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Fake visa schools to be hit with charges
Fake visa schools to be hit with charges
NATIONWIDE: Police will next week press charges against a number of international and language schools with falsifying visa documents on behalf of foreigners.
Utilities burned, bombed, banners in far South
Utilities burned, bombed, banners in far South
SOUTH: Power poles were bombed, tyres and communication towers burned and anti-government banners put up in many places in the three southernmost border provinces early yesterday (May 4).
Government targets end of photocopy mania by August
Government targets end of photocopy mania by August
BANGKOK: The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC) has teamed up with the Electronic Government Agency (EGA) to eliminate the need to submit hard copies of official documents at government offices by August.
Move to ensure slick end to deceptive ads
Move to ensure slick end to deceptive ads
BANGKOK: The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications (NBTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have come up with a way to fast-track the removal of advertisements of substandard products from television and social media.
Phuket police officer arrested on explosives charge
Phuket police officer arrested on explosives charge
BANGKOK: A Phuket police officer is among eight suspects handed over by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) yesterday (May 3) for alleged links to Powergel explosives seized in Pathum Thani last week.
Minor injects B12bn into global expansion
Minor injects B12bn into global expansion
BANGKOK: SET-listed Minor International (MINT), a hospitality, restaurant and lifestyle company, has set aside a combined B12 billion in capital expenditure for the next five years to expand its food business, excluding the growth of the Benihana restaurants it recently acquired.
Tattoo artist charged with killing Frenchman in Bangkok
Tattoo artist charged with killing Frenchman in Bangkok
BANGKOK: A tattoo artist has been arrested and charged with killing a French tourist who intervened in a brawl between the suspect and another Frenchman in Bangkok early today (May 3).
Prison guards fired for gross misconduct
Prison guards fired for gross misconduct
BANGKOK: The Department of Corrections has dismissed five prison officials for embezzling money from prison welfare shops as well as inmates’ accounts, bringing cell phones and other prohibited items into prisons, truancy, or not showing up for duty for 15 days without a valid reason, and other offences.
Top official tied to welfare scam
Top official tied to welfare scam
BANGKOK: The director of a welfare centre for the underprivileged in Samut Prakan has petitioned the prime minister to instigate disciplinary and criminal punishment against a former permanent secretary over an embezzlement scandal.
Premchai, companions enter not guilty pleas
Premchai, companions enter not guilty pleas
KANCHANABURI: Italian-Thai Tycoon Premchai Karnasuta and his three camping companions all entered pleas of not guilty in the Thong Pha Phum court today (May 2) to charges of poaching in the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary.
Death sentence to Pattani blast defendants
Death sentence to Pattani blast defendants
PATTANI: The Pattani Provincial Court sentenced six men to death and four others to imprisonment in relation to a noodle shop explosion in the southern border province two years ago.
Ex-cop known for preying on foreigners arrested for robbery
Ex-cop known for preying on foreigners arrested for robbery
SAMUT PRAKAN: A former police officer with a record of preying on foreigners was arrested for allegedly stealing money and other valuables from an Indian engineer working for an airline.
Hefty fines up to B1m for drying clothes at historical sites
Hefty fines up to B1m for drying clothes at historical sites
AYUTTHAYA: Repeated offenders who turn national heritage sites into their laundry-drying places could pay a heavy price, a Fine Arts Department official warned on Monday (April 30).
Two arrested over lottery-ticket dispute
Two arrested over lottery-ticket dispute
BANGKOK: Two women have been arrested for lodging false complaints after claiming another two women stole winning lottery tickets from them.
Rain to lash South, capital
Rain to lash South, capital
PHUKET: Bad weather will continue to dump heavy rain on the South at least until Wednesday, with its impact also felt in other parts of the country, including Bangkok.
World Cup to be live streamed free, in full
World Cup to be live streamed free, in full
FOOTBALL: Football fans learned Monday (April 30) they will be able to watch all 64 matches of the 2018 Fifa World Cup live and free of charge on TrueVisions, Amarin TV and Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5 from June 14 until July 15.
Premchai to be indicted on six charges, three dropped
Premchai to be indicted on six charges, three dropped
RATCHABURI: Prosecutors say they will indict Premchai Karnasuta on six charges in the poaching case today and throw out a police request to add three more against the construction mogul.
Cops bust short course visa scam
Cops bust short course visa scam
NATIONWIDE: Police are zeroing in on foreign criminals who enrol at language schools to obtain education visas so they can live in Thailand and commit crime.
Thousands join Chiang Mai rally
Thousands join Chiang Mai rally
CHIANG MAI: About 5,000 people marched through Chiang Mai municipality yesterday (Apr 29) to protest against the housing and office project for judges and judicial officials at the foot of Doi Suthep, demanding the housing be demolished and gave the premier a one-week ultimatum.
Heavy downpours flood Bangkok
Heavy downpours flood Bangkok
BANGKOK: Heavy rain caused floods and crippled traffic in Bangkok and nearby provinces while downpours continued to pummel several northeastern provinces.