A Russian tourist, identified as 33yearold Oleg Rusovsiannikov, was injured during an altercation with a group of guards at a gogo bar on Pattaya’s Walking Street. The incident occurred early on a Sunday in the Bang Lamung district’s tambon Nong Prue, and was reported to the Pattaya police at around 3:30 am.
The Thai government has set an ambitious goal to transform Krabi, an Andaman province, into a carbonneutral tourism destination by 2040. Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri revealed the plan, stating that Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha has expressed gratitude to all participants who have cooperated in striving to achieve netzero carbon emissions in the sector by 2040. This initiative is part of a broader plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and netzero emissions at the national level by 2065.
On the night of February 24, 2023, Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong fell into the Chao Phraya River from a speedboat near the Pibul 1 pier in Muang district of Nonthaburi. Her body was found two days later, and the incident received widespread coverage in local media.
Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong clarified on Wednesday that a 15yearold girl, who was released on May 18 after being detained for 51 days on a charge of royal defamation, had not been expelled from school. This clarification came in response to the girl’s Facebook post, in which she claimed that she had been expelled and was now “an outsider”.
A recent case of illegal sale of frozen fish has led to the arrest of five state officials and two civilians in Thailand. The individuals were allegedly involved in the sale of frozen fish confiscated from an illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) vessel. The suspects include a former director of the Bangkok Port Customs Office and senior customs officials.
In Satun, Thailand, local fishermen have staged a protest by blocking the entry to the Pak Bara canal in Langu district with their boats. This demonstration was initiated in response to the confiscation of three fishing boats and the detention of 12 crew members on Sunday.
On June 14, 2023, twelve captured wild macaques were discovered inside a bag at a mango plantation in Doem Bang Nang Buat district. Tragically, three of the apes had already died. Kalayakorn Titwattana, chief of Moo 11 village in tambon Khao Din, reported the find to Anan Sriphudpong, chief of the Bung Chawak Wildlife Reserve Office.
A heartbreaking incident unfolded at the Sai Yuan shooting range in Muang district, Phuket, on a recent Tuesday afternoon. A Belgian tourist, later identified as 52yearold Christian Richard Cerfontaine, reportedly took his own life at the shooting facility. A heartbreaking incident unfolded at the Sai Yuan shooting range in Muang district, Phuket, on a recent Tuesday afternoon. A Belgian tourist, later identified as 52yearold Christian Richard Cerfontaine, reportedly took his own life at the shooting facility.
A 45yearold taxi driver, identified as Sirichai, was recently arrested in connection with the theft of valuables worth 1.2 million baht from a Japanese businessman in Bangkok. The businessman, identified as Nammo, had fallen asleep in the taxi after a night out in the city. Sirichai was taken into custody from his room on Ekachai 40 Road in Bang Bon district.
Seven individuals were apprehended in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, located in Prachuap Khiri Khan, due to allegations of illegal gemstone mining at Tham Mung Korn. This activity is considered a breach of the National Parks Act. The park’s chief, Pongsathorn Promkhuntod, stated that the arrests were made after the park’s SMART Patrol system detected rockcutting activities within its boundaries.