SAN FRANCISCO: A bizarre two-year court battle over who owns the copyright of a monkey selfie which went viral was finally settled on Monday (Sept 11) in favour of a British nature photographer.
PHUKET: Five tourists, including at least four Brits, have been charged and fined after a brawl on Patong’s Bangla Rd yesterday morning (Sept 12) that even damaged vehicles caught in the affray.
PHUKET: A Latvian** man faces serious charges which may incur years in jail for a drunk-driving accident in Rawai last night (Sept 12) that left a local woman in hospital with head injuries.
BANGKOK: Executives of OA Transport Co and its five affiliates have claimed they are victims of the zero-dollar tour scandal themselves, after being implicated in the alleged scam.
BANGKOK: Two vehicles were involved in transporting ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra to the border province of Sa Kaeo, national deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said yesterday (Sept 12).
PHUKET: All of the newly installed traffic lights to direct traffic through the intersection over the Bangkhu Underpass will be switched on tomorrow morning (Sept 13).
PHUKET: Kittipong Thiangkunakrit, who will retire from his post as Director of the Electoral Commission’s Phuket office at the end of this month, yesterday (Sept 11) called in no less than 50 staff to make sure they were up to speed on electoral processes.
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BANGKOK: The father and mother of the “runaway bride” have denied any involvement in the series of frauds allegedly perpetrated by their daughter, who is accused of cheating about a dozen “husbands” out of B3 million.