CHIANG MAI, May 20 – Thailand today asked Bangladesh to help verify the nationality of Rohingya ethnic people on its border with Myanmar. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra raised the issue during bilateral talks with her Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit. Read more: MCOT

BANGKOK, May 20 – Police arrested a drug dealer with 400,000 pills of methamphetamine in Chiang Mai and seized some 70,000 meth pills and 4.5 kg of crystal methamphetamine ‘ice’ in Samut Prakan in a separate drug busting operation. A drug dealer identified as Thanya Saeyang was arrested by Narcotics Suppression Bureau police at Chiang [...]

PHUKET: Phuket Police are on the lookout for three men who evaded arrest last night when officers raided an address given as that of the ringleader of a teenage motorbike extortion gang. The raid originated from a complaint filed by Sasiprapha Sukhang, 18, from Buri Ram, who told police she lent her motorbike – which [...]

A 24 year old man was arrested early on Sunday Morning accused of sexually assaulting a 7 year old boy of mixed-race in an area of wasteland behind a convenience store in Central Pattaya, allegations the suspect vehemently denies. Police were called by the Thai Mother and Foreign Father of the boy following the discovery [...]

The Anti-human trafficking division helped a 17 year-old Thai girl who had been tricked to prostitution in South Korea. She asked for help over facebook after being tricked to work as a prostitute in a massage parlor. It was reported that she had to work 20 hours a day and that her passport was taken [...]

A train ran over an elderly British national lying on the tracks Monday, severing his leg, Thai police said. The incident occurred at about 5 am in Prachin Buri, 100 kilometres north-east of Bangkok, Police Sergeant Chaimongkol Chaiya said. Read more: The Nation

SONGKHLA, May 17 – Nearly 100 endangered pangolins — popularly known as scaly anteaters — were rescued by Thai customs officials while they were being smuggled to a third country. A pick-up truck was intercepted by an investigation team from Regional Customs Bureau 4 while heading to Chana district of the southern border province of [...]

NARATHIWAT, May 18 – At least six people were wounded in a hotel bombing in this southernmost province at about 11am this morning. Narathiwat police commander Pol Maj Gen Wichai Kasemwong led forensic experts and an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) ‘bomb squad’ team to inspect the Asia Hotel, located in Su-ngai Kolok district, after the [...]

The Thai Patriotic Front boasted yesterday that up to 50,000 people would join its rally at Sanam Luang today to demand the Pheu Thai-led government resign. Chaiwat Sinsuwong, a leader of the group, said the mass rally would begin at 5pm and continue until the government agreed to step down. Read more: The Nation

Thailand has been selected as a candidate to host the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile’s new Formula E Championship next year, which the country hopes would boost gross domestic product and tourism revenue, especially in the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) industry, if its bid is successful. This motor-racing event will mark the fully electric [...]