Archive For 30th November 2017

A jealous Thai man who claimed his wife was having an affair shot her seven times in front of the couple’s children in Ratchaburi. According to terrified neighbours he then fled on a motorcycle. The incident happened late Tuesday night at a house in Lum Din sub-district of Muang district. Police at the scene found…

Thai media is increasingly asking the question: “When is the violence perpetrated against children in Thai schools going to stop?” Media comment on a latest CCTV video said that the violence is a “common occurrence” in Thai schools. The headline said: Here we go again. Netizens are again quoted as being outraged by the violence….

Buriram Times Group Expand Their Coverage The Buriram Times are pleased to announce that they are expanding their coverage of local and national news throughout the North East of Thailand. The new company, ‘Times Group Thailand’, has acquired Khon Kaen Times which is already established and in the New Year will launch the Udon Thani…

The matchplay final took place at Singha Park Golf Club on the 30th of August and it featured an 18 hole battle between two of the competition favourites. 2016 winner Dave Gourno took a two hole lead on the front nine but Doctor Ken came roaring back on the back nine, shooting 38 gross. This…

The two gay US men who posted pictures of their bare backsides at Wat Arun have been arrested at the airport. The pair – named only as Joseph and Travis aged about 38 – were caught apparently trying to flee Thailand at Don Meuang airport. They were taken to Bangkok Yai police station. Cops there…

A large python taken from the forest just days ago killed his captor in Sukhothai on Tuesday morning. The 3.3-metre-long snake, kept in an earthen water jar, is believed to have first bitten Sawan Tabklai, 55, on the hand before coiling around him and crushing him to death. Pol Lt Col Surapong Selarit, deputy commander…

A lawyer representing a doctor at a Nakhon Ratchasima private hospital who has been accused of sexually assaulting 11 factory workers during routine check-ups said on Tuesday that the allegedly damaged persons had asked for Bt550,000 in total compensation. Lawyer Thanadech Srilamul said the case involved a criminal offence that could be settled and…

The Buriram Marathon was created by Mr.Newin Chidchob, the President of Buriram United and the Executive of Chang International Circuit, aiming to promote Buriram as “Thailand’s Sports City Centre” The purposes of the Buriram Marathon are to make Buriram one of the best marathon stadiums in the world and to be a destination that the…

An executive of a Pattani school has apologised over a recent incident in which more than one school graduate reportedly wrote on ancient stones at a World Heritage Site in Jordan. Executive Abdulloh Yeeloh from Salihiyah School in Khok Pho district, who is currently visiting Jordan, was asked about the incident on Thursday during a…

The police force will transfer many of its current key missions to other agencies if the reform plan approved by the National Reform Committee on Judicial Affairs goes ahead. The regulation of traffic flow and enforcement of traffic laws, for example, will be handed over to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the Pattaya City Administration…