Udon Thani

  • Northern Thailand NewsHospital steps up security after gang fights
    ThaigerThursday, July 23, 2020
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    Hospital steps up security after gang fights

    Following incidents at 2 hospitals in greater Bangkok, in which 3 staff were injured, prompting a female doctor to resign, Udon Thani Hospital has set up a new security system to prevent damage from brawls between the northeastern province’s rival gangs. The hospital’s director says tight security is necessary, citing 4 patients recently brought in with severe injuries from a…

  • Northern Thailand NewsAir Asia announces 2 new cross-country domestic routes into Hua Hin
    ThaigerWednesday, July 15, 2020
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    Air Asia announces 2 new cross-country domestic routes into Hua Hin

    Two new air routes announced by local Thai AirAsia will be a boon to coastal town of Hua Hin… Chiang Mai – Hua Hin and Udon Thani – Hua Hin. The newly announced routes will allow getaways to the popular resort town on the new twice-weekly flights. The flights will be every Friday and Sunday. CEO of Thai AirAsia , Santisuk…

  • Crime NewsOver 1,400 arrested, fined for illegal motorbike races in Udon Thani
    ThaigerFriday, July 10, 2020
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    Over 1,400 arrested, fined for illegal motorbike races in Udon Thani

    In a move reminiscent of last week’s public shaming in Chon Buri, police in the northern province of Udon Thani have hired a local steamroller to destroy hundreds of illegally modified motorcycle mufflers. More than 1,400 alleged street racers were arrested and almost 370 motorcycles seized in a week long crackdown on illegal racing in the province. Udon Thani’s police…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThai woman doesn’t fall for romance scam
    Caitlin AshworthTuesday, June 9, 2020
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    Thai woman doesn’t fall for romance scam

    A man posing as a wealthy English pilot tried to flirt his way into getting 24,000 baht transferred into his account. Luckily the Thai woman he was trying to romance wasn’t buying it. Police say the “English pilot” is a common romance scam, stealing hearts and money from plenty of gullible Thai women. The romancer (aka. scammer) and the woman met…

  • Thailand NewsMother, daughter find a lost lottery ticket. It won the lottery!
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    Mother, daughter find a lost lottery ticket. It won the lottery!

    A mother and daughter in Thailand’s north eastern province of Udon Thani found a lottery ticket which proved to be worth 6 million baht. They decided to return it to its rightful owner, if they can be found. They found the ticket on the ground outside a convenience store and handed it over to the store manager in case the…

  • Northern Thailand NewsUdon Thani thief arrested after “invisibility spell” fails to work
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    Udon Thani thief arrested after “invisibility spell” fails to work

    Police in the northeastern province of Udon Thani yesterday arrested a thief claiming to have magical powers, after his “invisibility spell” failed to work. Thirty-two year old Anurak Promwang claims to have used the spell successfully many times in the past, and blames the removal of his trousers for his arrest. Security footage captured the thief in action, including the…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMan fakes his own kidnapping to get ransom money from parents
    Maya TaylorSaturday, September 7, 2019
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    Man fakes his own kidnapping to get ransom money from parents

    PHOTO: Sanook A 27 year old teacher has faked his own abduction in order to con his parents out of 40,000 baht in “ransom” money. The man, known only as “Anucha” called his parents to say he’d been abducted in Udon Thani, northeast Thailand. He claimed a group of men had kidnapped him, after he’d borrowed money from a loan…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThai man sets fire to his Mercedes Benz because Daddy won’t pay bar tab
    ThaigerMonday, August 5, 2019
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    Thai man sets fire to his Mercedes Benz because Daddy won’t pay bar tab

    PHOTOS: Thai Rath What do you do if you run up a 5,000 baht bar tab and Daddy won’t pick up the cost? Incinerate the Mercedes Benz that Daddy had gone guarantor. That’s precisely what Kittisak Kritklao, the son of a property developer in Udon Thani, did after running up a bill of 5,000 baht at the Tawan Daeng Pub. He told…

  • Northern Thailand NewsBurglar drowns Pomeranian puppy before stealing computer and cash
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    Burglar drowns Pomeranian puppy before stealing computer and cash

    A 21 year old Udon Thani tertiary student has returned from Songkran to find her Pomeranian puppy drowned in a water bin and her boyfriend’s laptop computer and cash stolen. Muang Udon Thani police were contacted lunchtime yesterday (Tuesday). The dog’s owner was Monthira Anthapanya who told police she had locked the four month old puppy in her rented room while she…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMotorbike driver dies after his head crushed in Udon Thani, truck driver flees
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    Motorbike driver dies after his head crushed in Udon Thani, truck driver flees

    A motorbike driver has died after his head was crushed by a truck and trailer yesterday. The trailer diver fled the scene in Udon Thani. The accident occurred in Kudjab Road in Mueang Udon Thani, North East of Thailand. Police and emergency responders arrived to find the body of Thai man, later identified as 39 years old Sutin Ngonchalee. Nearby…