Latest News in Thailand

Thailand and Laos to Tighten Border
(1com Thai News)
Thailand and Laos are beefing up border security in order to stem the flow of drugs and trade in endangered species across the border. Encroachment by police and military across the border from either country is still disallowed.
Thai Prime Minister and Defense Minister Samak Sundaravej, and Lao Defense [...]

800 Grams of Hashish Mysteriously Appear Inside Australian
(1com Thai News)
A 51 year old Australian tourist named John Paul Jones was rushed to a hospital in Koh Samui after experiencing stomach pains. Doctors X-rayed his abdomen and noticed a group of objects that appeared like a string of sausages inside his intestines.
Dr. Worapob Sutiwatanaruput, who supervised [...]

Songkran in Full Swing in Chiang Mai
Songkran is a yearly festival marking the Thai New Year and is considered to be Thailand’s most important holiday. This year it lasts from April 12 through 16. It is also considered to be a break from the hot season in which water is thrown on everyone by everyone [...]

Thaksin applied for political asylum in UK
Ex-PM withdrew UK request as he did not fear arrest
Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday revealed that he had asked the United Kingdom for political asylum but later withdrew the request. Thaksin was giving a speech on ‘The future of Thai children and the future of Thailand’ as chairman [...]