VILLAGERS and monks in northern Phayao city district have unearthed over a thousand-year-old seven-tiered pagoda in rice fields expropriated for the construction of Den Chai-Chiang Rai-Chiang Khong double-track railway, Naewna newspaper said today (March 24). This ancient temple, located near Ban Chedi Ngam community where the construction team is building the railway line, has
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Hired queuers brawl over limited edition handbag
A FIGHT broke out among some queuers hired to book the purchase of a limited edition handbag outside a shopping mall in Nonthaburi late last night (March 21) with the brawlers disappearing when police showed up, Amarin TV said. The fight erupted at 11 p.m. last night and afterwards when a reporter from this
Read more35 tourists rescued after boat billows black smoke into the sky
A GROUP OF 35 Russian tourists were safely rescued from their double-decker boat sailing near Koh Sak island, close to Koh Larn off Pattaya, this morning (March 18) after the vessel started releasing billows of thick black smoke into the sky due to engine malfunction, Amarin TV said. At 10 a.m. the Marine Disaster
Read moreTourists flock to Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan
THIS MONTH’S Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan is taking place tonight (March 13-14, Moon rise 6.35 p.m.) and promises to be another memorable fun event with lots of tourists having headed there from Lomprayah High Speed Ferries Co., Ltd.’s pier at Koh Samui, Naewna newspaper said. Most of the tourists were young foreigners
Read morePhuket police chasing three foreigners in hit-and-run accident
PHUKET police are searching for three foreigners who hit a motorcycle driven by a Thai with a pickup truck and when questioned threatened the rider with a knife then drove off, Amarin TV said today (March 12). The accident occurred three days ago in front of Patong Hospital with Facebook user “Je Moi v+”
Read moreKoh Samui officials spent hours rescuing Polish woman who fell at waterfall
KOH SAMUI officials, policemen and navy sailors took five hours bringing a Polish woman tourist who slipped and fell at the top of a waterfall and broke her ankle down to safety yesterday (March 10), Naewna newspaper said today. The female tourist, Ms. Monika (surname withheld), 38, slipped and fell while walking along the top
Read moreAlcohol sale to be allowed at certain places on Buddhist holy days
THE government is moving to quickly amend the law and allow the sale of alcoholic beverages at certain places on the five key Buddhist holy days, Thai Rath newspaper said today (March 4). Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister of Digital Economy and Society Prasert Chantarawongthong, who is head of the National Alcoholic Beverage Policy Committee,
Read moreAnora was named best picture at the 2025 Oscars, which were handed out Sunday night.
By AP and published by Yahoo!News, CNN and ABC News Los Angeles – Adrien Brody took home his second leading man Oscar for “The Brutalist,” Mikey Madison took home the best actress statuette and “Anora” was crowned best picture on its way to five awards on Sunday (March 2). Aside from “Anora” being named
Read moreLove across the canal ends in tragedy
A WOMAN very much in love with her boyfriend decided to swim across the canal to meet him but got tired and tragically drowned, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 16). This morning police at Klong Dan station, Bang Bo district, Samut Prakan, were alerted of a woman’s body seen floating in Klong Dan canal,
Read moreMonk and layman die in fire at Thai temple in New York City
A THAI Buddhist monk and a layman died in a fire at Wat Usa Buddhayaram temple in New York City in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Feb. 12) (local time) with the blaze raging violently as it snowed in the bitter cold, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 14). Facebook user Mr. Thanat Inthisan who
Read moreRussian woman arrested for smoking in a popular Phuket shopping mall
PHUKET police arrested a Russian woman who sat smoking cigarettes and taking selfies in front of a beauty parlour within a popular shopping mall after a short video of her doing so turned into a hot topic online, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. “Hor Jang Phuket” webpage shared a 16-second video clip of
Read moreDrunk passenger in hot water after urinating at Phuket airport hallway
A HEAVILY drunk Saudi Arabian man who urinated at a Phuket airport hallway after an airline refused to let board the airplane for safety of other passengers was quickly charged but was too intoxicated to understand what was going on, Amarin TV said this evening (Jan. 31). The ruckus over the badly drunk Saudi
Read moreNew documentary called ‘The Stringer’ disputes who took AP’s ‘napalm girl’ photo in Vietnam
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Park City, Utah – After a half-century of public silence, a freelance photographer from Vietnam has asserted he took one of the most renowned and impactful photos of the 20th century — the image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in South Vietnam that has long
Read moreNetizens cheering for Thai movie’s Oscar success
NETIZENS are elated that a Thai movie, “How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies” (Thai title “Lan Ma”) has made history by becoming the first one from this country to have been shortlisted as one of the final 15 running for this year’s Best International Feature Film Oscar, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 22),
Read moreSocial media storm over couple quarreling in vehicle
AFTER a hair-raising video clip showing a woman opening the door of a moving pickup truck and trying to jump out went viral on social media police moved it to intercept the vehicle and it turned out it was a foreign husband and his Thai wife quarreling with the former not point a pistol
Read moreLovestruck man steals vehicle to win girl’s heart
A MAN who has been secretly in love with a high-school girl stole a government vehicle to show off to her in the hopes of winning her heart but police crushed his dreams, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Jan. 16). Pol. Lt. Chawakun Sittisak, deputy chief for investigation at Chumphon City police station, was
Read moreTemperature to drop further, 16°C lowest in Bangkok
THAILAND will remain cooler to cold and very cold in the upper North and Northeast over the next 24 hours (till 6 a.m. tomorrow) with a slight drop in temperature and strong winds in the upper south while the mercury will drop to minimum temperature 16-19 °C in Bangkok Metropolis. People in the northern
Read moreThaksin and Pita meet at wedding of two MPs
FORMER prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat met and shook hands at the wedding of two MPs last night (Jan. 10) with the groom being from Pheu Thai Party while the bride People’s Party during which Thaksin mentioned that different parties can work together, Amarin TV said. The wedding
Read moreHat Yai tops 5 Thai cities with terrible traffic congestion in 2024
By Naewna and Thai Newsroom Reporters TOMTOM (TOM2), the location technology specialist based in The Netherlands, released an annual report on global traffic trends and of five Thai cities ranked in The TomTom Traffic Index 2024 Hat Yai is highest up on the list and while Bangkok placed fourth it is the second most
Read morePets start enjoying train rides on Red Line route
THAILAND’S first pet friendly train project kicked off today (Jan. 4) with owners of dogs and cats allowed to bring them along on the Red Line route but only on weekends, TV Channel 7 said. This project has been launched by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) in collaboration with National Institute of Development
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