Tag: Thailand
Thailand's visa waiver for Chinese tourists under fire after string of crimes
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut SetboonsarngBANGKOK - Thailand's visa waiver programme for Chinese nationals has come under scrutiny after the high-profile alleged kidnapping...
Authorities catch ‘SMS blaster’ gang that drove around Bangkok sending thousands of phishing messages
Thai authorities announced last week the arrests of two organized fraud gangs, one of which was accused of driving through the streets of...
Thai farmer forced to kill more than 100 endangered crocodiles after a typhoon damaged their enclosure
A Thai crocodile farmer who goes by the nickname “Crocodile X” said he killed more than 100 critically endangered reptiles to prevent them...
Huge python grabs Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her two hours before she can be freed
BANGKOK (AP) — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp...
Thaksin’s Daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra Becomes Thailand’s New Prime Minister
(Bloomberg) -- Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a daughter of former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, won a parliament vote to become the Southeast Asian nation’s new...