THE CENTRAL Investigation Bureau (CIB) police warned the public to beware of scammers duping them by using fake police emergency hotline 191 to call them and hit them with forged warrants in order to get a big payoff, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 25). The scammers make video calls on the fake 191 hotline
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Hindu temple opened on old mosque site, fulfilling Modi’s election promise
By Geeta Pandey and Yogita Limaye, BBC Ayodhya, Indi – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a grand temple to Hindu god Ram in the flashpoint city of Ayodhya. He said it heralded “a new era” for India – the temple replaces a 16th-Century mosque torn down by Hindu mobs in 1992, sparking riots
Read moreRevellers flock in thousands to concert at Khao Kho
KHAO KHO was bustling today (Jan. 20) as tens of thousands of people flocked in to attend Rock Mountain concert with resorts and hotels almost completely full amid an anticipated 75 million baht cash flow, Matichon newspaper said this evening. The concert, by Chang Music Connection at Jolly Land, led to long traffic jams
Read moreSocial media uproar over new Sanam Luang sign showing two foreign women
THAI NETIZENS blasted a new sign put up at Sanam Luang ground forbidding sunbathing in public areas as it shows a photo of two foreign women doing so with a crossed circle over it with this deemed to be inappropriate, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 19). The sign put up by Phra Nakhon
Read moreSnake causes chaos on Bangkok-Phuket flight
A VIDEO clip showing a snake slithering on an airplane flying from Bangkok to Phuket has gone viral with over a million views so far and questions being asked about how the critter got there in the first place, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 16). Chaos erupted on this flight on Saturday Jan. 13
Read moreThey’re not aliens. That’s the verdict from Peru officials who seized 2 doll-like figures
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Lima, Peru – Aliens they are not. That’s what forensic experts in Peru said on Friday (Jan. 12) about two doll-like figures and an alleged three-fingered hand that customs authorities in the South American country seized last year from a shipment heading to Mexico. The forensic experts with
Read moreYoung blind man gets help to go to Koh Larn
THAI netizens praised a Good Samaritan who took a young blind man on a trip to Koh Larn, off Pattaya, after he posted a message asking for help to go on a holiday there, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan 8). On Friday Jan. 5 Mr. Jukkapun Katudnon posted a message on a Facebook page
Read moreWoman rescued after falling down elevator shaft
A WOMAN who fell down an elevator shaft at a building in Soi Sukhumvit 66/1 yesterday (Jan. 4) was safely rescued by Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Jan. 5). A Facebook user had mentioned this accident in a post with accompanying photos. This foundation’s volunteers had rushed to the building with
Read moreMany dogs and cats ran away from home during New Year fireworks
WHILE New Year fireworks enthral revellers, it terrifies their pet dogs and cats at home with a large number having run away leading to some worried owners posting messages to help find them at Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WTF) webpage, Thai Rath newspaper said. It was revealed that one dog got so scared he died
Read more10,000 tourists enjoy Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan
AS MANY AS 10,000 mostly young foreign and Thai tourists packed Haad Rin beach on Koh Phangan island to enjoy the Full Moon Party that continued all night till dawn today (Dec. 28) in a lively atmosphere with DJs playing loud music amid energic vibes, Naewna newspaper said. Some revellers had painted their themselves
Read moreAlternate wetting and drying technique unveiled for Korat rice fields
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT plans to launch a pilot project on the alternate wetting and drying technique for rice fields in Nakhon Ratchasima to save the irrigated water, increase the yielding volume of the crop and reduce emissions of polluting gases. Deputy Irrigation Department director-general Wittaya Kaewmee confirmed that the water
Read morePark defends entrance fee for visiting ‘Wild Boars’ cave
AMID social media criticism of the entrance fee for visiting Tham Luang cave where the 12 “Wild Boars” youth football team and their coach were trapped for 17 days in 2018 park officials defended charging Thais 950 baht and foreigners 1,500 baht per visit as appropriate because this covers going through chambers two and
Read moreMore lifeguards at Patong beach as 4 a.m. night venue closing rolls on
WITH night venues at Phuket’s Patong beach zone now allowed to stay open till 4 a.m. provincial authorities have ordered lifeguards to closely watch Patong beach as they are afraid tourists might go swimming after they have shut, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 17). Phuket is among four provinces aside
Read moreBMA checks night venues on the first day of opening till 4 a.m.
BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched an inspection of night venues permitted to stay open till 4 a.m. from today (Dec. 15) onwards with 146 out of total 207 still operating in 33 of 50 metropolitan districts and Huay Kwang topping the list with the largest number, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Gen. Adis Ngamjitsuksri, adviser
Read moreAll entertainment venues allowed to stay open till dawn New Year’s Day
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL ENTERTAINMENT VENUES nationwide will be legally allowed to open from dusk on the New Year’s Eve until dawn of the New Year’s Day, confirmed the MInistry of Interior’s spokesperson Traisuli Traisaranakul today (Dec.11). All entertainment places in all the provinces throughout the country will be legally allowed to open
Read moreTHAI apologies after passenger was scalded during flight
THAI Airways International Plc (THAI) apologised after a passenger was scalded with hot coffee during a flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai causing severe burn and pain, Matichon newspaper said. The unidentified passenger was scalded when the hot cup of coffee slipped out of the hand of a flight attendant while handing it over
Read moreUnesco lists Songkarn as cultural heritage
UNESCO, the United Nations Agency for Education, Science, Culture, Communication, and Information, has officially recognised the Thai Songkran Festival as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The announcement was made during the 18th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Kasane, Botswana, NNT said this afternoon
Read moreOxford University Press has named ‘rizz’ as its word of the year
By AP and published by CNA London – Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce another person. It topped “Swiftie” (an enthusiastic fan of Taylor Swift), “situationship” (an informal romantic or
Read moreVictim warns public to beware of fake lottery tickets
GOING VIRAL on Thai social media is a warning by a woman to be careful when buying lottery tickets because she ended up with a fake one, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 3). In her post the victim said: “Warning to brothers, sisters, mothers and everyone who likes buying government lottery tickets.
Read moreLively digital Loy Krathong festival at Ong Ang canal
FOR THE first time ever a digital Loy Krathong event took place at Bangkok’s Ong Ang canal last night (Nov. 27) in an effort to preserve waterways and solve the problem of residual garbage and in doing so save our planet by reducing global warming, Thai Rath and TV Channel 7 said. Thai Rath
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