Year: 2019
- Environment News
WWF Thailand pushes for sustainable tourism and preservation
An animal lover, nature lover and a Thai national, CEO of World Wide Fund-Thailand, Natalie Phaholyothin is particularly proud of Thailandโs national environment and wildlife heritage. โWe have 127 national parks, which is quite a high number, and that in itself should be an indication of the potential for Thailand to become more of a sustainable tourism destination. โAll Thaisโฆ
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Thailandโs headline inflation surged over 1% in March
โThe SCB Economics Intelligent Centre has revised down its forecast for average headline inflation in 2019 to 0.9% year on year, a slight decline from the previous forecast of 1.0%year on year.โ Thailandโs headline inflation surged to 1.24%, year on year, during March. This is up from 0.73%, year on year, in the previous month. Food and energy prices are theโฆ
Read More ยป - Technology News
Facebook removes accounts and pages because of โinauthentic behaviourโ
โFacebook says the reason for the removal of the posts and accounts was because of their โbehaviourโ not the content they posted.โ Facebook has erased over 1,800 accounts and pages from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine and Honduras in a move to counter abuses of its service and โdeceptive political propagandaโ. Facebook has shared examples of Thailand-based Facebook accounts, posts and pages itโฆ
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Fights on offer as Pheu Thai MP and senator bicker in Parliament
PHOTO: @tanawatofficial It only took two days before the fingers started pointing and the first offer of a fist fight was made. Senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha, who challenged Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charassathien in parliament to a fist-fight yesterday, admitted he lost his patience because of Yutthapongโs continual bad-mouthing of other MPs. The Senators have all been hand-picked by the NCPOโฆ
Read More ยป - World News
HK Consulate warns Thais and visitors about weekend protests
PHOTO: China Daily Kong Kong The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Hong Kong is warning both Thai residents and visitors not to enter the areas or in the vicinity of protests planned for July 27-28 in Hong Kong. The announcement was made on their Facebook page yesterday. According to the announcement, the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Hong Kong had been informedโฆ
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Philippines tourism surges, despite last yearโs Boracay closedown
The Philippines Department of Tourism is reporting that 2018 closed with a 7.68% increase in tourist arrivals. Last yearโs six month closure of tropical paradise Boracay, from May to October, seems to have little affect on the overall growth of the countryโs tourism. The island closed down last year for a โmakeoverโ, mainly to tackle pollution after the countryโs presidentโฆ
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Satun fisherman arrested trying to ship 216 kilos of marijuana south to Malaysia
PHOTOS: The Nation A fisherman has been arrested trying to smuggle 216 kilograms of marijuana into Malaysia. The fishing boat had been modified for the purpose of hiding and smuggling the drugs. Officials received a tip-off earlier this week that a large batch of marijuana was being stored in Satunโs Tambon Tammalang district. Officials had learnt that a large shipmentโฆ
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Former police chief, turned MP, rails against the PM
PHOTO: Thai PBS Seri Ruam Thai party leader Pol Gen Seripisut Temiyavet, former Police Chief appointed by the NCPO, is taking the fight right up to the PM and the coalition, hinted to the media before parliament resumed todaythat he still has enough ammunition to fire at the government and, particularly, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. During his time as the Juntaโsโฆ
Read More ยป - Health
6 benefits of morning walks
โฆthat will stop you hitting that snooze button! Although Thailand has some charming locations for a morning stroll, even around parts of Bangkok, we know how difficult it can be to wake up early, especially to wake up early and exercise? However, if youโve had the chance to go walking around Nai Harn Lake in Phuket, Lumpini Park in Bangkokโฆ
Read More ยป - Transport News
Power bank explodes in backpack at Chiang Mai Airport โ VIDEO
Thankfully the passenger wasnโt on a plane at the time. The woman had just arrived at the Chiang Mai International Airport. The first explosion was in her backpack which she quickly shrugged off and it fell to the ground. (Watch the video, bottom left at the beginning) Then, as security came to get a quick video of the incident onโฆ
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Thailandโs Future Forward denies bizarre โIlluminatiโ accusations
A lawyer and former advisor to Thailandโs chief ombudsman, Natthaporn Toprayoon has gone โfull woo wooโ in cobbling together arguments to disband the Future Forward Party. In a petition submitted to the Constitutional Court, the lawyer has invoked fears of the โIlluminatiโ secret society. He has accused Future Forward as being a threat to the countryโs constitutional monarchy. He saysโฆ
Read More ยป - Business News
400 baht minimum daily wage worries Thai business chamber
The Thai Chamber of Commerce is raising concerns over the governmentโs proposal to raise the minimum daily wage to 400 baht. They say it will severely hit the countryโs small to medium businesses. Chamber chairman Kalin Sarasin says they have been discussing the proposal with Chamber members and business operators discussions with many business operators. They found that most ofโฆ
