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  • Bangkok woman arrested over credit-card scam

    Bangkok woman arrested over credit-card scam

    A Bangkok woman has been arrested for allegedly impersonating a bank officer to steal credit card information for online shopping. Police from the Economic Crime Suppression Division arrested 24 year old Manaswi Chanruang at her house on Sukhapibal Road 5 in Bangkok’s Sai Mai district this morning.

  • Future Forward’s 80 new parliamentary faces

    Future Forward’s 80 new parliamentary faces

    The Future Forward Party, making an impressive debut in last Sunday’s election – finishing as the third-most popular choice with more than 6.2 million votes and more than 80 Lower House seats – is composed entirely of completely new faces. These fresh new political voices, partly fueled by the seven million new, young, eligible voters in this year’s poll, provides a catalyst for change in the political divide that has torn Thailand into two polarised camps for nearly two decades. But, according to the latest figures from the Election Commission, no party won has a landslide victory or achieved a parliamentary majority in its own right.

  • Wife of ‘lovely motorcycle taxi driver’ has her say

    Wife of ‘lovely motorcycle taxi driver’ has her say

    There’s always two sides of a story. This time the wife of the ‘lovely’ motorcycle taxi driver who had his ‘heart-breaking’ story posted all over social media on Tuesday, is having her say. The man, at the time, claimed that he had paid the mortgage for eight years but the house was in her name and she now had another man. So he left with his eight year old daughter, who he loves dearly.

  • Three Samut Prakan residents arrested with 868 kilograms of marijuana

    Three Samut Prakan residents arrested with 868 kilograms of marijuana

    Three men have been arrested with a whopping 868 kilograms of marijuana hidden in two houses in Samut Prakan, south-east of Bangkok. Police held a media conference to announce the arrest of two 33 year olds, Somporn Kimya and Supachai Neesungnone along with an 18 year old Thawatchai (surname withheld). Metropolitan Police Lt Gen Sutthipong Wongpin says police seized the drugs, three cars and five motorcycles from the suspects

  • Police hunting for murder killed and buried man in cement in Bangkok

    Police hunting for murder killed and buried man in cement in Bangkok

    PHOTOS: Siam Ruamjai Pu-in Foundation Police are hunting for a suspect who killed a man and buried him in cement in a drum in Bangkok. They say they’re seeking a 47 year old caretaker of a construction business in Bangkok’s Bang Khen district following the Tuesday night discovery of the body of his 38 year old distant relative and colleague in an oil drum filled with mortar

  • Bangkok Motor Show opens as Thai car sales move online

    Bangkok Motor Show opens as Thai car sales move online

    PHOTO: New Nissan all-electric LEAF, on display at the Bangkok Motor Show by Kingsley Wijayasinha “Despite the increase in sales online, including new automobiles, we’re not worried that fewer people will show up at the event to purchase vehicles.” More than 1.6 million visitors are expected at this year’s Bangkok International Motor Show, which kicks off today at IMPACT Muangthong Thani. The 12 day event marks the start of this year’s auto-buying season. Last year more than 36,000 orders were placed for new vehicles at the show. This year marks the 40th anniversary of BIMS, which was first held at Lumpini Park in 1979.

  • EC urged to clear public doubt, announce results immediately

    EC urged to clear public doubt, announce results immediately

    by Pratch Rujivanarom Facing a major public outcry over suspicious election processes and problematic vote counting, the Election Commission has been warned by both international and local election observers to promptly resolve all public doubts and prevent the escalation of political problems and conflicts.

  • Motorcycle taxi driver takes daughter along for the ride after wife kicked them out

    Motorcycle taxi driver takes daughter along for the ride after wife kicked them out

    PHOTO: Daily News The story of a motorcycle taxi driver who says his wife kicked him and their daughter out of the house has gone viral in local social media. He says he had paid the mortgage for eight years but the house was in her name and she now had another man. So he left with his eight year old daughter who he loves dearly to start a new life.

  • UN election monitors spread across Bangkok and beyond

    UN election monitors spread across Bangkok and beyond

    PHOTOS: The Nation Foreign observers representing the United Nations have fanned out across the capital and its outskirts today to monitor the long-delayed election.

  • Earth Hour next week, everyone invited to join Bangkok by switching off lights

    Earth Hour next week, everyone invited to join Bangkok by switching off lights

    The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is inviting Bangkokians to join in “60+ Earth Hour 2019”, by turning off electrical appliances and lights for one hour from 8.30-9.30pm on Saturday, March 30. The rest of Thailand is also invited to join in the annual environmental initiative. The BMA has participated in Earth Hour since 2008 by encouraging Thais to switch off lights to show their concern for the planet. The BMA says they’re joining 262 organisations to participate in the event. Bangkok’s main celebration venue will be Central World Plaza on March 30.