Bangkok News Feed

Many northern Thai provinces affected by floods

PHRAE, Aug 22 – Thousands of local residents in Thailand's northern provinces have been affected, many displaced, by flooding due to incessant rains, while the

Airport Link begins commercial operation Monday

BANGKOK, Aug 22 -- After long delays in construction and several test runs, Suvarnabhumi airport's Airport Link begins commercial services Monday with special discount fares

Villager feared drowned in Lampang flash flood

LAMPANG, Aug 22 - One villager is missing and feared drowned while thousands of residents have been affected as flash floods have hit the northern

Villager feared drowned , thousands displaced, in Lampang flash flood

LAMPANG, Aug 22 - One villager is missing and feared drowned while thousands of residents have evacuated to higher ground as flash floods have hit

23 Indians and Pakistanis detained for illegal entry; facing deportation

BANGKOK, Aug 21 – Twenty-three Indian and Pakistani men were arrested in Bangkok and face deportation after police from Chokchai Station searched their unregistered homes

Health minister warns of dengue fever, influenza during rainy season

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Aug 21 -- The public should take precautions regarding mosquito-borne dengue fever and influenza during the ongoing rainy season in Thailand as people

Cambodia arrests 3 Thais at border on spy charge

SURIN, Aug 20 – Three Thai villagers in Thailand's northeastern border province of Surin were arrested by Cambodian authorities on charge of spying while they

1.5 million foreign workers in Thailand, mostly illegally

BANGKOK, Aug 18 - Almost 1.5 million foreign workers currently live in Thailand, most of whom are not legally registered with the authorities.

Remains of all five victims recovered at helicopter crash site

NAN, Aug 18 – Bodies of three senior officials of Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, plus those of their pilot and a mechanic killed in

Chopper wreckage found, three bodies recovered

NAN, Aug 18 -- The downed helicopter carrying Natural Resources and Environment Ministry permanent secretary and aides which crashed in bad weather in Thailand's

Thai police bust Taiwanese call centre banking scam

BANGKOK, Aug 17 - Thailand's Crime Suppression police on Tuesday arrested a gang of Taiwan nationals alleged for luring victims to transfer money from their

Iranian nabbed for smuggling 2kg of ‘ice’ at airport

BANGKOK, Aug 17 – An Iranian man was arrested on Tuesday at Suvarnabhumi Airport for smuggling crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as 'ice,' worth Bt8 million

African detained for smuggling 850-gramme cocaine

BANGKOK, Aug 16 - An African man was arrested for smuggling 850 grammes of cocaine worth over Bt3 million (US$90,000).

Rescuers search for 2 workers missing in Burapha University construction collapse

CHONBURI, Aug 16 - Rescue workers continue searching for two workers in the aftermath of the collapse of a building under construction at Burapha University

Driver of ‘Seh Daeng’ detained at army camp

BANGKOK, Aug 14 -- Thai police have detained the personal chauffeur of the late ‘Red Shirt’ military strategist Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol at an undisclosed army

People in Thailand's north, northeast warned of flash floods

BANGKOK, Aug 14 -- People living in low-lying areas in Thailand’s northern and northeastern regions are being warned of flash floods and water run-off from

Torrential rain, floods hit several parts of Thailand

BANGKOK, August 13 – Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall hit several parts of the country during the long holiday weekend as the meteorological department warns

Mass candle-lighting ceremony marks Queen Sirikit’s 78th birthday

BANGKOK, Aug 12 – Thais from all walks of life lit candles Thursday evening to celebrate her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s 78th birthday and to offer

Police arrest drug traffickers with 300,000 meth pills in Nakhon Ratchasima

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Aug 12 – Three suspected members of a drug syndicate in Thailand's southern border provinces were arrested with 300,000 speed pills, valued at

Three police officers seriously wounded in Narathiwat bombing

NARATHIWAT, Aug 12 – Three police officers were seriously injured in a bombing incidents early Thursday in the insurgency-plagued province of Narathiwat’s Rangae district.