Photo provided by the Hostage’s Family Forum shows Nattapong Pinta, with his wife and son (Image: AP) Israel on Saturday said it had recovered the body of a Thai hostage taken into Gaza during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023.The announcement came as fighting intensified, with Gaza health officials reporting at least 95 more […]
Why were so many Thai farmers among hostages held by Hamas? (PTI) BANGKOK: Israel says it has retrieved the body of a 35-year-old Thai hostage who was abducted into Gaza during the October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war. Nattapong Pinta was among 31 Thais taken by the Hamas militant group. Thailand’s foreign ministry […]
BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk over allegations he embezzled more than $9 million from the prominent temple he ran which was funded by donations from devotees.Investigators from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) accuse Abbot Phra Thammachiranuwat from Wat Rai Khing of siphoning more than 300 million baht ($9.05 million) from the temple’s […]
Rescuers work at the site a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after an earthquake (AP) BANGKOK: A Thai court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for 17 people over the collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper that fell in a major earthquake, killing dozens of workers.The 30-storey tower being built to house the State Audit Office […]
A small police aircraft crashed into the sea near a popular beach town in Thailand, killing at least 5 people on board, according to officials, reported Associated Press.The plane was on a test flight for parachute training preparations in Hua Hin district when it crashed around 8 am, according to Royal Thai Police spokesperson Archayon […]
