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  • Thailand NewsTangmo’s death: 4 suspects stand firm in innocence ahead of verdict

    Tangmo’s death: 4 suspects stand firm in innocence ahead of verdict

    Four suspects in the death of renowned Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong visited Nonthaburi Provincial Court today, November 7, to plead their innocence for the last time before the court delivers its verdict. The lifeless body of the famous Thai actress, Tangmo, was found on February 26, 2022, at Phibun Songkhram Pier along the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi province…

  • Crime NewsTangmo case: mother demands 179 million baht in compensation

    Tangmo case: mother demands 179 million baht in compensation

    The case of the late actress Tangmo Patcharida Wachiraweerapong’s death continues in Nonthaburi Provincial Court, divided into two separate parts. Previously, suspects Tanuthaphat “Poh” Lertwittayawiset and Paiboon “Robert” Trikanjananun had confessed their involvement. This left four other suspects, Zen Visapach Manomaiyarat, Kritik “Job” Nitatsak Keeratisutthasathorn, and Pheem Dharmatheerasanee or “Em,” to deny the allegations and fight their case in court.…

  • Crime NewsTwo suspects in Tangmo case plead guilty to ‘recklessness causing death’

    Two suspects in Tangmo case plead guilty to ‘recklessness causing death’

    More than one year after Thai actress Nida ‘Tangmo‘ Patcharaveerapong drowned in the Chaophraya River, two suspects in the ‘speedboat gang‘ have confessed to all charges including recklessness causing death. The four remaining suspects denied all charges. Tangmo’s mother Panida Siriyuthyothin said the confessions follow new evidence she submitted to the court on February 24. The new evidence is dashcam…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s top 10 stories on social media for 2022

    Thailand’s top 10 stories on social media for 2022

    Social media in Thailand has had a busy year full of sensational scandals and news stories. What were the people of Thailand talking about most in 2022? Wisesight, an online analytics company used its Zocial Eye tools to analyse social media activity between January 1 and December 20 of this year in Thailand to see what got people buzzing online.…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: ‘Speedboat gang’ to pay 2 million baht plus salary to Tangmo’s mother

    Tangmo: ‘Speedboat gang’ to pay 2 million baht plus salary to Tangmo’s mother

    Seven months after famous actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong fell from a speedboat and drowned in the Chaophraya River, the court has ordered all six defendants in the case to pay damages to Tangmo’s mother. Today, Nonthaburi Provincial Court ordered all six defendants – the “speedboat gang” – to pay a collective upfront sum of 2 million baht in damages to…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: 5 of 6 suspects charged with “recklessness causing death”

    Tangmo: 5 of 6 suspects charged with “recklessness causing death”

    Prosecutors have ordered the indictment of 6 suspects in relation to the death of Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, who drowned in the Chao Phraya river in February during a boat trip with her friends. All 5 people on board the boat have been charged with “recklessness causing death.” Yesterday, superintendent of Muang Nonthaburi Police Station reported that the prosecutors…

  • Crime NewsProsecutors to delay indictments of suspects in Thailand’s Tangmo case

    Prosecutors to delay indictments of suspects in Thailand’s Tangmo case

    Prosecutors are delaying the indictment of the 6 suspects facing charges in the now infamous drowning of Thai actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, or ‘Tangmo’, until the end of June. Tangmo’s body was found in Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river in February after she had been on a boat trip with 5 of the suspects. The details the suspects provided on how Tangmo…

  • Crime NewsUPDATE: Police charge 6 suspects, close Tangmo investigation

    UPDATE: Police charge 6 suspects, close Tangmo investigation

    Recklessness. That’s the conclusion police came to about what caused the death of Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, who fell from a boat and drowned in the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok, on the night of February 24. Police presented a summary of their monthslong investigation yesterday and announced charges against 6 suspects, including all 5 people…

  • 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 video newsThailand News Update | Thailand’s inflation highest jump in 13 years, 5.7% year on year.

    Thailand News Update | Thailand’s inflation highest jump in 13 years, 5.7% year on year.

    Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, senior chairman of CP Group, Thailand’s largest private company, has dropped from number 103 in last year’s ranking of Forbes’ new World’s Billionaires to number 137. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has topped the list for the first time. He ranks Number 1 with an estimated net worth of US $219 billion. This year, the total net…

  • Crime NewsUPDATE: Tangmo’s manager ‘Gatick’ reports to police, confesses to drinking wine

    UPDATE: Tangmo’s manager ‘Gatick’ reports to police, confesses to drinking wine

    The long-awaited truth may be finally coming out in the case of Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, after her manager confessed to giving false statements about what happened on the boat that fateful night the Thai actress drowned in the Chao Phraya River in February. Police are also still searching for another man who was not on the boat that night, but…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today | Breathalyser and Blood Tests for Drivers this Songkran

    Thailand News Today | Breathalyser and Blood Tests for Drivers this Songkran

      France has shown its support for Thailand’s fight against Covid-19 by donating over three million doses of Pfizer vaccines to the Kingdom of Thailand. The donation will be well-received by Thai people as surveys reveal that Thais have more confidence in the effectiveness of the U.S.-produced Pfizer vaccine than they do in the ones produced in Thailand. The French…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: Suspect ‘Sand’ surrenders to police

    Tangmo: Suspect ‘Sand’ surrenders to police

    Police have arrested a third suspect in the death of drowned TV actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong. On Sunday, Wisapat Manomaikrat, aka “Sand” — a transgender woman — surrendered to police in Nonthaburi, after they issued a warrant for her arrest. Sand was taken into the police superintendent’s office for questioning. She was accompanied by her lawyer and prepared a surety…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: 2nd autopsy report finds ’22 small wounds’ on legs

    Tangmo: 2nd autopsy report finds ’22 small wounds’ on legs

    Forensics experts have found “22 small wounds” on the legs of drowned Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, according to the report from a second autopsy, which was conduct several weeks ago at the request of her mother. However, pathologists did not find any face or head wounds, broken teeth or fractured bones, as was earlier reported by an emergency responder.…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: Mom requests to end senate probe, sack Dr. Pornthip

    Tangmo: Mom requests to end senate probe, sack Dr. Pornthip

    The mother of drowned actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong isn’t happy with the conduct of a senate committee’s probe into the police investigation of her daughter’s death. She’s also doesn’t seem too pleased with the preliminary results of the second autopsy. The mourning mum has asked the Senate committee on human rights, liberty and consumer protection to withdraw her earlier request…

  • 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…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: Fresh autopsy of Thai actress dispels suspicions (preliminary findings)

    Tangmo: Fresh autopsy of Thai actress dispels suspicions (preliminary findings)

    A second autopsy of the body of Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharavirapong was conducted Thursday afternoon by the Central Institute of Forensic Science at Thammasat University Hospital in Bangkok. The actress’ mother, Panida Sirayootyotin, requested the re-examination to confirm her daughter’s cause of death and to dispel any skepticism surrounding the high-profile investigation. READ: Tangmo: Panel to verify 2nd autopsy…

  • Thailand NewsTangmo: Panel to verify 2nd autopsy details, includes ‘punk rock auntie’ Pornthip

    Tangmo: Panel to verify 2nd autopsy details, includes ‘punk rock auntie’ Pornthip

    A panel of forensic experts is set to review the details of a second autopsy for the Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharavirapong. The panel, which includes “punk rock auntie” Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan, has been assembled by the Ministry of Justice for a fresh examination of Tanmo’s remains taking place to day, as the investigation into her death marks three weeks.…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: Police examine ‘fresh evidence’ — CCTV video of person on speedboat

    Tangmo: Police examine ‘fresh evidence’ — CCTV video of person on speedboat

    Police are examining “fresh evidence” from a CCTV camera that recorded footage of the speedboat TV actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong fell from before drowning in the Chao Phraya River last month. The video taken from a riverside building reportedly shows a person at the stern (rear) of the speedboat standing up and sitting down, as the boats moves along the…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Update | Thailand’s Northeast new floating solar farm

    Thailand News Update | Thailand’s Northeast new floating solar farm

    Health authorities have reported the discovery of a new mutation of the Omicron coronavirus variant. The discovery has been made in Hong Kong which has been going through a horrendous time with Covid 19, recording record injections and deaths and an over-whelming of the country’s health system. In fact Hong Kong has recorded the world’s highest Sars Covid-2 death rate.Now…

