In a shocking and gruesome series of events, Songsak Songsaeng, a 46yearold man, is accused of murdering five children born to two of his wives. Currently detained without bail, Songsak faces one murder charge, with four more expected pending the results of DNA testing.
On September 22, 2013, at 09:00 am, the Municipal School 3 Samut Ram Temple in Lipa Noi subdistrict, Koh Samui district, hosted the opening ceremony of the Samut Ram Temple Academic Project for the academic year 2013. Mr. Pakorn Kanchanophat, the deputy mayor of Koh Samui, presided over the event, which brought together municipal council members, heads of government departments, school directors, teachers, educational personnel, students, and municipal staff.
The provincial administrative organization (PAO) of Songkhla, a southern province in Thailand, is working together with local civil society to include the old town of Songkhla in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. To achieve this goal, a consultant has been hired to draft a development and management plan that adheres to UNESCO’s guidelines for world heritage sites. This collaborative effort aims to preserve the rich arts, culture, and history that has thrived in Songkhla for over two centuries.
Tourism operators have expressed their support for the prime minister’s promise to eradicate recreational cannabis usage within six months. They believe that the unregulated cannabis shops have caused more harm to tourism in the past year. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin stated in an interview with Bloomberg that the government plans to rectify the cannabis policy within six months to ensure its use is limited to medical purposes. He also mentioned his personal disagreement with the recreational use of the plant.
The mayor of Muang Bang Kaew municipality in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, Nathapong Taengsuwan, has been apprehended on charges of demanding and accepting a bribe. The arrest occurred during a sting operation at his office on Bua Nakarin Road in tambon Bang Kaew.
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A 46yearold man, Songsak Songsaeng, and his 40yearold wife, Sunan Nahuanin, were arrested in Pathum Thani, Thailand, on suspicion of murdering their 2yearold daughter. The couple, originally from Kamphaeng Phet, was taken back to their hometown for further investigation. Authorities found the 2yearold daughter buried under concrete at her mother’s house.
Four Thai individuals, members of a scam gang responsible for a tragic family incident in Samut Prakan, have been arrested in Poipet, Cambodia. The suspects were part of a joint operation between Cambodian and Thai authorities to crackdown on phone scammers based in Cambodia. The Cambodian immigration officers deported the four Thais, consisting of one man and three women, through the PoipetAranyaprathet checkpoint and notified Thai officials of the situation.
Starting next week, Suvarnabhumi International Airport is expecting a significant increase in tourist arrivals from China and Kazakhstan due to the implementation of a new visafree policy. The policy, approved on September 13 and announced in the Royal Gazette on September 17, will ease entry for nationals of both countries. Effective from Monday, the visafree entry will last until February 29 next year.