashtags #ThamLuang, #13LivesMadeIt and #TeamWildBoarAcademy. Here’s just some.
- Chiang Mai News
Chiang Rai: PM offers congratulations and thanks rescuers
PHOTO: Thai PBS Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has congratulated the officials, civilians, volunteers and foreign rescuers involved in the search and rescue operations. He applauded their success in finding the 12 boys and their football coach deep inside the Tham Luang cave on late Monday night. He also thanked specifically the Navy SEAL teams for their sacrifice, resolve and cooperation…
- Northern Thailand News
Found!
The 12 missing teenage footballers and their coach have been found, alive. The Navy SEALS reached the area known as ‘Pattaya Beach’ but it was flooded. They proceeded a little further and found the group. Now the task is being worked out how to bring them back to the front of the cave. The Governor of Chiang Rai made the…
- Phuket News
Soi Dog’s beach cleaning day at Mai Khao
On Friday, June 29, Soi Dog Foundation gathered its staff, volunteers and visitors at Mai Khao Beach to collect trash along one of Phuket’s most beautiful beaches. As members of the Mai Khao community, Soi Dog wants to keep it pure and safe for tourists and residents to enjoy. The crew succeeded in collecting over 2.5 tonnes of rubbish. Understanding…
- Thailand News
Chiang Mai: High speed crash results in a roadside lychee salad
A high speed crash in Chiang Mai has resulted in a wrecked lychee truck. The incident accident happened last night (Sunday) near a school in Chiang Dao. The pick-up truck, travelling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, was found overturned with crates of lychees scattered across the road. When police found the ruck the air-bag had been deployed, such was the…
- Thailand News
Chiang Mai: Singaporean cyclist killed in Hang Dong district
PHOTO: The New Paper 57 year old Denison Seah from Singapore was killed in an accident yesterday morning (July 1) while on a casual ride in Chiang Mai. He had lived in the northern city for the past three years. The Straits Times out of Singapore reports that he was a competitive cyclist who had taken part in numerous regional…
- Thailand News
Chachoengsao: Traffic chaos – six crashes in two hours. Six injured.
Six accidents, six injured. 24 vehicles damaged. A busy morning in Chachoengsao, just to the east of Bangkok. Traffic chaos reigned in the Muang district this morning (Monday) after 24 vehicles were involved in six accidents. Six people were injured, three of them severely. The first accident occurred in the heart of Muang district at 7.30am when a pickup truck…
- Thailand News
Chiang Rai: Rescuers poised to reach ‘Pattaya Beach’
Rescuers are poised to reach the so-called ‘Pattaya Beach’ chamber in the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai province. Efforts continue to locate the young football team missing in the cave complex for over a week. Despite strenuous efforts, the very difficult conditions have meant the rescuers have not yet been able to make any contact with the 12 missing…
- Phuket News
Miss Grand Thailand 2018 team heads to Phuket stray dog shelter for make-over
77 beauty contestants from the Miss Grand Thailand 2018 headed to the Phuket stray dog shelter for a clean up day in Thalang yesterday (July 1). Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong welcomed the Miss Grand Thailand 2018 contingent to the shelter in the Suan Pa Bang Kanun, Thalang. Phuket’s Governor says, “Miss Grand Thailand 2018 represents individuals from 77 provinces around the…
- Pattaya News
Middle-eastern motorbike racers rounded up in Pattaya
A team of more than 50 Pattaya police plus local Tourist police have detained a group of middle-eastern motorbike racers after blocking access to Soi VC and Soi Yen Sabai as the group were riding round on their modified motorbikes. The police action happened on Sunday. After spotting the police some of the youths casually tried to park up their…
- Thailand News
Malaysian man takes 11 year old Thai girl as third wife
The Star Online is reporting that a 41 year old Malaysian father of six has is poised to marry an 11 year old Thai girl, more than 30 years younger than him, as his third wife. He went to Golok, a town on the border of Malaysia and southern Thailand, two weeks ago during Hari Raya to have the marriage…
- Thailand News
Poll: 54% happy with the prospect of an election next year
According to the latest Suan Dusit poll, most Thais think it’s good news that an election is likely to be held between February 24 and May 5 next year. But they also say they’re not sure if it will actually take place at the time the Government is currently specifying. The poll of 1,136 people was held after the Government…
- Thailand News
Chiang Mai: AirBnB launches ‘Experience in Chiang Mai’ campaign
PHOTO: Niki Landry Designs Perhaps as a reaction to recent publicity about non-hotel, room sharing websites not being able to legally rent out rooms for less than 30 days, AirBnB has put its best foot forward with an ‘Experience in Chiang Mai’ campaign. Chiang Mai City Life reports that the service aims to widen travellers journeys along with encouraging local culture. The…
- Thailand News
Bangkok: AMLO seizes bank accounts worth 134 million baht
The Anti-Money Laundering Office has sequestered about 134 million baht in bank accounts of four former senior monks implicated in the temple fund embezzlement scandal. Thai PBS is reporting that, according to the AMLO website, the seized cash deposits and bank accounts included: seven bank accounts worth 132 million baht of Phra Phrommasith, former abbot of Wat Saket; one bank…
- Thailand News
Bangkok: PM calls for support in Government reform agenda
The National News Bureau of Thailand reports that the PM is calling for younger Thais to be sympathetic towards the government’s efforts to implement structural reforms. PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha called for the support during a speech to youth participants in the Tree of Love music contest. He said that his administration has come up with a national strategy to…
- Thailand News
Update: Chiang Rai search delves deeper into the caves
PHOTO: The Nation In the sixth day of the operation to rescue the 12 young footballers and their coach trapped in Tham Luang cave. Authorities have mobilised all their resources to reach them with the help of rescue teams from several countries, some specialist cave divers, but have face difficult conditions, rough terrains and poor weather. The Chiang Rai governor…
- Phuket News
The first Leopard 50 arrives in Phuket in July
By Joe Lim/luxuo.com The first Leopard 50 has arrived in Asia, and a special partnership event between Yacht Style Magazine and Lux Inc Media will be held at Ao Po Grand Marina from July 7-8. Since the launch of the Leopard 50 at the Miami International Boat Show, she has proven to be one of the most successful products launched by…
- Thailand News
Tobacco farmers rally at Chiang Mai city hall
Chiang Mai City Life is reporting that tobacco farmers have filed a petition after the Thai Tobacco Authority announced it will cease all purchasing for three years. On June 28 over 300 tobacco farmers and entrepreneurs rallied at the Chiang Mai City Hall to file a petition to the Ministry of Finance regarding an announcement by the Government that the…
- News
Thailand upgraded in Trafficking in Persons report
The latest US Trafficking in Persons has been released today with some better news for Thailand’s government. Thailand’s status in the US Trafficking in Persons report (TIP) has been upgraded to Tier 2 for its efforts in combating modern slavery. The TIP 2018 report, launched by the US State Department in Washington, says the Thai government has demonstrated increasing efforts…
