Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai: Governor visits 74 year old rape victim

Published

9 months ago

July 14, 2018

The Thaiger

PHOTO: Chiang Mai City Life

Chiang Mai’s Governor, Supachai Iamsuwan, visited the elderly sexual assault victim from earlier this week.

Read the story HERE.

The new governor, along with officials from the Office in Social Development and Human Security, visited 74 year old Sudjai Sukhamton at her home.

Social Development and Human Security say they will be following the Governor’s visit with regular checks on her trauma and to provide additional services.

The attacker, 30 year old Suchart ‘Tim Tinyam’ Sukasem, had served time in jail in the past and was recently working as an attendant at a local carnival. The attack on 74 year old Sudjai occurred on the night of July 9.

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Original story HERE.

Chiang Mai

Police investigating death of 33 year old Australian in Chiang Mai hotel

Published

3 hours ago

April 20, 2019

The Thaiger

PHOTO: Chiang Mai News

Police are still investigating the death of a 33 year old Australian man in Chiang Mai during the week. The man’s body was sent for autopsy whilst police speculate a drug overdose may have been the cause.

The body of the man, identified as Daniel Thomas Janse was found at 4pm on April 17 at a hotel in the Chang Phueak area, according to the Chiang Mai News.

Police say there was no sign of a struggle in the room and suspect the man may have died of a drug overdose. The man’s body was sent to Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital for autopsy.

Thai language social media in Chiang Mai have responded to the news of a dead foreigner being found in a hotel room by mostly asking the name of the hotel to avoid the deceased’s ghost.

SOURCE: Chiang Mai News

Bangkok

Central and upper Thailand residents warned to stay indoors

Published

1 day ago

April 19, 2019

The Thaiger

Thailand’s Meteorological Department is warning people to avoid out-door activities due to the current high temperatures which are forecast to exceed 43C today in several northern provinces.

They are also advised to stay clear of big trees, poorly-erected structures or large billboards because of freak summer storms and strong winds caused by a low pressure cell over the northern part of the country.

In Bangkok, the TMD predicts that temperatures today will vary from 37-40C, with wind speeds of between 10-20Kph.

Thailand’s northern region will experience hot to very hot weather today, with temperatures varying between 39-43C, plus freak summer storms and strong winds expected in about 10% of the region.

Northeastern provinces will also experience high temperatures ranging between 39 and 41C with freak storms covering 20 percent of the region.

Temperatures in the central region are predicted to vary between 39 and 42 C with wind speeds of 10-20Kph.

The eastern coast of the South is partly cloudy today, with temperatures ranging from 25-27C at the low end, with highs of 34-36C.

The western coast is also partly cloudy today, with temperatures ranging from 24 to 37C.

Bangkok

Central and north swelter with threats of summer storms

Published

1 day ago

April 19, 2019

The Thaiger

The mercury shot up to 40C in Bangkok yesterday and 35 other provinces in north and north-east Thailand also experienced hot to very hot weather amid brewing summer tropical storms.

The Thai Meteorological Department pointed to the hot low pressure cell covering upper Thailand and the southerly and southeasterly winds prevailing over the North, the Northeast, the Central, the East, and the South regions throughout this week.

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Bangkok’s forecast

They are warning residents to avoid outdoor activities and beware of gusty winds by staying away from big trees, unsecured buildings, and billboards is there are signs of thunderstorms brewing in the skies.

Today Bangkok will swelter in 37C temperatures with 38C in the next few days whilst the northern regions continue with more hot weather.

Chiang Mai will is forecast to reach 40C today as the unsettled and hot weather preempts the coming wet season… sometime soon.

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