Nonthaburi

  • Bangkok NewsUps and downs: Man wins lottery then falls to his death down drain

    Ups and downs: Man wins lottery then falls to his death down drain

    We’ve all had days with ups and downs, but likely not so much as a Nonthaburi man who won the lottery and then encountered a fatal accident. The 56 year old man chose the number 417 and found himself holding a winning lottery ticket. He immediately went out to celebrate with drinks with his friends, but never made it home.…

  • Economy NewsLarge banana plantation near Bangkok goes viral, Thai netizens say owner wants to avoid land tax

    Large banana plantation near Bangkok goes viral, Thai netizens say owner wants to avoid land tax

    One of the biggest exhibition centres and event venues, Impact Arena, in the central province of Nonthaburi, basically just north of Bangkok, is showing off its large banana plantation on their official Facebook page. The page claims the CEO desires to increase green spaces for people, but Thai netizens have figured out it’s just a way the controlling company is…

  • Crime NewsAlleged drug dealer arrested in Bangkok area after escape

    Alleged drug dealer arrested in Bangkok area after escape

    An alleged drug dealer who escaped arrest in the southern town of Chumpon was arrested yesterday in Nonthaburi, near Bangkok. Police say the suspect, 41 year old Wuttichai Yindee, was charged for illegal drugs by the Sawi Police Station in Chumphon. Officials from Thailand’s Consumer Protection Police Division requested an arrest warrant when they learned Wuttichai was in Nonthaburi. After…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: Police conclude Thai actress died of ‘recklessness’, 6 suspects charged

    Tangmo: Police conclude Thai actress died of ‘recklessness’, 6 suspects charged

    Following a monthslong investigation into the death of Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, police have finally charged all 5 of her boating buddies, plus a man who allegedly coached them, with various offences, including recklessness leading to death, lying to police and concealing evidence. At a press conference today at the headquarters of Provincial Police Region 1 in Bangkok, police…

  • Thailand News1 groom, 3 brides at unusual Thai wedding… who paid the dowry?

    1 groom, 3 brides at unusual Thai wedding… who paid the dowry?

    Thai traditions went out the window at an unusual wedding last week in Nonthaburi province, central Thailand. The groom was in for a surprise when his three girlfriends asked for his hand in marriage and presented him with a dowry of 100,000 baht each on his 35th birthday. Together, the women have a total of nine children with the groom,…

  • Bangkok NewsCyber police raid Nonthaburi luxury house, 10 gambling suspects

    Cyber police raid Nonthaburi luxury house, 10 gambling suspects

    The Thai Police Cyber Taskforce raided a Nonthaburi luxury house yesterday, where they believe 10 suspects helped facilitate gambling activities. The suspects allegedly used the house as a base for four gambling websites, which made 20 million baht. The taskforce found that the house was connected to 16 other locations in Bangkok that police had raided earlier on the same…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: Senators warn police to store speedboat ‘properly’

    Tangmo: Senators warn police to store speedboat ‘properly’

    Store the boat properly, you dummies! That’s the key takeaway, after senators visited the police headquarters in Muang district of Nonthaburi last week, where they found police had not been properly storing a key piece of evidence — the speedboat that drowned actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharavirapong allegedly fell from. Members of the Senate committee on human rights, liberty and consumer…

  • Thailand NewsTangmo’s mum demands second autopsy, visits police in Bangkok

    Tangmo’s mum demands second autopsy, visits police in Bangkok

    The mother of deceased actress ‘Tangmo’ is demanding a second autopsy on her daughter’s body by the Justice Ministry’s Central Institute of Forensic science. The mother, Panida Sirayuthyothin, went with a lawyer to the First Region Provincial Police Bureau in Bangkok yesterday to make her demand. Panida’s lawyer says Panida is suspicious about wounds on Tangmo’s body. While a forensic…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: Police investigate mysterious male voice as new evidence comes to light

    Tangmo: Police investigate mysterious male voice as new evidence comes to light

    UPDATE: Police are investigating a video captured on the mobile phone of Tangmo’s manager, Idsarin “Gatick” Juthasuksawat, after Thai netizens pointed out a mysterious male voice off-screen. The video, which was obtained by Nation Thailand and has since gone viral online, shows the late Thai actress posing on the speedboat with a cup of wine and playing with her hair…

  • Thailand NewsForensic experts uncover more about Tangmo’s death, two charged so far

    Forensic experts uncover more about Tangmo’s death, two charged so far

    Forensic experts have dismissed reports that Tangmo, the Thai actress who’s body was found yesterday, went to the back of the boat she fell off to urinate. The experts say she was wearing a body suit, which would have made this difficult. A preliminary autopsy showed Tangmo had sand in her lungs. Toxicology results are expected to take about seven…

