Month: March 2019
- Northern Thailand News
Buriram villager killed by rampaging wild elephant
by Surachai Piraksa A 37 year old man from a village in Buriram province has been stomped to death by a wild elephant early today in Tambon Lam Nang Rong. Following the discovery of his dead body at 6am in a rubber plantation, police and rescue workers, along with a medical examiner, went to inspect the scene. They found theโฆ
Read More ยป - Thai Life
โEasier, faster and more watertightโ โ Surachateโs vision for Immigration
Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, Thailandโs Immigration chief, has outlined a few new directions for visitor and expat visas in Thailand. Speaking to TNA MCOT, the chief acknowledged the 1979 Act was โout of dateโ and โnot in line with modern countriesโ and travel procedures. Surachate said that Thailand was the third most visited country in the world and was a placeโฆ
Read More ยป - Bangkok News
Canadian woman rescued from air-conditioning shaft at luxury Silom hotel
PHOTO: Daily News A 76 year old Canadian woman, missing since last Thursday in Bangkok, ended up spending 12 hours trapped in an air conditioning shaft at a luxury Silom hotel before she was finally found and rescued. Daily News reports that 76 year old Siona Aloni, who suffers from Alzheimers, went missing from her room at the hotel onโฆ
Read More ยป - Bangkok News
Bangkok Motor Show opens as Thai car sales move online
PHOTO: New Nissan all-electric LEAF, on display at the Bangkok Motor Show by Kingsley Wijayasinha โDespite the increase in sales online, including new automobiles, weโre not worried that fewer people will show up at the event to purchase vehicles.โ More than 1.6 million visitors are expected at this yearโs Bangkok International Motor Show, which kicks off today at IMPACT Muangthongโฆ
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Child drowning cases โ dramatic drop over two decades
The leading cause of death in Thai children, below the age of 15, is drowning. โEven though the cases have recently fallen to an all time low, itโs still not low enough.โ โIn nearly two decades there have been 22,700 drowning cases, thatโs between the years 2000 and 2018. That averages nearly 1,300 child drownings every year.โ These numbers fromโฆ
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New airport duty free bid split into two
The Government has insisted that the AoT rejig its awarding for the concession of duty-free shops at its airports. Up to now King Power Duty Free has had a monopoly on the lucrative duty free concessions. So the Board of the Airports of Thailand Company has now decided to split the concession to operate airport duty-free shops into two contracts โ one for Suvarnabhumiโฆ
Read More ยป - Thailand Election News
King revokes royal decorations from former PM Thaksin
PHOTO: Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra welcomes Princess Ubolratana of Thailand as they arrive for the wedding of Thaksinโs daughter last weekend in Hong Kong. HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn has stripped the royal decorations of former PM and fugitive billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, alluding to his convictions and โextremely inappropriateโ flight from the country. The statement in yesterdayโs Royal Gazette fromโฆ
Read More ยป - Environment News
Academics urging a State of Emergency for the North
by Pratch Rujivanarom An academic is calling on the government to declare a state of emergency as Chiang Mai and most Northern Provinces face โdisastrousโ levels of PM2.5 smog and smoke haze.Citizen in the North are being advised to stay inside air conditioned buildings and avoid all outdoor activities, as some areas of Chiang Mai recorded PM2.5 levels reaching higherโฆ
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Two killed in Songkhla after their pick-up is sprayed with bullets
by Santiparb Ramasuta A man and a woman riding in a pickup have been killed this morning after a group of assailants opened fire on them in Songkhlaโs Sabaiyoi district. The victims were identified as 34 year old Preecha Phetkaewthng and 33 year old Sathiya Saisuwan. Both were residents of the Sabayoi district. They were rescued from the scene ofโฆ
Read More ยป - Phuket News
Will Young sells Brit Awards to raise money for Soi Dog Foundation
British singer Will Young sold two of his Brit Awards, highly-respected popular music awards for the British music industry, for a Phuket charity. But he says he only raised ยฃ800 (33,000 baht) for them. The singer told Chris Evans, a Virgin Radio Breakfast show presenter, he went through with his pledge to auction off the gongs after announcing he wasโฆ
Read More ยป - Environment News
Polystyrene containers ditched by Southern province
by Somchai Samart You would expect the Capital to lead the way. But this time itโs one of Thailandโs southern provinces showing the way forward with one of Thailandโs biggest disposable waste problems. Songkhla in Thailandโs south, is now well on the way to establishing itself as a foam container-free city as green trends continue to grow. During the pastโฆ
Read More ยป - World News
Thai rice exports facing strong regional competition
Rice exports are down in Februaryโs sales figures, in both total volume and value. High prices and competition from Vietnam are being blamed, along with the ongoing strong baht. Rice farmers also say they are concerned how long the hot season will last which will also affect their planting schedules for this year. The Thai Rice Exporters Association says thatโฆ
Read More ยป - Thailand News
