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Senior police officers removed from posts following gambling dens crackdown
BANGKOK, 25 March 2013 Four senior police officers have been transferred from their posts after police commandos cracked down on three gambling dens...
Man killed by electric power pole after torrential rain, strong winds
BANGKOK, July 26 - One man was killed and another injured on Thursday when unusually strong winds toppled an electric power pole in...
Bangchak plans full reimbursements of explosion-related damages
BANGKOK, 5 July 2012 - Bangchak Petroleum is dispatching additional inspection units to examine the oil refinery’s blast site, while insisting that damage...
No evacuation order after Bangkok refinery fire
BANGKOK, July 4 – No evacuation order has been issued after the fire at the Bangchak refinery on Wednesday morning, but nearby schools have...
More measures introduced to curb illegal street racing
BANGKOK, 18 June 2012 - In addition to launching the ‘Street Hawk center’ last week, the Metropolitan Police Bureau has instructed seven police...
PM: No need to use Vibhavadi Rangsit Road as passageway for...
BANGKOK, 25 October 2011 - Yesterday, the Prime Minister, together with the Bangkok Governor and the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, went to...
Police to deploy 100,000 officers to secure polling stations
BANGKOK, 9 June 2011 – About 100,000 police officers will be deployed to safeguard polling stations across the country during the upcoming 3...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
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The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...