A DECOMPOSED body of a woman has been found at a garbage dump in Chachoengsao province with police checking whether this is a missing Chinese student who was earlier kidnapped for ransom in Bang Rak area of Bangkok,TV Channel 7 and Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (July 13). The missing Chinese woman was
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Suthin cannot confirm if Chinese submarine deal will get cabinet green light soon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEFENCE MINISTER SUTHIN Khlangsang said today (July 8) he was uncertain whether the navy’s Chinese-built submarine purchase plan will pass final approval of the cabinet of ministers as soon as some time this month. According to the Pheu Thai-attached defence minister, whether the navy’s plan to purchase the Yuan-class S26T
Read moreAerothai increasing capacity to receive 2 million fights a year by 2038
IN KEEPING with the goal of turning Thailand into an aviation hub and handle increased number of Chinese tourists Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd (Aerothai) is moving to double handling capacity as it is expected that there will be a huge jump to 2 million fights a year landing here by 2038, Thai Rath
Read moreHearsay of Chinese submarine being sold to Indonesia not Thailand refuted
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI NAVY has categorically dismissed hearsay that China has finally planned to build and sell a troublesome submarine to Indonesia in lieu of Thailand. Assistant navy chief Adm Chonlathit Navanukroh confirmed over the weekend the Yuan-class S26T submarine currently manufactured by China’s Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co will undoubtedly
Read morePM shrugs off Navy Chief’s concern over delayed Chinese submarine purchase
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (July 3) shrugged off Navy Chief Adm Adung Pan-iam’s expressed concern over a sustained delay in the navy’s Chinese-built submarine purchase plan, pending a final cabinet approval. In the presence of reporters, Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang verbally confirmed to the prime minister that he has
Read moreSri Lanka embassy asks for help in freeing over 40 scam centre victims
SRI LANKA embassy asked the Thai Foreign Ministry to help free 43 of their citizens who were tricked into working at Chinese grey capitalists’ scam centres in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, across Moei river from Thai border town Mae Sot, where victims from 20 other countries are similarly entrapped, Naewna newspaper said today (June 24).
Read moreIndustry body calls for urgent help as hundreds of factories shut down
THE Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) urged the government to urgently implement both short- and long-term measures to help manufacturers after 567 factories were shut down in the first five months of this year, Thai Rath newspaper said today (June 21). Mr. Kriengkrai Thiennukul, FTI’s chairman, said short-term action include reducing the impact of
Read moreIllegally felled logs for delivery to Chinese capitalists seized
FORESTRY officials were joined by police and rangers in raiding a house in the middle of a forest in northern Mae Hong Son province where they seized a large number of logs and processed timber that were to be sent to Chinese capitalists, Naewna newspaper said today (June 3). Mr. Kasem Khamma, head of
Read moreIt’s final: Chinese engine to be installed aboard Chinese submarine for Thai navy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND TODAY (May 16) finally agreed to have a Chinese engine, and not a German engine, installed aboard a Chinese-built submarine purchased by the Thai navy, a navy source said. The Thai navy has agreed to procure the Yuan-class S26T submarine with the Chinese-made CHD620 engine in lieu of the
Read moreFormer call centre worker held for helping romance scammer
CYBER CRIME police arrested a young Thai man for opening an online account for a romance scammer to receive money from his victim while forced to work for a call centre gang in Cambodia, TV Channel 7 said today (May 15). The swindle started in September 2022 when the scammer created a fake Instagram
Read more2 more held in extorting cash from Chinese visitors
POLICE have arrested two more suspects on charges of extorting US$65,000, or approximately 2.5 million baht, from five Chinese nationals who were rounded up from their hotel rooms in Din Daeng district with the help of two corrupt policemen and so far seven out of 10 gang members have been apprehended, Thai Rath and
Read moreThai, Chinese gangs in scary road chase
TWO GANGS, one Thai and the other Chinese, tried to smash each other’s vehicles on Chonburi roads last night (Mar. 26) after a big row broke out over a Thai woman, Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. Eyewitnesses at the scene said the road rage chase stemmed from jealousy over a
Read moreUS Coast Guard boards Chinese fishing boats near Kiribati, official says
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Sydney – The US Coast Guard and Kiribati police boarded two Chinese fishing boats during a patrol against illegal fishing in the Pacific Islands nation’s vast exclusive economic zone this month but found no issues aboard, a coast guard official said. The United States is seeking a bigger
Read moreBoat carrying Chinese tourists capsizes, all safely rescued
A LONG-TAIL boat carrying seven Chinese tourists plus the vessel’s crew members capsized off Krabi today (Feb. 11) but fortunately all were safely rescued by a passing boat, Amarin TV said. The accident occurred near Koh Lao Lading island, around 300 metres from Koh Hong with the two islands being part of Krabi’s Than
Read moreChinese corvettes depart Cambodia’s Ream naval base
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF CHINESE CORVETTES have recently departed Ream naval base in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, a navy source said today (Jan.17). After a month-long docking at Ream naval base on an eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, the Chinese navy vessels have left for an undisclosed destination, either
Read moreGovt urged to cancel Chinese submarine deal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED GOVERNMENT was today (Jan.4) encouraged to cancel the navy’s Chinese submarine purchase deal since the Chinese shipbuilder has already failed to deliver it. During a second day of floor debate on the 2024 budget bill, Move Forward MP Chayapon Sathorndee suggested Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang to entirely
Read moreOne tourist drowns in stormy seas another falls off a cliff
A CHINESE tourist drowned while swimming in the choppy seas off Koh Samet, Rayong, this afternoon (Dec. 31) while another holidaymaker also died after falling off a cliff at Pam Bok waterfall in Mae Hong Son’s Pai district, Amarin TV and Matichon newspaper said this evening. The Chinese tourist who drowned, Mr. Lee Yuefeng,
Read morePoliceman in hot water for letting Chinese tourist wear uniform
SWIFT action was taken after photos of a Chinese tourist wearing Thai police uniform circulated online with investigation revealing that a policeman had lent his uniform shirt to him to wear and take these pictures, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Dec. 5). Pol. Maj. Gen. Somporn Sajpot, deputy chief of Police Education Bureau and
Read moreNavy Chief prefer already-ordered submarine rather than frigate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NAVY CHIEF ADM ADUNG Pan-iam today (Nov.20) expressed his preference for a Chinese-built submarine for which a purchase order has been earlier placed rather than a frigate as a probable option from another Chinese shipbuilder. The navy chief confirmed the Yuan-class S26T submarine could be eventually procured, albeit with a
Read morePolice Chief against deploying Chinese police in Thailand
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol.Gen. Torsak Sukwimon this afternoon (Nov. 13) said he does not agree with bringing Chinese police to patrol Thailand and ensure safety of Chinese tourists because this would be a violation of Thailand’s sovereignty, Thai News Agency and MNG Online said. The police chief stated his viewpoint on this issue after
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