Artikel erschien August 2017

  • The newest energy drink? ‘Kratom’

    The newest energy drink? ‘Kratom’

    Story by The Nation Dr Supaporn Pitiporn, head of the herb product development project at Chaopraya Abhaiphubejhr Hospital, said the benefits of kratom outweigh its drawbacks. Supaporn made the recommendation in an article she wrote that was posted online on Tuesday. Last week, Narcotics Control Board secretary general Sirinya Sittichai said the Narcotic Crops Survey and Monitoring Institute is studying how many kratom tree families should be allowed to grow

  • Heir today, gone tomorrow. Tracking down Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.

    Heir today, gone tomorrow. Tracking down Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.

    The disappearance of difficult-to-find Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya is not a simple police conspiracy to ‘protect’ the hi-so heir to the Red Bull fortune. There is a complex web of strategies by the Yoovidhya family to make sure he is difficult to track down – not just Boss but the whole family, and their money

  • Final appeal for Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun over Koh Tao murders

    Final appeal for Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun over Koh Tao murders

    Two Myanmar nationals convicted of killing two British tourists in Koh Tao in 2014 have submitted their final appeal to the Supreme Court asking for a review of the judicial process and the evidence against them, according to their lawyers. The two men, Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, are seeking to overturn death sentences handed down to them by the lower court in December 2015 for the murder of British tourists Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, in Surat Thani’s Koh Tao

  • New traffic tickets, now in both Thai and English

    New traffic tickets, now in both Thai and English

    New Gen traffic tickets are going to be printed in both Thai and English.

  • Mother alleges her 21 year old son was beaten to death at military camp

    Mother alleges her 21 year old son was beaten to death at military camp

    A complaint has been lodged with Surat Thani police by the mother of a conscript who suspects her son was a victim of a beating at the 45th Military Circle based in Vibhavadi Rangsit Military Camp. The mother of 21 year old Private Noppadol, Mrs Malaiporn Worakitpan has told police that her son was brought home by two conscripts on Saturday. He said he was feeling ‘very exhausted’, went to his bedroom but was later found lying unconscious with blood leaking out of his nose and mouth

  • 14 injured in van and pick-up crash in Chiang Mai

    14 injured in van and pick-up crash in Chiang Mai

    Eleven Chinese tourists and three locals have been injured after a pick-up truck crashed into a van yesterday afternoon in Chiang Mai. Among the 11 Chinese tourists, five were severely injured and remain in a local hospital. The Chinese consulate general based in Chiang Mai says that the five severely injured tourists are still being treated at the hospital but in “stable conditions” and some slightly injured tourists have already been discharged

  • 240,000 methamphetamine pills seized after northern car chase

    240,000 methamphetamine pills seized after northern car chase

    Police have seized a huge haul of 240,000 methamphetamine pills after a hot pursuit of drug smugglers near Chiang Rai yesterday morning.

  • NIDA poll shows 81 percent of Thais admire Prayut

    NIDA poll shows 81 percent of Thais admire Prayut

    The majority of respondents in a NIDA poll are giving PM Prayut Chan-o-cha good poll numbers for his administration’s performance over the past three years following the 2014 coup. Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan was also named the most impressive Cabinet member in the same survey. The poll by the National Institute of Development Administration says that 49 per cent of the 1,250 people surveyed approved of the Prayut government’s performance

  • “Hello Alexa, read me the latest technology news.”

    “Hello Alexa, read me the latest technology news.”

    by Ben Hobbs, H3 Digital, Cherngtalay Starting with Apple’s Siri, released back in 2011, and followed by Google Now in 2013 on Android, smart phone users became accustomed to talking to smart devices with their voice. Sure, it feels a bit strange at first but once you got over the psychological hurdle of talking to your phone, instead of into it, we took it as granted as one more weapon in the smart phones arsenal

  • Southern violence moving further north. Former Minister recommends martial law in Songkhla.

    Southern violence moving further north. Former Minister recommends martial law in Songkhla.

    In the aftermath of a truck robbery in which one hostage and one suspect were killed, officials are now floating the idea of reintroducing martial law in the southern provinces – specifically districts in Songkhla. Thavorn Senniam, former deputy interior minister and former member of Songkhla’s House of Representatives, says that the government should consider declaring martial law in some of Songkhla’s districts