A HONG KONG murder suspect wanted under an Interpol Red Notice and hid in Thailand for over three decades has now been arrested in Bangkok and will be deported, Naewna newspaper said last night (Feb. 4). Immigration police arrested Mr. Mui, 62, for the offence of being a “foreign national residing in Thailand without
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Trump says he has asked Xi to release Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Dec. 15) he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the Hong Kong media mogul’s conviction. “I feel so badly. I spoke to President Xi about it, and I asked to
Read moreFour dead after fire engulfs residential high-rise buildings in Hong Kong
Hong Kong – At least four people have died and others remain trapped after a massive fire engulfed multiple high-rise towers of a residential complex in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on Wednesday (Nov. 26), the government and Fire Services Department said. Firefighters continued to battle the blaze as dusk fell, with thick
Read moreSuper Typhoon Ragasa dissipates, won’t enter Thailand
By Thai Newsroom and Reuters – published by Yahoo!News AFTER Super Typhoon Ragasa,, which is the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year, weakened into a depression upon making a landfall in Vietnam it is no longer heading for Thailand due to a cold air mass from China covering the country. In
Read moreHong Kong prepares for ‘serious threat’ from Super Typhoon Ragasa
By AFP – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom Hong Kong – Hong Kong rushed to prepare for the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa today (Sep. 23), with officials warning of a “serious threat” comparable to some of the most destructive storms in the city’s recent history. Ragasa was generating winds with maximum sustained
Read moreSuper Typhoon Ragasa to unleash torrential rain in Thailand
By AFP – published by CNA and Amarin TV AS Super Typhoon Ragasa approached the Philippines and Taiwan today (Sep. 21) the Thai Meteorological Department warned that the monsoon hanging over Thailand will intensify when it reaches South China Sea. However it is expected to weaken after making a landfall in northern Vietnam on
Read moreTyphoon Wipha batters Hong Kong, makes landfall in China
By Agencies and published by CNA and Thai Newsroom Beijing – Hong Kong was battered by strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday (July 20) as Typhoon Wipha skirted along China’s southern coast, with fallen trees and collapsed scaffolding spotted across the city. Wipha was located around 140km to Hong Kong’s southwest as of
Read moreUS lawmakers warn Hong Kong becoming financial crime hub
By AFP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – US lawmakers have urged the government to rethink banking ties with Hong Kong, citing its “increasing role” in money laundering, sanctions evasions and reported funneling of banned technology to Russia. The bipartisan US Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party called on Monday (Nov. 25) on
Read moreSuper Typhoon Yagi slams southern China, shutting schools and cancelling flights
By Reuters – published by Yahoo!News and Thai Newsroom Hong Kong – Powerful gales and heavy rain from Super Typhoon Yagi drenched southern China today (Sep. 6), with schools shut for a second day and flights cancelled as one of the strongest storms to hit Asia this year headed for landfall along Hainan’s tropical
Read moreTravellers warned to beware of Tropical Storm Maliksi
WEATHERMEN warned travellers to beware of Tropical Storm Maliksi which at 4 p.m. Thai time today (May 31) was centred around 120 kilometres from Yangjiang City in China’s Guangdong province. In its latest announcement, the Thai Meteorological Department said this tropical storm, which intensified from a depression in the upper South China Sea, has
Read moreThai woman found stabbed to death in London flat 12 hours after friends raised alarm
By Dan Woodland, Daily Mail Online THE MANHUNT for the Marble Arch murderer today (Apr. 110 took a new turn after police named and released the first picture of the dual Hong Kong-Thai woman who was found stabbed to death inside her £4 million property. Police today named the victim of the horrific stabbing
Read moreTropical Storm Koinu to hit Thailand during Oct. 9-11
THE CEO of a public-listed engineering company issued a warning that a tropical depression hanging over the Pacific has turned into Tropical Storm Koinu and as it moves westwards will hit Thailand during Oct. 9-11, Matichon newspaper said. Mr. Chawalit Chandrarat, CEO of Team Consulting Engineering and Management Plc, or Team Group, said Koinu
Read moreSuper Typhoon Saola hurtles towards southern China, Hong Kong
By AFP and published by CNA Hong Kong – China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday (Aug. 31) as Super Typhoon Saola drew closer to Hong Kong and the mainland’s southern coast, with several cities delaying the start of the school year as a precaution. Saola’s wind speeds topped 200 kmh by 6
Read moreSchools and stock market closed as Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Talim
By AP – published by Yahoo!News and Thai Newsroom Hong Kong – Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday (July 17) as Typhoon Talim swept south of the city. As the financial hub braced for rainy and windy weather, more than 100 people sought refuge at temporary shelters. Some
Read moreBike taxi rider threatens foreign tourists in Pattaya
AN ELDERLY motorcycle taxi rider chased two Hong Kong tourists with a fruit knife in Pattaya after a dispute broke out over the fare of a kilometre-long ride, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 14). Mr. Worapon Naroj, 70, who is usually based in front of a condominium near Central Festival Pattaya shopping
Read more93 kg heroin, over 160 kg Ice seized, some heading for Australia
A JOINT Thai-Australian action led to the seizure of 29.6 kg of heroin hidden in plastic or resin sheets just about to be shipped to Australia with further investigation leading to more drugs being seized in Thailand taking the total to 93 kg heroin and 161.2 kg crystal methamphetamine (Ice), Naewna newspaper said this
Read moreParcels of Ice mixed with ground coffee heading for Australia seized
TWO parcels of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) mixed with ground coffee heading for Australia and another suspicious parcel going to Japan were seized from a freight forwarder’s office in Bueng Kum district of Bangkok with investigation now being expanded, Sanook.com said today (Mar. 4). In a raid mounted by Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) together
Read moreThaksin in HK to monitor Pheu Thai campaign In Chiang Mai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived in Hong Kong today (Feb.25) with intent to monitor an ongoing electoral campaign in northern Thailand where his daughter Paetongtarn is wooing popular support, a partisan source said. The Pheu Thai electoral campaign is being held over the weekend in Chiang
Read moreIndia makes negative Covid test mandatory for travellers from 5 countries
By Reuters and published by CNA New Delhi – India will make a negative Covid-19 test mandatory for flyers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from Jan. 1, the Health Minister said today (Dec. 29). Travellers from these countries and territories would have to upload their test reports on an India
Read more3 Thais found infected with new Covid strain XBB in Hong Kong
HONG KONG has found 29 people from overseas infected with the new Covid variant XBB and while the majority came from Singapore, three are from Thailand, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 13). Dr. Anan Jongkaewwattana, director of the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology’s Veterinary Health Innovation and Management Research Group, said
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