Artikel erschien April 2018

  • Four bull sharks sighted off beach south of Hua Hin

    Four bull sharks sighted off beach south of Hua Hin

    Four bull sharks have been sighted in the sea near Khao Tao, near Wat Tham Khao Tao, about ten kilometres south of Hua Hin, by authorities conducting searches with patrol boats and drones.

  • 4 Men arrested with more than 1,400 amphetamine pills in Kathu

    As part of the Phuket police crackdown on drugs on the island, Kathu police have arrested 4 drug dealers with more than 1,400 methamphetamine pills. The first man arrested was 34 year old Isara Plaikaew with 4 amphetamine pills. He was arrested in Soi Petch Lohlien on April 17

  • The ‘dirty’ coffee from Vietnam contains manganese dioxide

    The ‘dirty’ coffee from Vietnam contains manganese dioxide

    PHOTO: Dak Nong Police Further to yesterday’s revelation about fake coffee being manufactured and sold from a make-shift factory in Vietnam, this analysis from a Chemist at the Vietnam National University. Associate Professor Tran Hong Con, a chemistry expert from the Vietnam National University, says the black substance found in D batteries is a toxic chemical called manganese dioxide

  • 5 young revellers killed, 4 injured as pickup flips in Sa Kaeo during local Songkran celebrations

    5 young revellers killed, 4 injured as pickup flips in Sa Kaeo during local Songkran celebrations

    Five teenagers have been killed and four others injured after a speeding pickup truck returning from Sa Kaeo’s Songkran celebration flipped and slid into a roadside ditch last night. Sa Kaeo’s Songkran celebration was held yesterday (Thursday), later than other provinces.

  • Officials seize 12 tonnes of fake ‘coffee’ laced with hazardous materials

    Officials seize 12 tonnes of fake ‘coffee’ laced with hazardous materials

    Here’s something to contemplate next time you’re about to enjoy your next caffeine-fix.

  • Krabi wedding parade carries 2 million baht dowry

    A parade of 6 trucks and trailers to celebrate the wedding of a local couple in Lamtab District, Krabi, drew a lot of attention from people in the area.

  • Boracay – Last one out, turn the lights off

    Boracay – Last one out, turn the lights off

    Philippines officials are sending in the troops to keep tourists off the island and deter potential protests as Boracay Island prepares for closure from April 26. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has branded the tourist magnet island and its white-sand beach a “cesspool”. In a move that’s sent tour operators, hotel chains and locals into a panic, the island will be off limits from April 26 as proper sewage systems can be established and many of the illegal structures and encroachments can be torn down or removed

  • Private investors being wooed over planned marina for Samui

    Private investors being wooed over planned marina for Samui

    Samui is looking to establish the island’s first marina and is currently looking to investors for the project in the Gulf of Thailand. Asia Pacific Superyachts reports that Koh Samui has succeeded in attracting international five-star brands, a strong luxury villas market as well as quality golf courses. The report says that superyacht sailors are now coming to the region but looking beyond Phuket in the Andaman Sea for their journeys

  • Police make two arrests over travel scams

    The owner of a Thai tour company has been arrested for deceiving 33 tourists left abandoned in Osaka, Japan last February. Tourist Police deputy chief Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal says that 35 year old Sonthaya Phosri had been arrested the day before under a warrant issued by the Thonburi district court.

  • Brunei woman drowns in Ao Nang, Krabi

    Brunei woman drowns in Ao Nang, Krabi

    A 60 year old Brunei woman, PG HJH Jamilah PG HJ Othman, drowned at Gai Island in the Had Nopparat Thara National Park – Mu Ko Phi Phi. Apparently she lost consciousness whilst wearing a life vest swimming in the water yesterday (April 18).