Archive For The “Thailand News” Category
German tourist beaten over Chiang Mai karaoke bar bill A German tourist in Chiang Mai has filed an official complaint with police, claiming he was assaulted by staff at an allegedly over-priced karaoke bar. The trouble started when he refused to pay the extortionate 10,000 baht bill. 35 year old Arthur Wojciechowski, who ended…
Air Asia apologises for its “Get off in Thailand” promotion AirAsia has now apologised following an advertising campaign using the phrase “Get off in Thailand” was posted around the city of Brisbane to promote the airline’s direct route to Bangkok. Collective Shout, a campaign movement against the objectification of women says the marketing gaff…
PM asks media not create stress with excessive political coverage Incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed his concern over the psychological effects on people who have been closely monitoring political developments since Sunday’s election and is pleading with the media to be more discreet in their news presentation in order not to add to…
Big Joke: Sharing Fake News Has “Damaged The Trust In Thailand” A video on the INN site showed Immigration chief Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn reading the riot act to a group of people arrested after they shared fake news that damaged the Election Commission. The people were connected to a website named as syoutaogou.com Their actions…
Tai Yai man: I thought the light was green, Truck driver: So did I. CCTV footage from Tak province in Thailand’s north-west showed a pick-up with 12 members of the Tai Yai community aboard slam into a ten wheel truck at a t-junction near Mae Sot. It clearly showed that the truck driver had waited on…
Nigerian scammer has a bit of explaining to do – despite his shirt An alleged Nigerian Romance Scammer appeared at tech police HQ with a message on his back. It read: “I HATE EXPLAINING SH*T”. But Chinagoram Chetrak Anyanu (name transliterated from Thai) has plenty of explaining to do. Cops who went to his…
Big Joke: Promises easier, faster and more “watertight” Immigration rules As immigration officials prepared to present proposals for a new Immigration Act to a ministerial committee yesterday chief Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn outlined what it would mean to visitors and expatriates in Thailand. Speaking to TNA the chief said that the 1979 act was out of…
U.S. presses Thailand for ‘expeditious’ announcement of election results The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that Washington looks forward to working with Thailand’s newly elected government and pressed Bangkok to release the results of the weekend vote as soon as possible while investigating any irregularities. “We stand with the Thai people in…
Big Joke tight lipped over election hacking but says fraud claim is fake news Lt Gen Surachate “Big Joke” Haparn in his capacity as deputy of the tech police has confirmed that a “Rapid Report” system was hacked in last weekend’s election. He said that the Election Commission contacted the police and he was…
Why Thailand’s election results are so murky Two days after an election that was meant to restore democratic rule and stability, Thailand has plunged deeper into uncertainty thanks to a complex parliamentary system that critics say the military junta devised to trip up its rivals. The Election Commission has been accused of incompetence and…