  • 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…

  • Thailand NewsTangmo: Watch her memorial services online (livestream link)

    Tangmo: Watch her memorial services online (livestream link)

    Three days of Christian memorial services for Thai actress Nida Patcharaveerapong aka “Tangmo” (แตงโม) are scheduled to take place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 11-13, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm each day, at Liberty Church Bangkok in Saphan Sung district, near Suvarnabhumi Airport east of Bangkok. The services are open to family, fans, the general public and the media. There…

  • Thailand NewsTangmo’s fans to rally “for justice” today in Bangkok

    Tangmo’s fans to rally “for justice” today in Bangkok

    A crowd of fans of Thai actress “Tangmo”, who died last month under suspicious circumstances, will rally today in front of Royal Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok. The rally will begin at 10am today (Saturday) at the police headquarters on Rama I Road. Tangmo’s fans claim the investigation into her death is not transparent. While a forensic doctor who examined…

  • Thailand NewsTangmo saga continues, as key witness questions autopsy report

    Tangmo saga continues, as key witness questions autopsy report

    As the family, friends and fans of Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong begin a three-day celebration of her life this evening, the conclusion of the police investigation into the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death will continue, as police await the results of further forensics examinations. Now a fresh autopsy is reportedly being conducted in response to new allegations and significant…

  • Thailand video newsPattaya night life Booming! The Real situation in Pattaya… | GMT

    Pattaya night life Booming! The Real situation in Pattaya… | GMT

    We went to take a look for ourselves what Pattaya night life was like and it was BOOMING! The Tourism Authority of Thailand is preparing a plan to relax travel rules in line with the timeline to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease on July 1. Thailand Pass applicants are being warned about numerous scam emails from accounts posing as the…

  • Thailand NewsTangmo memorial services: livestream link and QR codes

    Tangmo memorial services: livestream link and QR codes

    Three days of Christian memorial services for Thai actress Nida Patcharaveerapong aka “Tangmo” (แตงโม) are scheduled to take place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 11-13, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm each day, at Liberty Church Bangkok in Saphan Sung district, Bangkok. The services are open to family, fans, the general public and the media. The church building can accommodate 3,000…

  • Crime NewsTangmo witness Robert admits he ‘lurched’ boat forward, sending actress overboard

    Tangmo witness Robert admits he ‘lurched’ boat forward, sending actress overboard

    One of the five boat buddies — i.e. “witnesses” — of Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong has confessed to causing the vessel to “lurch,” tossing the celebrity actress overboard where she drowned in the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi on the night of February 24, the Bangkok Post reported police as saying Tuesday. Phaiboon “Robert” Trikanjananun, told investigators he had…

  • Crime NewsUPDATE: Tangmo’s memorial services; police to close case FRIDAY; netizens leak CCTV footage; witnesses lied…

    UPDATE: Tangmo’s memorial services; police to close case FRIDAY; netizens leak CCTV footage; witnesses lied…

    As the investigation into the death of Thai TV actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong enters its second week, here are the latest developments… • Three days of Christian memorial services for Tangmo (แตงโม) are scheduled to take place over the weekend on March 11-13, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm each day, at Liberty Church Bangkok in Saphan Sung district, Bangkok. Despite her…

  • Thailand NewsExcessive news consumption causes stress – Thailand’s Department of Mental Health

    Excessive news consumption causes stress – Thailand’s Department of Mental Health

    Don’t read too much news, at least that’s what Thailand’s Department of Mental Health is saying. The spokesperson told the media the department concerned with Thais that obsessively monitoring the news and social media updates to the point of stress, particularly while major events are occurring. The warning from the department comes at a time when the investigation into the…

  • Crime NewsNational police chief suspects Tangmo’s death was an accident

    National police chief suspects Tangmo’s death was an accident

    Thailand’s national police chief says the death of actress Tangmo seems to have been an accident. He says evidence shows the death of the celebrity in Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River appears to have been an accident. An autopsy report shows the actress died from drowning. Her body also had a large cut on her leg, possibly from the speedboat’s propellor.…