June 27th, 2018 Update: Youth soccer team still trapped in flooded cave, not...
Chiang Rai-
For coming on four days a dozen Thai teenagers between 11 and 16 years of age and their 25 year old coach have been trapped inside a large cave system called Tham Luang...
10PM Update: Soccer Team still trapped in flooded cave, search suspended due to rising...
Chiang Rai-
Update as of 10:20PM on Monday, June 25th.
Despite some early reports, the soccer team trapped in a cave system near the Myanmar border in Chiang Rai have still not been rescued.
Roughly one hour...
Huge rescue operation launched for youth soccer team trapped in flooded cave in Chiang...
Chiang Rai-
Rescuers are planning a second attempt to try and get through a small, flooded passage inside a Thai cave to search for 12 boys and their football coach who entered the cave two days ago...
Thailand resumes Death Penalty, 1st prisoner in almost ten years executed this week
Thailand-
Thai authorities executed a 26-year-old man by lethal injection on June 18, 2018, the country’s first execution since August 2009.
The Corrections Department stated that the execution of Theerasak Longji, who was found guilty of...
Thai Culture Ministry reminds tourists and residents that Sex Toys are against Thai Law
Thailand-
Earlier this week Salinee Chumsawan, Director of the Office of Culture Monitoring at the Culture Ministry spoke to reporters and the press in response to several publicized articles in foreign newspapers about tourists being...
Thai police catch one of the ten most wanted Child Pornography Collectors in the...
Bangkok-
64 year old Christean Python, a Swiss National, was captured just outside of Bangkok this week after an intensive police and army investigation with assistance from international law enforcement from the United States. The...
Thailand advances to Badminton Uber Cup World Final, Stuns China
Bangkok-
A fired-up host nation Thailand shocked defending champions China 3-2 on Friday (May 25) to enter badminton's Uber Cup final for the first time.
In the other semi-final, top seeds Japan charged into Saturday's championship...
Thailand economy grows at fastest pace in 5 years for first quarter of 2018
Thailand-
In conjunction with our article previously this week on tourist numbers growing 14% quarter over quarter so far in 2018, the highest number in three years, Thailand and Reuters now reports it's economy has...
Indian Tourist attacked by Beach mat vendors
Pattaya-
An Indian tourist, Mr. Baldeep Sigh Gulati, 41 years old, was attacked in the early morning hours of Wednesday morning on Pattaya Beach less than a 100 yards from the Pattaya Police Station.
He, another...
Thailand’s tourist arrivals highest in 3 years for first quarter of year, up roughly...
Thailand (Credit The Phuket News)
It’s the strongest growth for January to April since 2015 when arrivals surged by 23.21%. For the same four months in 2017, arrivals increased 3.35%.
In April, the visitor head count...
