Tag: Wichean Potephosree
Transport Ministry to set up new department to be in charge...
BANGKOK, 17 April 2013 – The Transport Ministry is planning to set up a new department, which will be in charge of the...
Phase 2 of Don Mueang Airport face-lift expected to complete in...
BANGKOK, 15 April 2013 – The Transport Ministry is expecting the second phase of the improvement of the Don Mueang Airport will soon...
Bangkok blasts bear hallmark of similar attacks in India, Georgia
BANGKOK, Feb 15 - A senior Thai security official said on Wednesday that the bomb-making materials used in three Bangkok blasts bear the...
Police board appoints Thaksin in-law as new police chief
BANGKOK, Oct 19 - The Board of the Royal Thai Police on Wednesday unanimously agreed to appoint Pol Gen Priewpan Damapong, elder brother of...
Cabinet approves another reshuffle in key ministries
BANGKOK, Sept 13 - Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved the latest transfer of senior government officials in another major reshuffle in key ministries and...
Chalerm confirms elder brother of Thaksin’s ex-wife to be new police...
BANGKOK, Sept 1 - Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung on Thursday confirmed that deputy police chief Pol Gen Priewpan Damapong will become Thailand's new...
Malaysian arrested with ‘ice’ worth US$4 mln in Songkhla
BANGKOK, Sept 1 – A Malaysian man and two suspected drug gang members were detained with 45 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as...
UDD calls for speedy probe into 169 bodies
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – The United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) has encouraged related authorities to bring light to the 169...
Two suspected drug smugglers arrested with over 430,000 speed pills
BANGKOK, Aug 7 -- Two members of an alleged transnational drug syndicate were detained with 432,000 methamphetamine (or 'speed') pills, valued at Bt129...
Police launches new plan against narcotic drugs
BANGKOK, 11 May 2011 – National Police Chief Police General Wichean Potephosree has announced a new 3-1-5 strategy of the police to urgently...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...