Weather warning for summer storms in upper Thailand
The Thai Meteorological Department has announced weather warnings for potential summer storms in upper Thailand. They say a high-pressure system from China will extend to, and meet, the hot weather over upper Thailand. โFrom March 31 โ April 3, outbreaks of summer thunderstorms will be likely in the upper country.โ Thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail are possible, first in theโฆ
Read More ยป - Business News
Thai businesses feeling pinch from china-US trade wars
Since the US China trade war kicked off in the middle of 2018, Thai businesses have begun to feel the pinch as indicated by a small downward trend in Thai export numbers. In the short run, some Thai export items may benefit from trade diversion as US and Chinese importers shifted to certain Thai products to avoid punitive tariffs. However, indirectโฆ
Read More ยป - Thailand Election News
Future Forwardโs 80 new parliamentary faces
The Future Forward Party, making an impressive debut in last Sundayโs election โ finishing as the third-most popular choice with more than 6.2 million votes and more than 80 Lower House seats โ is composed entirely of completely new faces. These fresh new political voices, partly fueled by the seven million new, young, eligible voters in this yearโs poll, providesโฆ
Read More ยป - Songkran News
Head to Chiang Mai for Songkran โ getting wet with a northern touch
Thailandโs best-known regional Songkran celebrations take place in the northern city of Chiang Mai This year the Chiang Mai Songkran Festival runs from April 1-16 and with the theme โtelling the story of the Lanna culture while celebrating the auspicious new year with safety and without alcohol.โ In Chiang Mai, Songkran is often called Paweni Pi Mai Muang. Chiang Maiโฆ
Read More ยป - Thailand Weather Updates
Roll out the water trucks โ Phuketโs water runs low
by Salinee Prap Many areas of Phuket have suffered a shortage of tap water, with inconsistent or no flow, prompting business operators and residents to buy water from the private sector. Phuket as an island, is usually self-sufficient with its water supply, with three large catchments on the island serving locals, expats and the 12 million annual tourists. Phuket governorโฆ
Read More ยป - Hot News
Anti-stall system activated in Ethiopian Boeing crash โ Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that officials probing the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crash have made preliminarily conclusions that a flight-control feature automatically activated before the plane plummeted to the ground. The US newspaper, which declined to name its sources, says the findings have been passed on at a briefing to the US Federal Aviation Administration. The flight-control software featureโฆ
Read More ยป - Phuket News
70 year old Austrian man dies after jumping from 14th floor of Patong hotel
A 70 year old Austrian man has died after jumping from the 14th floor at a hotel in Patong today. At 11am today Patong Police were notified that a foreign man had fallen from a hotel in Patong. Police and emergency responders arrived to find the body of a man who was later identified as 70 year old Austrian manโฆ
Read More ยป - Phuket News
Darasamuth Underpass closing this Saturday and Sunday night
The Darasamut Underpass (adjacent to Central Festival) will temporarily close tomorrow and Sunday from 9pm until 5am (overnight). The Phuket Highways Chief Somwang Lohanut says, โBoth the northbound and southbound lanes through the underpass will be temporary closed at those times.โ โWorkers will be carrying out repairs and replacing light bulbs and fans as part of the normal scheduled maintenance.โโฆ
Read More ยป - Phuket News
Patong taxi driver suspects arrested after ganging up and beating a tourist
PHOTOS: Patong Police Six suspects have been arrested today following an assault by a group of taxi, tuk tuk and motorcycle taxi drivers. The incident was captured on video, as the drivers ganged together to beat up a tourist in Patong last night. The argument started over a taxi fee to take the family back to their hotel. Patong Policeโฆ
Read More ยป - Bangkok News
Wife of โlovely motorcycle taxi driverโ has her say
Thereโs always two sides of a story. This time the wife of the โlovelyโ motorcycle taxi driver who had his โheart-breakingโ story posted all over social media on Tuesday, is having her say. The man, at the time, claimed that he had paid the mortgage for eight years but the house was in her name and she now had another man. Soโฆ
Read More ยป - Thailand Election News
โNo need to join coalition governmentโ โ Democrat politician
PHOTO: Facebook/Parit Wacharasindhu With around 55 seats won after Sundayโs election, the Democrats are one of a few political parties which will hold the balance of power. They will be able to choose between joining an alliance with a Pheu Thai-led bloc or siding with the Phalang Pracharat-led camp. But Parit Wacharasindhu, a new generation Democrat Party member, says heโฆ
Read More ยป - Northern Thailand News
Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, continue to suffer under persistent haze
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times Air pollution levels remain high in many of the northern population areas with little respite on the horizon for the smog-stricken northern provinces. Chiang Mai Natural Resource and Environment Office director Saratcha Suriyakul Na Ayudhaya says that public, private and other sectors are contributing to the lowering the levels of air pollution by spraying water andโฆ
