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Songkran death toll rises to 188 after three days
Songkran death toll rises to 188 after three days
NATIONWIDE: The first three days of Songkran's “seven dangerous days’’ saw 188 deaths and 1,934 people hospitalised in 1,846 road accidents across the country.
Convicted murderer kills again in public toilet
Convicted murderer kills again in public toilet
CHUMPHON: Police arrested a 26-year-old man yesterday (April 13) and charged him with murdering and robbing a 56-year-old woman in a toilet at a Tesco Lotus store in Muang district on Wednesday (April 11).
Songkran toll: 99 dead, 1,085 injured on roads
Songkran toll: 99 dead, 1,085 injured on roads
NATIONWIDE: In the first two days of the Songkran travel week, 1,026 road accidents killed 99 people and injured 1,085, with about 1,500 motorbikes and cars impounded from drunk drivers.
Thai women qualify for World Cup 2019
Thai women qualify for World Cup 2019
BANGKOK: Thailand defeated the Philippines 3-0 in Amman, Jordan, yesterday (April 11) to advance to the Women's World Cup 2019 in France.
Thirty-nine killed, 461 injured on first of Songkran’s ‘7 deadly days’
Thirty-nine killed, 461 injured on first of Songkran’s ‘7 deadly days’
NATIONWIDE: Thirty-nine people were killed and 461 injured in 447 road accidents across the country yesterday (Apr 11), the first of the “Seven deadly days” of the Songkran festival.
Teen ‘admits’ to murder, denies rape
Teen ‘admits’ to murder, denies rape
BURIRAM: A 17-year-old teenager has confessed to robbing and killing a 73-year-old woman who also appears to have been raped, according to local police.
PM shrugs off Somchai job protest
PM shrugs off Somchai job protest
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has shrugged off the resignation by permanent secretary for finance Somchai Sujjapongse, who was reportedly upset by his Tuesday (Apr 10) transfer order, saying civil servants “cannot express dissatisfaction” with superiors’ orders.
Similan tour speedboats catch fire
Similan tour speedboats catch fire
PHANG NGA: Two speedboats caught fire at a pier in Thai Muang, north of Phuket, with three boat attendants injured earlier today (April 11).
Army chief: Turn Doi Suthep complex into learning centre
Army chief: Turn Doi Suthep complex into learning centre
CHIANG MAI: A much-criticised housing project for judicial officials at the foot of Chiang Mai’s Doi Suthep could be turned into learning centres for the benefit of locals, army chief Chalermchai Sitthisad has suggested.
Thailand on brink of Women’s World Cup
Thailand on brink of Women’s World Cup
FOOTBALL: Thailand are on the verge of earning a ticket to the 2019 Fifa World Cup after thrashing hosts Jordan 6-1 in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Amman on Monday night (Apr 9).
Police bid to revive two Premchai charges
Police bid to revive two Premchai charges
BANGKOK: Police submitted a letter of objection to public prosecutors yesterday (Apr 10) regarding the indictment against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who has been charged in a suspected poaching incident at a protected wildlife sanctuary.
Bangkok school director expelled for taking bribe
Bangkok school director expelled for taking bribe
BANGKOK: The Bangkok provincial education committee today (Apr 10) expelled Viroj Samruan from the civil service, effective immediately, for taking a bribe while director of Samsenwittayalai School. He loses all pension and welfare benefits.
Fears grow about Premchai sentence
Fears grow about Premchai sentence
BANGKOK: Conservationists fear that a legal loophole might spare construction titan Premchai Karnasuta, one of the suspects in the notorious Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary poaching case, from having to serve a prison sentence.
Drivers told to halt drive-by splashing
Drivers told to halt drive-by splashing
NATIONWIDE: Songkran revellers are being urged to stop their vehicles before throwing water at pedestrians along roads in a bid to reduce traffic accidents, as hospitals in major provinces prepare emergency response measures and medical facilities, according to the authorities.
Unfinished tunnel opens to ease traffic snarls
Unfinished tunnel opens to ease traffic snarls
PRACHIN BURI / NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The Department of Highways will temporarily open an under-construction tunnel linking Thap Lan National Park and Khao Yai National Park beginning tomorrow (Apr 10) to accommodate a mass of motorists before and during the Songkran festival.
11 drug plants ‘churn out 20m pills a day’
11 drug plants ‘churn out 20m pills a day’
BANGKOK: The Narcotics Suppression Bureau admitted yesterday (Apr 8) that at least 11 drug manufacturing facilities were located “near Thailand’s northern border” with a combined daily production capacity of more than 20 million pills.
Warning issued over household debt
Warning issued over household debt
BANGKOK: Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) research house the Economic Intelligence Center (EIC) has raised a warning flag about a potential re-acceleration in household debt after the household debt-to-GDP ratio at the end of 2017 edged up for the first time in two years.
Somkid in outsider PM storm
Somkid in outsider PM storm
Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is under fire after publicly expressing support for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to become the next so-called outsider prime minister.
40 get bail for February protest
40 get bail for February protest
BANGKOK: Forty pro-election activists who rallied on Ratchadamnoen Avenue in February were granted bail yesterday when they were arraigned on charges of violating the regime's order that bans political gatherings.
Frenchman arrested with porn featuring young Thai girls
Frenchman arrested with porn featuring young Thai girls
CHONBURI: Thai authorities accompanied by American FBI agents arrested Frenchman Rachid Abdel Kader, 64, in Pattaya today (Apr 5) for alleged possession of pornographic photos and videos of young Thai girls.