Artikel tagged “Bangkok”

  • Thai PM heading to Phuket to officially open the Chalong Underpass

    Thai PM heading to Phuket to officially open the Chalong Underpass

    PHOTO: Guy (Charlie) LIDUREAU The Thai PM is heading to Phuket to officiate at the opening of the long-awaited Chalong Underpass next week, as well as attend some other meetings during the day. PM Prayut Chan-o-cha will open the Chalong Underpass on Monday, July 8.

  • Initial investigation into deadly Bangkok motorcycle taxi brawl

    Initial investigation into deadly Bangkok motorcycle taxi brawl

    PHTOTO: Naew Na There were 127 people involved with 58 people leading the fighting. 19 people are in custody, many injured and one death.

  • ASEAN agrees on common ground for world’s largest trade bloc, RCEP

    ASEAN agrees on common ground for world’s largest trade bloc, RCEP

    ASEAN members reached common ground on the mega economic trade bloc, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) during their meeting in Bangkok yesterday. RCEP will cover nearly half of the global economy. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of ASEAN – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam – and the six Asia-Pacific states with which ASEAN has existing free trade agreements Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand

  • ASEAN’s main conferences on today in Bangkok

    ASEAN’s main conferences on today in Bangkok

    The 34th ASEAN Summit started yesterday with various break-out meetings before the main leaders’ meeting takes place today and tomorrow.

  • BKK taxi driver arrested after scamming British tourist with ‘turbo-charged’ meter

    BKK taxi driver arrested after scamming British tourist with ‘turbo-charged’ meter

    PHOTO: 77kaoded Tourist Police have arrested a Bangkok taxi driver who charged a British tourist nearly 4,000 baht for a trip from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Khao San Road in Bangkok.

  • 478 mostly-illegal foreigners rounded up in immigration raid

    478 mostly-illegal foreigners rounded up in immigration raid

    FILE PHOTO – One of the regular round-up of illegal foreigners Police have netted another 478 mostly-illegal foreigners during surprise raids in more than 200 locations around Thailand yesterday (Wednesday) – most illegal immigrants. The assistant national police chief cited the 34th ASEAN Summit being held in Bangkok (that started today) as part of the security crackdown. Police and immigration officials checked the documentation of foreigners at 238 different locations around the country, including private schools, hotels, entertainment locations and language schools.

  • 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok – preview

    34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok – preview

    South-east Asian leaders will assemble for the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok this weekend to discuss a range of hot topics.

  • 4,500 endangered baby turtles seized from passenger van in Thailand’s northwest

    4,500 endangered baby turtles seized from passenger van in Thailand’s northwest

    Customs officials and soldiers have seized more than 4,500 endangered baby turtles along with tropical fish from a passenger van in Tak, northwest Thailand. The van was stopped on the Mae Sot-Tak highway in Mae Sot district. northwestern province Thai PBS reports that the seized turtles include 586 Indian star tortoises, 75 common snapping turtles and about 3,800 Japanese turtles.

  • PM cannot legally attend cabinet meetings or ASEAN Summit – Future Forward

    PM cannot legally attend cabinet meetings or ASEAN Summit – Future Forward

    …but we bet he will. Future Forward’s secretary-general says the PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has violated the Constitution by chairing cabinet meetings both last week and yesterday. He also cast doubt over Prayut’s capacity to host next week’s ASEAN Summit in Bangkok as Thailand’s PM

  • Bus conductor fired, company fined for molesting ladyboy passenger

    Bus conductor fired, company fined for molesting ladyboy passenger

    An inter-provincial Thai bus conductor has been fired and the bus company fined 5,000 baht after he allegedly molested a transgender passenger on-board. The bus was travelling to Nong Bua Lamphu, near Udon Thani, north-east Thailand, from Bangkok. The bus company, which Land Transport officials have declined to name, was fined 5,000 baht by his office for providing substandard bus services.