Read More ยป - Pattaya News
Seven Chinese tourists injured in Pattaya tour bus crash
PHOTO: Pattaya Mail Seven Chinese tourists have been injured after their tour bus overturned on Sukhumvit Road in Jomtien Beach, south of Pattaya. The victims were rushed to Pattaya Memorial Hospital after the Bangkok-registered tour bus careered into a traffic-island drainage canal in front of the Ambassador City Hotel. The Pattaya Mail reports that sixteen other passengers on the busโฆ
Read More ยป - Phuket News
Patong Police investigate taxi drivers beating up a tourist โ VIDEO
Patong Police are investigating an assault on tourists from a group of Patong taxi drivers. Two video clips of taxi drivers attacking tourist in Patong have gone viral in social media today. The incident happened at Malin Plaza Market at the south end of Patong last night at 11pm. A male middle eastern tourist was attacked by taxi drivers inโฆ
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Two day rescue of six baby elephants stuck in mud pool in Nakhon Ratchasima โ VIDEO
PHOTOS/VIDEO: DNP Six baby elephants have been rescued from mud pool in Nakhon Ratchasima following two days of delicate efforts from officials. The Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plants Conservation reports that they found the baby elephants on Wednesday while forest officers were patrolling in the forest in Sengsang, Nakhon Ratchasima, northeast of Thailand. During the afternoon they stumbledโฆ
Read More ยป - Songkran News
Event Round-Up โ April 2019
by The Sponsorship Experts โ Paul Poole (South East Asia) The first ever ASEAN Gastronomy Tourism Fair will kick off on April 9-10 at CW Tower Ratchadapisek Bangkok. Hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, it is the first time all 10 member states of ASEAN will come together to build a strong foundation for gastronomy tourism in theโฆ
Read More ยป - Thailand Election News
Democratโs 50 parliamentary seats up for grabs
The Democrat Party is hedging their bets at the moment with differing views among the remnant of the political party as to where they should throw their support in the new parliament. Yesterday they were juggling their options, as both Pheu Thai and Phalang Pracharat claimed legitimacy to form the next government. Senior Democrat politician Thaworn Senneam, who won theโฆ
Read More ยป - Phuket News
Leopard cat found dumped in plastic box in Kathu
A leopard cat has been saved after being found dumped inside a plastic box in Kathu. The head of Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area Study Centre Pongchart Chueahom says he had received the healthy leopard cat kitten from a local. โAfter that we went to the Thalang Police Station to file a report about the dumping of a protected animal.โโฆ
Read More ยป - Thailand Election News
Nine arrested for sharing โfake election newsโ
PHOTO: Thai News Agency A Thai official has announced that nine people have been arrested for allegedly sharing fake news on Facebook. In the posts they claimed two EC commissioners had been fired and that 600,000 illegitimate ballots were mixed into the vote count. If convicted, the accused could face up to five years in jail and a 30,000 bahtโฆ
Read More ยป - Chiang Mai News
German tourist beaten over Chiang Mai karaoke bar bill
by Thanakorn Wongnang A German tourist in Chiang Mai has filed an official complaint with police, claiming he was assaulted by staff at an allegedly over-priced karaoke bar. The trouble started when he refused to pay the extortionate 10,000 baht bill. 35 year old Arthur Wojciechowski, who ended up with facial bruises from the assault, told Muang Chiang Mai deputyโฆ
Read More ยป - Phuket News
Bus driver fined after dropping oil on Patong Hill โ VIDEO
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Kathu Police / Law Enforcement 201 / Newshawk Phuket A bus driver has been fined after his bus dropped oil onto the road as it was coming down from Patong Hill. Motorbike drivers had been been injured after slipping on the oil slick. The CCTV footage shows the incident when the bus was going down from Patong Hill, droppingโฆ
Read More ยป - Hot News
Three Samut Prakan residents arrested with 868 kilograms of marijuana
Three men have been arrested with a whopping 868 kilograms of marijuana hidden in two houses in Samut Prakan, south-east of Bangkok. Police held a media conference to announce the arrest of two 33 year olds, Somporn Kimya and Supachai Neesungnone along with an 18 year old Thawatchai (surname withheld). Metropolitan Police Lt Gen Sutthipong Wongpin says police seized theโฆ
Read More ยป - Thailand Election News
Election results: Phalang Pracharat wins popular vote, Pheu Thai wins most seats
The Election Commission, acting on increased pressure from a number of political and NGO complaints, has released the general election popular vote count, saying the pro-junta Phalang Pracharat won the most popular votes at over 8.4 million, while Pheu Thai came second with 7.9 million votes. This afternoonโs media conference came as a surprise as the EC had been dodgingโฆ
Read More ยป - Northern Thailand News
Nepali fugitive arrested in Nakhon Phanom for jobs scam
A Nepalese man has been arrested in Nakhon Phanom, on the far north-east Thai border with Laos, over alleged deception of 16 compatriots. Heโs alleged to have scammed more than 5 million baht from them by promising jobs in a foreign country. Immigration Police chief Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn says 37 year old Prashu Rum Gurung was arrested underโฆ
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