Nakhon Pathom

  • Crime NewsMan allegedly abducted ex-girlfriend, posted photos of her handcuffed

    Man allegedly abducted ex-girlfriend, posted photos of her handcuffed

    Police are tracking down a man who allegedly abducted his ex-girlfriend and holding her captive, threatening to kill her. The 40 year old man allegedly posted photos of his 18 year old ex-girlfriend, handcuffed with a message to the woman’s family, saying he will kill them if they report to police. The woman has been missing since Tuesday. Her 19…

  • Thailand NewsMore reports of alleged student abuse, parents file complaint against teacher

    More reports of alleged student abuse, parents file complaint against teacher

    More reports of teachers allegedly abusing their students have come to light after a Nonthaburi teacher was caught on video pushing a kindergarten student to the floor, pulling a student across the floor and repeatedly hitting other students. Now more classroom videos of teachers allegedly abusing their students are being widely shared online as well as photos of children’s marks…

  • Central Thailand News1 dead, 14 injured in Nakhon Phathom market collapse

    1 dead, 14 injured in Nakhon Phathom market collapse

    A woman is dead and 14 others injured after a steel structure at a market in the central Nakhon Pathom province’s Bang Khaem subdistrict collapsed in a storm yesterday. Police rushed to the scene and found that a 32 year old sausage vendor Supranee (surname withheld) had been killed while 14 merchants and customers were injured with 5 in reportedly…

  • Covid-19 NewsFern frustrated trying to hand out free food in Nakhon Pathom

    Fern frustrated trying to hand out free food in Nakhon Pathom

    A woman in Nakhon Pathom has taken to Facebook to share her frustration and disappointment after officials seized over 300 bundles of food that she planned to hand out in front of the Phra Pathom Chedi, north west of Bangkok. Fern Pannamjai posted on Monday that she was giving out food at the location for 30 minutes, along with photos of…

  • Bangkok NewsA watchful ghost is photographed at a train crash scene west of Bangkok

    A watchful ghost is photographed at a train crash scene west of Bangkok

    A picture from a train crash in Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok, has had the Thai netisphere in a lather over a ghostly woman standing watching the proceedings as emergency crews attend to the situation. The photo went viral and shows, what the posters claimed to be a female ghost wearing a traditional Thai dress. ‘She’ is standing amongst a crowd…

  • Tourism NewsThai poll favours new airport in Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok

    Thai poll favours new airport in Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok

    Sanook report that most Thais are in favour of building a new airport in Nakhon Pathom, 57 kilometres west of the capital Bangkok. The old Don Mueang airport is to the north of Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi, to the east. In a Nida Poll 65% of respondents thought the new airport in Nakhon Pathom was a good idea citing benefits to tourism and the…

  • Tourism NewsWelcome to Wat Samphran, unlike any Thai temple you’ve seen

    Welcome to Wat Samphran, unlike any Thai temple you’ve seen

    The Emerald Buddha? The Grand Palace? Khao San Road? A cruise on the Chao Phraya? And now for something completely different. It’s big, it’s pink and it’s unlike any temple you’ve ever seen. Wat Samphran, aka. The Dragon Temple, is located about 40 kilometres west of the city centre of Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom. Somehow this excessive architectural wonder has…

  • Thailand Election NewsEC dogged by new controversy after poll re-run in Nakhon Pathom

    EC dogged by new controversy after poll re-run in Nakhon Pathom

    Five times they counted and five times they got different results. The re-run of the election and the counting of votes in Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok, couldn’t have gone worse for the Election Commission, coming under fire from all directions over irregularities, forced recounts and hundreds of small errors in the counting process. The credibility has come under renewed…

  • Bangkok NewsWarnings issued after hydrogen-filled balloon explodes in car

    Warnings issued after hydrogen-filled balloon explodes in car

    A six year old boy has been engulfed in flames and seriously injured in a hydrogen balloon accident in Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok. Three people were injured on January 2 when a single hydrogen-filled party balloon exploded inside a car. The incident has prompted the Disease Control Department (DCD) to issue a warning and guidelines for reducing the risk.…