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Actress Nana’s husband accused of stock scam
Read more: Actress Nana’s husband accused of stock scamJust days after his actress wife was arrested on fraud charges, Thai hip-hop star Prinya “Way” Intachai has been accused of duping an investor into a bogus stock trading scheme, resulting in losses exceeding 50 million baht.
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Thailand links UN credibility to solving landmine problems
Read more: Thailand links UN credibility to solving landmine problemsThailand has lobbied the UN anti-landmine agency to pay serious attention on the spread of landmines along the border with Cambodia as the issue will test the credibility of the office and the convention banning the devices.
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Dusit Thani family feud escalates
Read more: Dusit Thani family feud escalatesThe rift between the heirs of the founder of SET-listed Dusit Thani is now a dispute between two of the largest hospitality companies in Thailand.
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Sixth Thai soldier severely injured by landmine near border in Surin
Read more: Sixth Thai soldier severely injured by landmine near border in SurinA Thai soldier lost his right foot when he stepped on an anti-personnel landmine near Hill 350, close to Ta Kwai temple ruins and the border with Cambodia, in Surin province on Wednesday afternoon.
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Prosecutors to appeal ex-police chief’s acquittal in ‘Boss’ hit-and-run case
Read more: Prosecutors to appeal ex-police chief’s acquittal in ‘Boss’ hit-and-run caseProsecutors are preparing to appeal the acquittal of a former national police chief and five others charged with manipulating evidence in the hit-and-run case of Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.
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Foreign tourists attack lifeguard, pay B200,000 compensation
Read more: Foreign tourists attack lifeguard, pay B200,000 compensationPHUKET – A group of foreign tourists who assaulted a lifeguard at Nai Harn Beach in Phuket have agreed to pay the man 200,000 baht in compensation after a video showing the attack was widely shared on social media.
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Landslide kills two as storm blankets North
Read more: Landslide kills two as storm blankets NorthCHIANG MAI – Two people were confirmed killed and another was missing after a landslide hit a village in Mae Chaem district as heavy rain pounded the North of Thailand on Wednesday morning.
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Gripen jet deal a ‘boost for military’
Read more: Gripen jet deal a ‘boost for military’Thailand’s procurement of Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets will not only strengthen the country’s defence capabilities but also serve as a catalyst for the development of its own defence industry, Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said.