Artikel erschien September 2018

  • Three men have confessed, one remains on the run – murder of Phrae married couple

    Three men have confessed to the murder of a missing couple – a British expat and his Thai wife – in Phrae. Police say the three men were hired by the woman older brother to kill the married couple. Police made the arrests in Wang Chin district late yesterday

  • Darasamut Underpass to close temporarily for repairs

    Darasamut Underpass to close temporarily for repairs

    The Phuket Highway Office has issued an announcement that says the Darasamut Underpass (adjacent to Central Festival) will be closed from 9am to 3pm on Thursday (September 27). The announcement says, “Both the northbound and southbound lanes through the underpass will be temporary closed.” “Workers will be carrying out maintenance, repairing water pumps and fans from 9am to 3pm on September 27.” “We apologise for any inconvenience during the maintenance works.” The post Darasamut Underpass to close temporarily for repairs appeared first on The Thaiger .

  • Bodies of missing British man and Thai wife found buried in garden in Phrae

    The bodies of a missing British man (earlier reported as Australian) and his Thai wife have been found buried in the garden of their home in Phrae, northern Thailand. 64 year old Alan Hogg from Scotland, and his Thai wife, 61 year old Nott Suddaen, were reported missing from their home in the Phrae province last Thursday. A weekend report from The Thaiger when limited information was available, HERE .

  • Welcome home, now off to jail

    PHOTOS: Tourist Police Bureau Thailand’s roving crime-buster Pol Maj-Gen Surachate Hakparn was part of the welcoming committee as a group of Thais, he helped to bust in The Philippines, arrived back at Suvarabhumi Airport in Bangkok. They were immediately taken away to the police station after Big Joke introduced himself. Back in June the deputy chief of the Tourist Police Bureau had been at a house in the Manila suburbs busting 16 Thais and three Taiwanese for running a call centre operation

  • Road racing motorbikes collide in Bangkok – one dead, one injured

    A motorcyclist has been killed and another injured when their bikes, which a witness said were racing on a Bangkok road, grazed each other early this morning. The incident happened on Sukhaphibal 5 road in Bangkok’s Bang Khen district. Police said 26 year old Yospol Aksorn died of serious head injuries after he was thrown from his black Honda CBR motorcycle

  • Tourism stakeholders commit to plastic-free future at PHIST

    Tourism stakeholders commit to plastic-free future at PHIST

    PHIST – Phuket Hotels for Island Sustaining Tourism Forum 2018 Leading hotels and tourism groups have signed the “Phuket Pledge” at Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism Forum 2018 (PHIST) establishing a model for the future development of islands throughout Asia that embraces sustainability as a core and sets urgent goals for long-term change. The Phuket Pledge is a commitment to reducing, reusing and recycling single-use plastic in Phuket with the aim to eradicate it in all hotels and resorts

  • Fishing worker reported hanged on returning boat

    Fishing worker reported hanged on returning boat

    FILE PHOTO The skipper of a fishing boat has reported to police that one of his workers allegedly hanged himself on the boat as it returned to Songkhla fishing pier last night (Monday).

  • Mechanic found dead on tour boat – Phuket

    PHOTOS: Suppawattakan Khunnaluck A mechanic. whose head had been injured, was found dead on a boat in Chalong last night. Chalong Police were notified of the incident at the Chalong Pier at 7.20pm last night Police and emergency responders arrived to find a body of a man who was later identified as 30 year old Wanchai  Yuttasang from Nakhon Si Thammarat. The man was the boat’s mechanic

  • ‘Thailand Biennale 2018’ international art festival in Krabi

    The Culture Ministry’s first international art festival, the upcoming “Thailand Biennale 2018” in Krabi, will represent the biggest collaboration between the public and private sectors under the government’s “Pracharat” policy.

  • Seven Phuket police charged with intent to murder

    Seven Phuket police have been charged with intent to murder after a man was shot dead after breaking through a checkpoint.