Posts Tagged ‘Bangkok’

Shooting At Major Shopping Mall In Bangkok Kills At Least 2

Hundreds of shoppers fled a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital after what sounded like gunshots were heard inside. Source

Treason Charge: Night Of Protest In Bangkok

Hundreds of protesters marched from the Thai capital Bangkok’s Pathumwan intersection to the German embassy on Sunday to submit a petition in response to a recent court ruling which determined that calls for reform of the institution was akin to treason. It was the largest protest the country has seen in months.Media reports said: The […]

Bangkok ‘taxi graveyard’ comes to life with mini-gardens

A mass graveyard for Bangkok’s flamboyantly coloured cabs left idle and decaying by coronavirus curbs is coming to life with mini vegetable gardens and frog ponds set up to help feed out-of-work drivers. In an open-air parking lot in the west of the Thai capital, green shoots fed by monsoon rains sprout from the roofs […]

German architect Helmut Jahn, designer of airports from Chicago to Bangkok and Berlin’s Sony Center, killed in bike accident

German-born Helmut Jahn, a leading postmodernist architect whose works included convention centers from Doha to Shanghai, and airport projects from Chicago to Bangkok, has died at 81 in a bicycle crash. Jahn was reportedly riding a bike on Saturday afternoon in Campton Hills, Illinois, located about 50 miles west of Chicago, when he was struck […]

Thousands of protesters take to streets of Bangkok despite government warning

Crowds of anti-government protesters gathered at closed mass transit stations across Bangkok on Saturday, as Thailand’s capital faced a fourth straight day of demonstrations. The protesters were calling for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to leave office, the constitution to be amended to make it more democratic and the nation’s monarchy to undergo reform. The protests […]

Thai protesters back on Bangkok’s streets in defiance of police

Thousands of young Thai protesters returned to the streets of Bangkok on Saturday, a day after riot police used water cannon to break up a rally in the centre of the city. Using several rally points outside the centre, they gathered to once again press their political demands, including the contentious and explosive issue of […]

Thailand: At least 17 dead as train collides with bus near Bangkok

At least 17 people died early Sunday when a train collided with a bus in central Thailand, officials said. The tour bus was traveling with 65 passengers on board when it crossed the railway track during rain in Chachoengsao, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Bangkok, where a train smashed into the vehicle. Prathueng Yookassem, […]

Thai Cop Calms Knifeman With Hug Inside Bangkok Police Station

A Thai police officer has used kindness to rapidly deescalate a dangerous situation involving a distressed knifeman. CCTV video taken inside Huay Kwang Police Station in Bangkok on Saturday night (local time) and published by Thai news service Sanook News shows a 45-year-old man entering the facility, with a […]

Heavy rainfall floods parts of Bangkok, Thailand; more expected

     It’s early in the rainy season, but Bangkok commuters are already fighting through flooded areas of the city and more rain is on the way. Bangkok commuters were confronted Tuesday morning and again Wednesday with flooded streets and traffic congestion across the city following hours of torrential rain overnight. Several major streets were under […]

Poland must target Kaliningrad, Moscow Metro & RT to deter Russian invasion – think tank

Called ‘Arming for Deterrence’, the 25-page document released by the US-based Atlantic Council says what NATO in general and Poland in particular should do to “counter a resurgent Russia.” The threat of such an attack is imminent, the report states. ​Lithuania prints ‘Russian invasion’ survival manual “Even if Moscow currently has no immediate intent to challenge […]

Politically, Turnbull’s affluence can be used to feed different narratives

Michelle Grattan (TC) :  While the Coalition accusingly targets Labor for “class war” politics, Tuesday’s Essential poll reinforces the fact that Australians think there are classes and tag themselves and political parties to them. There is a view that Malcolm Turnbull mightn’t be ‘one of us’ but is a viable leader. Lukas Coch/AAP The poll […]

Chinese Jets Fly Over Disputed Waters In Response To U.S. Navy

Chinese J-11 fighter jet China has released photos of armed jets flying over disputed waters of the South China Sea, in response to the U.S. naval presence near the disputed Spratly Islands a few days ago. Chinese military photos show navy planes training with missiles, flying over the disputed South China Sea waters near Vietnam. Photos […]

SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH

Suspicions about the Russian Plane Crash by Chris bollyn  above – Darina Gromova, age 10 months, was on her way home from a holiday in Egypt when the plane went down in the Sinai Desert. The Russian airliner was cruising at 31,000 feet when it lost contact with air traffic controllers, according to Egyptian aviation […]

SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH

Suspicions about the Russian Plane Crash by Chris bollyn  above – Darina Gromova, age 10 months, was on her way home from a holiday in Egypt when the plane went down in the Sinai Desert. The Russian airliner was cruising at 31,000 feet when it lost contact with air traffic controllers, according to Egyptian aviation […]

Malaysian Police arrests four Uyghurs in Connection with Bangkok Bombing

nsnbc : Malaysian police in Kuala Lumpur arrested four ethnic Uyghur in connection with the bombings in the Thai capital Bangkok on August 17. The bombing in Bangkok injured over 100 and claimed the lives of 20.  The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim informed the press that the four suspects […]

Thai Meteorite: Huge Fireball Lights up Sky Over Bangkok

The event took place during the morning rush hour at about 8:45am local time in Bangkok, although the meteor did not make an audible sound as it struck the ground. Although something of this magnitude can potentially fill people with a mixture of awe and dread, a meteorologist interviewed on local radio says things like […]

Bangkok Bombing Appears to Have Been Done by Chinese Moslem

Andrew AnglinDaily Stormer September 2, 2015 Well. It looks like the worst of both world’s is true of the Bangkok bombing. It is both a Moslem issue and a Chinese issue. New York Times: The Thai police said Wednesday that their main suspect in a deadly attack on a Bangkok shrine has a Chinese passport […]

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