  • Thailand NewsTangmo’s mum believes daughter’s death is suspicious

    Tangmo’s mum believes daughter’s death is suspicious

    In the aftermath of the mysterious death of Thai actress Tangmo, and the recovery of her body, after falling into Bangkok’s Chao Phraya, her mother told the Bangkok Post she believes something is suspicious. Tangmo’s mother, Panida, said it was hard to believe Tangmo and her five friends, one of whom was her manager, were on the boat just to enjoy…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today | Thai Govt takes steps to make Covid endemic

    Thailand News Today | Thai Govt takes steps to make Covid endemic

    Despite calls to delay removing Covid-19 treatment from the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients scheme, Thailand’s health minister is pushing ahead as part of the government’s policy to downgrade the virus to endemic. Anutin Chanvirakul was responding to calls from a number of quarters, including his deputy, Sathit, who asked him to postpone the removal until April due to the…

  • Thailand NewsAlcohol until 11 pm at food venues in 8 Blue provinces from tomorrow

    Alcohol until 11 pm at food venues in 8 Blue provinces from tomorrow

    Put on your party boots; tomorrow it’s time to go out late for drinks on a Monday! The easing of the alcohol ban for 8 Blue Zone provinces goes into effect tomorrow with restaurants and similar venues allowed to sell drinks until 11 pm now. Bars, pubs, karaoke, nightclubs, and other nightlife and entertainment venues will not be legally allowed…

  • Bangkok NewsNonthaburi to give free vaccines for Thais as 3rd and 4th booster

    Nonthaburi to give free vaccines for Thais as 3rd and 4th booster

    Get your booster shots! Officials in the Nonthaburi Health Office announced that they would be offering free third and fourth vaccines as booster shots to all Thai people on January 13 and 14. The vaccines will be offered for free, but those who want to take advantage of the vaccination must register in advance for the shots. Vaccines will be…

  • Bangkok NewsPolice officer accused of leaking sex video of lover on Twitter

    Police officer accused of leaking sex video of lover on Twitter

    In the past few months, The Thaiger has covered multiple stories of the police busting women selling sex videos on OnlyFans and social media like Twitter and the LINE app, and even a special warning against dressing up as sexy police officers when making adult material on OnlyFans, but today’s story of sex, police, and the internet, has a different…

  • Bangkok NewsMother tries to give away baby, then abandons by Bangkok canal

    Mother tries to give away baby, then abandons by Bangkok canal

    A baby that was abandoned by the side of a canal in Greater Bangkok after the mother could not give her away has now been safely handed over to a state orphanage. The baby is an 11-month old girl and was left next to Bang Bua Thong district canal in the Bangkok suburb of Nonthaburi. The mother of the baby…

  • Bangkok NewsTruck driver following GPS wedged in U-turn underpass

    Truck driver following GPS wedged in U-turn underpass

    Don’t believe everything you hear… even if the voice telling it to you is the computerized one of your GPS system. A truck driver learned that lesson the hard way today after blindly following his GPS resulted in his truck being firmly wedged under the overpass of a highway U-turn in Nonthaburi. A 56 year old Thai man was the…

  • Crime NewsPorn site raided after posting photoshopped image of exec

    Porn site raided after posting photoshopped image of exec

    A popular porn sharing site was raided and shut down by police today after sharing the wrong photo – a photoshopped image of a hospital executive. The offending image was discovered by the person whose face was photoshopped onto a pornographic image, and they filed a complaint leading to the bust. A Nonthaburi court issued a warrant to raid a…

  • Crime News300 million baht illegal online gambling site busted in Nonthaburi

    300 million baht illegal online gambling site busted in Nonthaburi

    A raid in Nonthaburi in the Bangkok suburbs resulted in a 300 million baht illegal online gambling enterprise being shut down. Police from the Region 1 station obtained arrest warrants for 2 luxury homes in Nonthaburi province estates after tracking down where the online gambling operation was based. The website, which had amassed a following of 40,000 members, was at…

  • Thailand NewsSoi Dog Foundation sends over 100 tonnes of dog and cat food for flood relief

    Soi Dog Foundation sends over 100 tonnes of dog and cat food for flood relief

    The following is a press release from the Soi Dog Foundation. Soi Dog Foundation’s ongoing relief effort for dogs and cats affected by the recent flooding in Central Thailand has seen the amount of food delivered to desperate dogs and cats exceed a whopping 100 tonnes. Following the initial distribution in late September of 64 tonnes of food to flood-affected…

