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  • Chinese tourist caught stealing GoPro from couple – VIDEO

    Chinese tourist caught stealing GoPro from couple – VIDEO

    A Chinese man has been caught stealing a camera from a Spanish couple in Chiang Mai. The incident happened on Tuesday and was captured on CCTV. The Spanish tourists had been visiting Wat Phra That Doi Suthep when they put a GoPro camera on the bench they had been sitting on. After realising they’d left the camera there, they returned but the camera was gone.

  • Event Round-Up – May

    Event Round-Up – May

    with The Sponsorship Experts Those with a love for shopping should head to Pattaya for the Thailand One Stop Shopping Expo Pattaya, on until 5 May. With more than 47,000 square metres of floor space, TOSSE Pattaya is Thailand’s largest shopping expo with departments showcasing everything from Wedding; Electronics; Garden & Pet; Baby & Family and Fashion. Visit https://www.facebook.com/OneStopShoppingExpo/ for more information.

  • Armed Mercedes owner releases snakes onto road outside Central World

    Armed Mercedes owner releases snakes onto road outside Central World

    PHOTOS: JS100 Radio An incident has caused bedlam and stopped traffic outside Central World in Bangkok. A man armed with a knife stopped his new black Mercedes in the middle of the road. He then started releasing snakes out of a blue bag onto the road in front of the bewildered passersby

  • The 5th Annual Stargazer talent contest returns to CC’s Hideaway

    The 5th Annual Stargazer talent contest returns to CC’s Hideaway

    This year the winner will receive 35,000 baht in prize money! CC’s Hideaway, located in Kata, proudly presents its fifth ‘Stargazer Talent Contest’ which will take place on April 27 between 6 pm and 11 pm.   The goal of Stargazer is to create an opportunity for new individuals and groups to perform and promote their special talents and, with media and hundreds of guests in attendance, maybe even get their big break. Stargazer is open to the Thai and expat communities alike

  • Forecast drought will weaken the Thai economy

    Forecast drought will weaken the Thai economy

    Thailand suffers calamities at both ends of the annual weather spectrum – both drought and flood. But as the demands on agriculture grow, with a growing population and the rise of tourists and development, the effects of these two extremes are becoming more apparent.

  • Australian Tham Luang cave divers receive prestigious Thai awards

    Australian Tham Luang cave divers receive prestigious Thai awards

    Australian cave divers Dr Richard Harris and Dr Craig Challen have been conferred the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn at a ceremony in Bangkok, for their crucial role in the Tham Luang cave rescue. The pair received the honour in a ceremony at Government House in Bangkok this afternoon, before meeting with the PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha

  • Thong Dee, the Kathu Brasserie loved by foodies and Phuket locals

    Thong Dee, the Kathu Brasserie loved by foodies and Phuket locals

    The Thaiger was invited to a special ‘taster’ at one of our favourite restaurants on the island of Phuket, Thong Dee. As usual, the food spoke for itself – no fuss, classy, so so tasty, eclectic.

  • Burmese man stabbed to death in Thalang, Phuket

    Burmese man stabbed to death in Thalang, Phuket

    A Burmese man has been stabbed to death whilst drinking alcohol with friends in Thalang last night. Police are investigating to identify and prosecute a suspect. The Thalang Police were notified of the incident at a worker camp in the Panason housing estate on Bang Jo – Khao Lan Road in Thalang at 11.30pm last night Police and emergency responders arrived to find the body of a Burmese man, aged around 30 years old.

  • Maya Bay to be closed for up to five years

    Maya Bay to be closed for up to five years

    Maya Bay’s beach, closed last year to allow coral restoration and beach recovery, could remain closed to visitors for many years.

  • Village leader killed in Yala in an insurgent ambush

    Village leader killed in Yala in an insurgent ambush

    FILE PHOTO An assistant village headman has been ambushed and shot dead in Yala’s city district just after midnight today (Wednesday). 53 year old Sakariya Waemamah was killed on the main village road in Ban Taseh village at about 12.05am while riding home on his motorcycle. Police found 23 spent shells from an M16 assault rifle and two spent shells from a shot gun at the scene