Thailand News

Amphibious Assault Vehicles are the tip of the spear in amphibious operations. They allow Marines to move from ship to shore quickly and deliver more than 10 combat ready Marines from each vehicle.

National Police chief Pol General Priewpan Damapong yesterday proposed the construction of a prison on an island, especially for drug dealers as it would be easier to control and prevent them from continuing their drug dealing from behind bars.

Some cultures in the developed world have become so obsessed with safety awareness that they seem to have lost sight of common sense.

A group of senators will file a court challenge against the government's transfer of financial crisis bailout debt to the Financial Institutions Development Fund next week.

Two stateless children, their mother and another member of their family were released yesterday after 20 months in detention in a landmark case.

Representatives of the PTT labour union and State Enterprises Labour Confederation of Thailand will next week submit a letter expressing opposition to the plan to privatise PTT Plc to Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong, PTT union chairwoman Absorn Krisanasamith said.

Cha-am in Phetchaburi province is a beach town whose many local fishermen are keen at catching blue crabs.

As Chinese influence grows, it is encroaching on a region dominated for decades by a much more profitable trade: narcotics Workers load a Chinese boat at the Thai Mekong River port of Chiang Saen in the Golden Triangle region.

Cherng Talay OrBorTor President Ma-ann Samran expressed his concern that continuing conflict over jet-skis in Phuket may end in gunfire.

January 26 2012-The 63rd Republic Day was celebrated in India. India is a country known for its diversity, colour and vibrant and there are billions of people with so many languages,religions,customs and traditions.

PHUKET: The Phuket '9 Temples Tour' began today as a way to round out the Chinese New Year festivities and to usher in the Phuket Old Town Festival, which gets underway on Sunday.

By Jamaluddin Muhammad BANGKOK, Jan 27 -- Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was conferred the honorary doctorate in Political Science from Naresuan University, here, today.

Last year's statistics for Phuket International Airport arrivals showed a 20.22 percent increase or a total 8,467,995 arrivals and departures, according to figures recently released by Airports of Thailand .

Security concerns at airports around the world have prompted Airports of Thailand to institute a new system to be put into place in the near future.

Aumphol Chuemorn, 26, suffered a fatal 38-caliber shot to the neck Jan. 10 on a roadside near a pawn shop in Thunglaharn Village.

Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit yesterday threatened to remove Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra if he fails to cooperate with the government in dealing with the potential flood threat this year.

Koreans' most preferred honeymoon destination was Phuket in Thailand last year. According to Hana Tour on Wednesday, 23.9 percent of newlyweds chose the Thai resort island, followed by the Philippines , Hawaii , Bali , and Western Europe .

While Thailand isn't typically thought of as a destination for wine-lovers, there are actually various opportunities in the country to experience vineyards, wineries, and tastings.

Insurgents behind the violence in the South have used their attacks to gain attention from international organisations in a bid to draw them into the problem, Army Commander in Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha recently proclaimed to the media.

Scaffolding at the construction site of a giant statue of a Buddhist monk in Chumphon province collapsed last night, killing two workers and injuring five others.