Suthichai to interview education minister on Facebook Live Tuesday night education Minister Thirakiat Charoensethasilp will be on Facebook Live with Suthichai Yoon, digital journalist of Nation Multimedia Group, beginning at 7:30 pm Tuesday night to answer questions and listen to suggestions from the public on the country’s “education reform” in all dimensions. At the same […]

Court ruling to guide land dispute cases A RECENT court verdict has given guidelines to the Department of Special Investigation for the handling future land-dispute cases. Pol Lt Colonel Prawut Wongseenin, director of the DSI’s Bureau of Consumer Protection and Environmental Crime, said yesterday that the Phuket Provincial Court had dropped land-encroachment charges against two […]

DNA checks to be conducted again on 2 Ayutthaya elephants THE WILDLIFE suppression task force and elephant owners had a brief confrontation yesterday at the famed and privately run royal kraal in Ayutthaya, before the owners agreed to allow the officials to inspect two animals that were confiscated previously by the Phaya Sua task force […]

  Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin Donated Blankets with “Toys for Thailand” Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin Donated Blankets with “Toys for Thailand” Wittanu Chumsuwan (2nd left) Director of Human Resources, management and staff of Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin are the hotel’s representative to support […]

Immigration police stepping up checks on foreigners in Hua Hin and Cha Am Have you received an unexpected home visit from Immigration recently? This is why. HUA HIN: — Immigration police are stepping up checks on foreigners living in Hua Hin and Cha Am. The checks involve officers visiting foreigners at home to ensure they […]

Swede dies in accident in Hua Hin IMAGE OF THE STREET WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN A 68-year-old Swedish man has died after being hit by a car at an intersection where he went by motorcycle taxi. The man was a resident in Stockholm, and the Foreign Ministry in Sweden confirms that his relatives have been informed. […]

Condos in Hua Hin, Cha-am still popular HUA HIN: — CONDOMINIUMS IN coastal tourism destinations such as Hua Hin and Cha-am can be very attractive long-term investments as they continue to be popular among local and foreign tourists, a property agency’s survey showed.    A survey by Plus Property Co Ltd, a property agency arm […]

Woman arrested for pretending to be a royal   Police yesterday arrested a 27-year-old Bangkokian who allegedly claimed to be MR Mannarumas Yukol and sought money in exchange for giving others a chance to attend the Abhidhamma prayer for His Majesty King Bhumibold Adulyadej at the Grand Palace on Tuesday night. At the police press […]

Niece of soldier killed at base files abuse complaint against nine police A YOUNG WOMAN whose soldier uncle died in a military camp has lodged a complaint against nine policemen for alleged “abuse of authority” in arresting her. Narissarawan Kaewnopparat, 25, said she believed she had been subjected to unfair treatment for speaking up against […]

Hundreds of police on 24-hour standby to arrest Phra Dhammachayo   New deadline set for surrender if negotiations with temple officials fail AS MANY as seven police companies will be on standby to help arrest and remove fugitive abbot Phra Dhammachayo from of Wat Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province if he fails to surrender by […]