BANGKOK: Police today (Sept 26) said a foreigner held in custody over last month’s deadly Bangkok attack was the same yellow-T-shirted man seen on CCTV placing a rucksack at the shrine moments before the blast.
PHUKET: One woman died and a second woman was hospitalised with serious injuries when the motorbike they were riding crashed into a wall in Kamala last night (Sept 25).
CHIANG RAI: Every morning in Thailands far north, a convoy of orange-robed Buddhist monks and novices riding on horseback leave their mountain-top temple in the kingdoms notorious Golden Triangle region to collect alms.
MONGOLIA: Eight centuries after the ruler of the greatest land empire in human history was born, the mighty Mongol Kublai Khan’s descendants are a people divided between his homeland and the China he conquered, with both claiming him as their own.
If something isn’t done – and done soon – our ocean could hold one pound of plastic for every three pounds of fish by the year 2025” This claim on Patong Rotary’s website set the tone and highlighted the urgency for community collaboration at Surin Beach last Saturday (September 19), to mark International Coastal Cleanup Day.
Italian artist showcases his unique Mona Lisa collection in Patong
FOOTBALL: Beleaguered FIFA president Sepp Blatter was placed under a criminal investigation yesterday (Sept 25) in a dramatic escalation of the corruption scandal engulfing world football as would-be successor Michel Platini came under scrutiny for receiving a murky multi-million-dollar payment.
PHUKET: A Chinese tourist drowned when he ignored the red flag warnings and went swimming at Kata Noi beach yesterday (Sept 25). Tourist assistant volunteers tried to save the man but were unsuccessful.
CHIANG MAI: Yingluck Shinawatra has performed a religious ceremony for better fortune as it became clear another tough battle lies ahead.