  • Thailand NewsPM orders clampdown on black market Favipiravir trade following arrests

    PM orders clampdown on black market Favipiravir trade following arrests

    PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a crackdown on the illegal trade of the Favipiravir antiviral drug, used to treat Covid-19, following the seizure of hundreds of boxes destined for the online black market earlier this week. Police arrested nine suspects on Tuesday, carrying out coordinated raids across Bangkok, Saraburi, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi, with a hospital manager alleged to have…

  • Crime NewsWoman who cut safety rope of workers offers feeble excuse

    Woman who cut safety rope of workers offers feeble excuse

    People have been shocked with the continuing story of workers doing repairs on the outside of a condo building in Nonthaburi on October 12 when their safety ropes were cut, leaving them dangling 26 floors above the street below until they were luckily rescued. Now the woman who stands accused of cutting the rope of the workers has allegedly confessed…

  • Covid-19 NewsPolice seize Covid-19 antiviral drugs allegedly stolen by hospital manager

    Police seize Covid-19 antiviral drugs allegedly stolen by hospital manager

    A number of arrests have been made following the seizure of antiviral drugs used to treat Covid-19, with hundreds of boxes of Favipiravir pills allegedly stolen by a hospital manager and destined for online sale. The Bangkok Post reports that nine suspects were arrested on Tuesday in coordinated raids in Bangkok, Saraburi, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi. In total, police recovered…

  • Bangkok NewsPolice say they have enough evidence to try woman who cut rope

    Police say they have enough evidence to try woman who cut rope

    In an update to the shocking story of a worker in Nonthaburi whose rope was cut leaving him dangling 26 floors above the street below, police now say that they have enough evidence to prosecute the woman accused of cutting the rope from the 21st floor, 5 stories below. Thai media reported that the culprit is allegedly a 34 year…

  • Bangkok NewsWorker rescued from outside 26th floor after alleged rope cut

    Worker rescued from outside 26th floor after alleged rope cut

    At a 32 story condominium in Nonthaburi, a painter was rescued while dangling outside the 26th floor, alleging that someone cut his safety rope. The incident took place in Pak Kret district of the Bangkok suburb to the west of the capital earlier this week. According to reports in Thai media, two painters were doing work in the middle of…

  • Thailand Weather UpdatesCommunities around the Chao Phraya River see more flooding

    Communities around the Chao Phraya River see more flooding

    Around Thailand, riverside communities have been plagued with flooding as the high tides have raised water levels on the Chao Phraya River. In Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani, there are no floodwalls and residents are being warned against possible flooding again today. The Chao Phraya River will likely reach its highest level of the year with today’s high tide, bringing flooding…

  • Thailand Weather UpdatesRestaurant goes viral as diners enjoy braving the floodwaters

    Restaurant goes viral as diners enjoy braving the floodwaters

    When life gives you lemons… A restaurant in Nonthaburi that had fallen victim to rising floodwaters along the Chao Phraya River turned a negative into a positive as videos went viral showing diners at the restaurant sitting at tables knee-deep in floodwaters. The Chao Phraya International Cafe in the Bangkok suburb Nonthaburi province had already been struggling with the effects…

  • Politics NewsNonthaburi protesters threw fermented fish at PM Prayut’s van

    Nonthaburi protesters threw fermented fish at PM Prayut’s van

    Yesterday’s visit to Nonthaburi may not have gone exactly as planned for PM Prayut Chan-o-cha as he was met by a horde of disapproving local residents including some protesters that threw smelly fermented fish at his van. The Prime Minister was greeted by both supporters and opponents as he came to inspect the flood wall along the Chao Phraya River.…

  • Thailand NewsKanchanaburi experiences earthquake so minor hardly anyone notices it

    Kanchanaburi experiences earthquake so minor hardly anyone notices it

    A minor earthquake of magnitude 3.2 was recorded by seismologists in western Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province early this morning. No damage or injuries were recorded and the Bangkok Post says no one even felt the temblor. The Meteorological Department says the temblor happened just before 5am and was centred 6 kilometres underground, somewhere under the Sri Sawat district, and 50 kilometres…

  • Thailand NewsSoldier allegedly assaults neighbours following horn honking

    Soldier allegedly assaults neighbours following horn honking

    A soldier in Nonthaburi, a central Thai province, allegedly assaulted his neighbours at their home because one of the victims had honked his motorbike’s horn to let his wife know he was home. The victims, 39 year old Piamsuk Bunruang and 42 year old Alisa Choksinsombun filed a police report yesterday following the attack. Thai Residents says the soldier punched…