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World Thailand Kidnapping Airport Security Hong Kong Security footage from a Bangkok airport has caught the moment a Chinese tourist was kidnapped by four men and one woman when she stepped off a flight from Hong Kong. After Jincai Chen, 39, landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on May 6, a group of four Chinese men dressed in black and one Thai woman began following her. CCTV footage of the incident shows Chen struggling while two members of the gang hold her by the arms and walk her through the airport towards a van waiting outside. Another member of the group can be seen walking a few steps in front, guiding the group throughout the abduction. Security footage at a Bangkok airport caught the moment a Chinese tourist was kidnapped by a gang of criminals after she stepped off a flight from Hong Kong earlier this month. Screenshot Recommended Slideshows 53 In Pictures: The Royal Brothers, Prince Harry the Groom and Prince William the Best Man … [Read more...] about Security Footage Shows Female Tourist Kidnapped by Four Men at Thailand Airport

A YOUNG British tourist was left paralysed after suffering a stroke while sitting for 14 hours on a cramped bus in Thailand. Ashley Macrae, 23, was stuck on the bus 6,000 miles from home when she suffered the stroke. She was paralysed down her left side with a blood clot in her leg that had travelled through a previously unknown hole in her heart. She said: "I had spent 14 hours on a bus from Cambodia to Bangkok. I was really squashed and didn’t really move at all during the journey. "I was just there a few hours and started to feel very dizzy. I hadn’t drunk any alcohol but thought my drink had maybe been spiked or I had eaten something dodgy. "I couldn’t walk properly and my face had started to droop. My friends said straight away that I needed to get medical help." Speaking to the Daily Record, she continued: "I had no control over my body and I didn’t understand what was going on. "As I had slurred speech, I couldn’t even ask what was happening to me. … [Read more...] about British tourist, 23, left paralysed after suffering stroke on horror 14-hour Thailand bus ride

Apr 08, 7:54 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Suman Varandani @suman09 01/08/18 AT 7:21 AM An American tourist was arrested in Thailand after he stripped at the Phuket International Airport and threw his feces at staff, media reports said Monday. Steve Cho, a 27-year-old from New York, blamed an overdose of Viagra for his actions.Cho was stopped by six security guards in the departure hall of the airport after he began acting erratically. He underwent a psychiatric assessment following his arrest, reports said. The incident was captured on surveillance cameras at the airport's terminal.Cho was reportedly waiting to board a flight to Incheon International Airport in South Korea, when he started yelling incoherently and strolled around naked while smashing airport shop goods."The officers brought him to the walkway on the north side of the terminal to avoid other … [Read more...] about American Tourist ‘Overdosed On Viagra,’ Arrested After Getting Naked At Thailand Airport

[JURIST] Human Rights Watch [advocacy website] released a 134-page report [text] and a 15-minute video on Tuesday at the EU Parliament [official website] documenting widespread rights abuses and forced labor conditions in Thailand's fishing fleets. Titled "Hidden Chains: Forced Labor and Rights Abuses in Thailand's Fishing Industry," the report details the trafficking of migrant fishers from neighboring countries in Southeast Asia for fishing work in Thailand under conditions where the workers are prevented from changing employers, not paid on time or paid below the minimum wage. According to the report, migrant workers do not receive Thailand's labor law protections and do not have the right to form a labor union.However, the report is not limited to coverage of just migrant workers, but also documents rights abuses concerning Thailand citizens working in the fishing industry. The report reveals that Thailand's inspection frameworks "fail to adequately or systematically address" … [Read more...] about HRW report reveals massive rights abuses in Thailand fishing industry

By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's long-delayed general election to end military rule will have to be postponed from its Feb. 24 date and will likely be held in March, two officials in the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The Election Commission of Thailand has not announced the postponement, but two senior election officials told Reuters it was impossible to hold the polls on Feb. 24, as announced last month. The military junta that has ruled for nearly five years had earlier suggested a one-month delay because of scheduling clashes with the coronation of the king in May. "The February 24 election cannot take place because the Election Commission doesn't have enough time to organise it," a senior commission official said. "There are now two possible dates ... March 10 or March 24," the official said. Coronation ceremonies for King Maha Vajiralongkorn have been scheduled for May 4-6, and the government said that there would be royal rituals taking place 15 days … [Read more...] about Thailand must postpone election again, until March