BANGKOK: In the early morning of Nov 30, Wayne Rodney Schneider, a 37-year-old Australian fitness business entrepreneur, was beaten up by a group of five masked foreigners in a rented house in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district. They later dragged him to a pick-up truck and fled.
BANGKOK: Thai authorities have cleared three out of four Syrian nationals who reportedly overstayed their tourist visas and were suspected of being linked with the Islamic State jihadist group.
Latest The deals are on through high season as well this year as Beyond Resort Khao Lak packages its 24 luxury villas with good coffee and a trip to the Similan islands.
Latest The traditional sailpast brought scores of yachts to the shore off Phuket to honor HM The King and his birthday before the start of the King’s Cup Regatta.
Latest Rsearchers find the oppressed Rohingya and their neighbors in Myanmar’s Rakhine state are ready to settle their differences with the help of the new Myanmar government.
Phuket Updating Digest France’s new ambassador not troubled by military rule; Phuket drunks arrested; Outlaw suspect flees Thailand; Niche markets gain boost with conference; Sailing set.
Around the Region Revenge must be avoided in Myanmar; Brunei at risk; Vietnam short of IT experts; Philippines wins beauty pageant again; Plain of Jars littered with bombs.
BANGKOK: The Labor Protection and Welfare Department Director General has asked all businesses in the kingdom to allow their employees to have a holiday on December 11.
PHUKET: Police or doctors have yet to confirm the cause of death of a 58-year-old Swiss man who was found dead by his Thai wife in a Rawai room last night.