A NIGERIAN man and a Thai woman were arrested while sending a parcel holding a spindle photo frame to Australia within which was hidden 490 grammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) yesterday (August 13), Siam Rath newspaper said today. The Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) arrested the two suspects, Ms. Marisa Noipitak and Mr. Obimma
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In hard times, queen of the fruits turns into mangosteen jam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANGOSTEEN JAM IS BEING industriously manufactured in an eastern district of Chanthaburi albeit not in high demand. The more the queen of the fruits is processed, the less it is thrown away as a rotten, unsold farm produce, simple as that. Farmer Boonsong Srisantanakit has recruited relatives and neighbours in Khao
Read moreSongkhla police hunt for Covid escapee
POLICE in southern Songkhla province are busy chasing a Covid-infected young man who escaped from a field hospital with the help of a friend and is still at large, Sanook.com said this afternoon (August 14). The 24-year-old youth was being treated for this infection at the provincial field hospital which is located within the compound
Read moreDaily Covid count edges down amid move to ease Phuket Sandbox rule
THAILAND’S daily Covid tally declined slightly to 22,086 today (August 14) from 23,418 yesterday but fatalities increased to 217 from 184, Sanook.com said. In announcing the today’s Covid totals the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) also revealed that the Tourism Authority of Thailand is moving to ask for relaxation of a key Phuket Sandbox
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