TOURIST Police arrested a Russian man for operating a motorcycle rental business on Koh Phangan with his customers mainly being Israeli women, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 25). Acting on a tipoff a team of Tourist Police together with local and Immigration officers tracked down and apprehended Mr. Timofei Kariagin, 30, in an alley
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Drunk Russian man jumps to his death from villa roof
A RUSSIAN man who was drunk climbed up the roof of a villa in Phuket and jumped to his death this afternoon (July 19) after assaulting his friends who had tried to stop him, Amarin TV said this evening. At 3.52 p.m. Pol. SLt. Kriangkrai Daokrajai, deputy chief for investigation at Chalong police station,
Read moreRussian motorcyclist badly hurt in crash with sedan
A RUSSIAN man riding a motorcycle very fast down Pattaya Sai 3 road before dawn today (March 26) slammed into a sedan and got seriously injured, TV Channel 7 said. At 5.19 a.m. Pol. Lt. Phupha Hongyakul, deputy chief for investigation at Pattaya City police station, was informed of this accident in front of
Read moreMyanmar to send workers to Russian construction sites
By Yu Phyu Ha, The Irrawaddy MYANMAR will start sending workers to Russia in April, according to overseas employment agencies, The Irrawaddy news website said yesterday (March 3). The two regimes have been working on a memorandum of understanding to employ Myanmar workers in Russia’s manufacturing, construction, and agriculture and livestock sectors. The first
Read moreFamily problems led to Russian dad throwing son overboard to his death
ORDERED detained by Takua Pa provincial court today (Jan. 24) is a Russian man who threw his son into the sea from a speedboat returning from Surin islands in Phang Nga province with family problems suspected to have led to this tragic death as he was divorced from his Thai wife, Amarin TV said.
Read moreNavy rescues 6 foreign kayakers off Koh Chang
THE THAI navy’s Marine Safety Centre at Koh Chang rescued six tourists after one kayak capsized and another almost followed suit today (Jan. 5) with all of them safe and only one suffering a minor injury, Naewna newspaper said. At around 12.30 p.m. a kayak four Czech tourists were paddling in the area between
Read moreMany tourists hurt as bus slams into SUV at toll booth near Pattaya
A BUS carrying 37 Russian tourists to Pattaya lost control and rear-ended a sport utility vehicle at Pong toll booth this evening (Jan. 2) leading to 27 of the holidaymakers being injured, Amarin TV said. The bus suddenly changed lanes and crashed into a Toyota Fortuner SUV causing severe damage to both vehicles. Local
Read moreAzerbaijan Airlines flight was downed by Russian air defence system: Sources
By Reuters and published by CNA Baku – Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Thursday (Dec. 26). Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 came down on Wednesday near the city
Read moreRussian dad kisses drowned daughter’s photo for the last time
THE father of a Russian woman who was swept into the sea by huge waves and drowned from a viewpoint at Koh Samui last week performed funeral rites for his daughter yesterday (Dec. 4) kissing her coffin and photo for the last time, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Evgenii Beliatsrii, the
Read moreRussian woman falls to her death at downtown condo
A RUSSIAN woman plunged to her death from the 37th floor condominium unit she shared with her boyfriend located in Bangkok’s Rachathewi district this afternoon (Dec. 2), Amarin TV said.. Rescue workers quickly rushed to the scene upon being alerted of the death of the as yet unidentified Russian woman. Pol. Col. Watcharawi Thammasema,
Read moreRussian woman swept into the sea from Koh Samui
A RUSSIAN couple who ignored warnings to not go down from a viewpoint at Koh Samui were swept into the sea by three- to four-metre high waves this afternoon (Nov. 29) with the woman having drowned while the man is missing, MNG Online and TV Channel 7 said. The Russian woman, later identified Ms.
Read moreActress’s brother not settling with foreigner who bashed him up
POPULAR Thai actress Ms. Chalida Vijitvongthong’s younger brother refused to negotiate with a Russian man who had assaulted him after he stepped in to help a restaurant employee he was bashing up, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (Sept. 30). Mr. Rachai Vijitvongthong, 29, was kicked and punched by the unidentified deaf Russian man
Read moreSwimmer lost for seven hours rescued off Bang Saray beach
A RUSSIAN woman who got lost after going for a swim from Na Jomtien beach yesterday morning (Sep. 25) was rescued by a fisherman seven hours later, Thai Rath newspaper said last evening. At 4.30 p.m. the owner of a squid fishing boat, Tai Jum, contacted Mr. Suphot Chomdokmai, 40, to come in his
Read moreRussian man nabbed with fake euros in Chonburi
A RUSSIAN man overstaying in Thailand was arrested today (Aug. 27) after police found some fake euro notes in his possession at a hotel in Chonburi, Naewna newspaper said. Police tracked down the Russian man, Mr. A (pseudonym), 29, after a Thai man went to a currency exchange booth and tried to exchange 500
Read moreRussian woman held for using fake US dollar bills in Phuket
A RUSSIAN woman was arrested in Phuket last evening (July 27) after a currency exchange booth employee filed a complaint that he had received three counterfeit US$50 banknotes from her, Amarin TV said. Kamala subdistrict police arrested Ms. Evgenia (surname withheld), 22, at a pool villa with 32 more fake US$50 bills found among
Read morePopular Russian DJ arrested on Koh Phangan for injuring motorcyclist in traffic accident
A WELL-KNOWN Russian DJ was arrested on Koh Phangan yesterday (July 5) on charges of seriously injuring a motorcyclist in a traffic accident on Koh Samui last year, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Pol. Gen. Saksira Phuek-am, chief of Tourist Police Bureau, ordered his team on Koh Phangan to arrested Mr. Vigen Atoyan, 36,
Read moreAmerican, Russian men die in fall from Pattaya hotel, condo
AN AMERICAN man fell to his death from the seventh floor of a hotel in Pattaya early this morning (June 4) while a Russian man plunged to his death from the 29th floor of a 35-storey condo at noon yesterday, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. At 6 a.m. Pol. Maj. Wutinan Kongdee,
Read moreForeign woman blasted on Thai social media for allegedly kicking a pregnant woman
TWO THAI social media users alleged that a Russian woman kicked a heavily pregnant Thai woman upon being asked to take off her shoes at the latter’s coffee shop on Koh Phangan, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 19). An X user, Red Skull, circulated photos taken by Facebook user, Satika Oz, allegedly showing the
Read moreRussian man wanted on drug charge nabbed after hiding in Thailand for 10 years
IMMIGRATION Bureau police today (Feb. 9) arrested a Russian man wanted in his home country on a drug charge after hiding in Thailand by overstaying his visa for more than 10 years, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nuchanart, deputy chief of the Immigration Bureau, said the Chonburi office team was tipped
Read moreRussian anti-war rockers in Israel after deportation from Thailand under likely Kremlin pressure
By AP and published by ABC News Tel Aviv, Israel – A dissident Russian rock band angered by Moscow’s war in Ukraine has arrived in Israel after being deported from Thailand under suspected pressure from the Kremlin, the performers said today (Feb. 1). The seven members of the band Bi-2 were arrested last week
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