Artikel erschien Mai 2019

  • Tourist Police raid the C Ekkamai condo to arrest people running rooms as ‘hotel’ – Bangkok

    Tourist Police raid the C Ekkamai condo to arrest people running rooms as ‘hotel’ – Bangkok

    PHOTO: Thai Tourist Police Bureau page on Facebook Follow up to a story last week where residents of a condo tower in Bangkok were complaining that many of the rooms were being run as a quasi-hotel. The Thai Tourist Police Bureau sent 40 officialst to the luxury Bangkok condominium. The raid was actually last Thursday, three days after the story came to light in Thai social media.

  • Lee Kuan Yew’s grandson marries same sex partner in South Africa

    Lee Kuan Yew’s grandson marries same sex partner in South Africa

    by The Star – Asia News Network The grandson of the late Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew, Li Huanwu, has married his “soul mate” in Cape Town, South Africa. This was revealed by Li’s partner, Heng Yirui, who made the announcement on his personal Instagram account. “Today I marry my soul mate.

  • About 100 Burmese teenagers with knives gather near Patong beach

    About 100 Burmese teenagers with knives gather near Patong beach

    About 100 Burmese teenagers armed with knives were gathered near Patong’s beach in Loma Park just after midnight (Monday). A Facebook page “Baywatch team Patong & Patong development foundation” posted photos with a message reading “Just after midnight there were two parties including about 100 Burmese teenagers who gathered at Loma park with short knives and long knives. ” “Baywatch team Patong and Patong development foundation, along with Patong Police, were chasing after them.

  • Pattaya officials looking to limit pet ownership

    Pattaya officials looking to limit pet ownership

    Pattaya Mail are reporting that there’s been a renewed push to limit the number of pets residents can keep and make registration compulsory in Pattaya. Pattaya’s deputy mayor Manote Nongyai chaired a May 21 meeting on new regulations governing the keeping and registration of dogs and cats.

  • Toxic chemicals responsible for port fire and evacuation of locals

    Toxic chemicals responsible for port fire and evacuation of locals

    PHOTOS: The Nation Highly flammable toxic chemicals found inside the burned out cargo at Laem Chabang Seaport in Chon Buri, just north of Pattaya, hadn’t been declared. The Director of the Port told reporters that 18 out of 35 remaining cargo containers on the ship held calcium hypochlorite and chlorinated paraffin wax. The fire broke out onboard the South Korean ship KMTC Hongkong while docking at the country’s largest seaport on Saturday morning around 8am, according to Port Authority director Kamolsak Phromprayoon. “These are not only highly toxic to human health and environment, but also very flammable and can ignite by themselves.” Kamolsak said after a lot of effort, the port officers successfully put out the fire late on Saturday

  • Landlady posts photos of a Bangkok rented apartment after a nine year lease

    Landlady posts photos of a Bangkok rented apartment after a nine year lease

    PHOTOS: Nathalie Ruangdet Firstly, put down whatever you’re eating. A landlady has vented her grief online to show the results of a nine year tenant who had vacated the property in Ramkhamhaeng, Bangkok. Sanook reports that he had left the key with security and needed his deposit back. Nathalie Ruangdet, the landlady, went round to check the property

  • Taxi driver injured – stabbed by his colleague in Mai Khao, Phuket

    Taxi driver injured – stabbed by his colleague in Mai Khao, Phuket

    A taxi driver was injured after being stabbed by his colleague at a company headquarters in Mai Khao yesterday. The Sakoo Police were notified of the incident at a company in Mai Khao yesterday

  • Thailand’s pro-army party hopes to seal deal with Democrats and Bhumjaithai today

    Thailand’s pro-army party hopes to seal deal with Democrats and Bhumjaithai today

    PHOTO: The Nation Palang Pracharat, the political party supporting Thailand’s Junta, is hoping it can complete negotiations and make a deal today to which would see it with enough parliamentary seats to keep Prayut Chan-o-cha in power as prime minister. This analysis from a lawmaker who is a board member of the Palang Pracharat party in a Reuters article

  • HM The King acknowledges the passing of General Prem

    HM The King acknowledges the passing of General Prem

    PHOTO: Matichon Online HM the King has acknowledged, with great sadness, the loss of General Prem Tinsulanonda, whom he described as a great national benefactor. The announcement said HM the King has agreed to sponsor the funeral rite at Wat Benjamaborpit Dusitwanaram for seven days from today and presented a Royal urn for the late statesman.

  • Structures on Nui and Freedom beaches in Phuket to be demolished

    Structures on Nui and Freedom beaches in Phuket to be demolished

    Illegal structures on Nui and Freedom beaches in Phuket are to be demolished after officers seized encroached land in parts of the Narkerd Reserve Forest. Nui Beach (not to be confused with Ya Nui Beach) is north of Nai Harn Beach. Freedom Beach is north of the beach in front of Le Meridien Hotel (maps below)