Read More ยป - Phuket News
Patong police visit motorbike garages to warn them about illegal modifications
PHOTOS: Patong Provincial Police Patong police paid a visit to several motorcycle garages yesterday (July 25) in order to clarify that motorcycle racing is illegal and modifying motorcycles in certain ways can be illegal as well โ modified exhausts, removing side mirrors, extra large tyres, air horns, etc. The police โdrop inโ only asked for cooperation and requested owners andโฆ
Read More ยป - Transport News
BTS 15 baht flat rate fare is nothing new
The โ15 baht flat fareโ proposal for the BTS is nothing new. But the proposal has surfaced again as the new Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob offered the flat fee to be set for the BTS Skytrain service across Bangkok. The BTSC operates the BTS services โ the Sukhumvit line from Mor Chit to Kheha and the Silom line which serves Silom andโฆ
Read More ยป - World News
UPS says Thailand and Indonesia cargo traffic are winners in trade war
Supply chains are quickly adapting to the US-China trade war and Thailand, Indonesia and Japan are the biggest growth markets in Asia for UPS, according to the American international package delivery and global logistics service. UPSโs COO Jim Barber says there is no question that cargo volume from China to the US has significantly decreased but, with some manufacturers movingโฆ
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Accusations, working off-script and walk-outs. Day one in the new Thai parliament
PHOTO: The Nation One day down, another today. Thailandโs PM had his first day in a parliamentary setting and, despite taunts and barbs being thrown at him in true Parliamentary style, he stood firm. Sometimes working off-script and at other times visibly annoyed, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha barrelled through the formalities with a few โsettle downsโ coming from his right-hand man,โฆ
Read More ยป - Events
Phuket fights for sustainable tourism at PHIST 2019
Phuket readies to host PHIST 2019 in the fight against environmental degradation in Southeast Asiaโs idyllic island destinations. PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism) 2019 is a free-to-attend one-day conference that takes place on Thursday, September 23, 2019 at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa. The important event will gather approximately 1,000 delegates, including more than 70 ofโฆ
Read More ยป - World News
Man tries to fly across the English Channel, went for a swim instead
PHOTO: Facebook/ Frank Zapata 40 year old Frank Zapata, a former jet ski racing champion, decided to cross the English Channel. Some take the tunnel, some take a boat, some even swim. But Frank decided heโd fly, on a Flyboard. He would need to refuel half way across in his attempt. So he took off yesterday on his Flyboard butโฆ
Read More ยป - Bangkok News
Russian and Kazakhstani caught on seven month overstay at Suvarnabhumi
PHOTO: Facebook/Tourist Police Bureau A Russian man and his Kazakhstani wife had been travelling around Thailand using fraudulent documentation to avoid being detected for overstay. This time they tried the same scam to fly from Bangkok to Phuket but it didnโt quite go to plan. The pair told Suvarnabhumi immigration officials that they โforgot their passportsโ so they could getโฆ
Read More ยป - Transport News
Pattaya officials tell Bali Hai Pier vans, taxis and baht bus drivers to clean up their act
PHOTO: Pattaya Mail Pattaya officials have now banned passenger vans from parking at Bali Hai Pier and discussing the situation with baht bus operators. Ronakit Ekasingh, Pattayaโs deputy mayor held a meeting on Monday about the traffic problems and chaos that was overwhelming the busy tourist pier. In a story earlier this week public-transport operators were caught fighting over customers.โฆ
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Ready, set, Dragonboats are GO! World Champs come to Pattaya in August
The 14th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships are being held in August at the Map Prachan Reservoir in Banglamung, in Chon Buri. The event is being held at the Royal Navy Rowing Training Centre in Pattaya, from August 20-25. It is the first time that Thailand will be hosting the sportโs biggest event. This year the event draws more thanโฆ
Read More ยป - Crime News
Phuket police crackdown nets over 20,000 meth pills and weapons
PHOTO: khaophuket.com Police have nabbed drug dealers in Phuket with more than 20,000 methamphetamine pills plus other drugs and weapons. On July 23, Phuket police announced a drug crackdown. Police have ended up seizing more than 20,000 methamphetamine pills, crystal methamphetamine, kratom and a gun. In the first case, police arrested 21 year old Arunrat โMayโ Jirapongpitak and 25 yearโฆ
Read More ยป - Technology News
Thai PC and notebook sales set to increase 5% in second half of year
The market for personal computers and notebook computer will grow around 4.7% in the second half of this year, as students, gaming and e-sports continue to drive growth The prediction from marketing director at Acer Computer, Nitipat Praweenwongwuthi. Acer recently conducted a survey into the needs of computer users and found that about 50% of customers who purchase gaming computers willโฆ
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Police arrest Nigerian over Phuket-based โNigerian Romance Scamโ
A 38 year old Nigerian alleged โromance scammerโ has been arrested in Bangkok for allegedly operating bank accounts and arranging money transactions. The unnamed man was operating out of Phuket. The suspect is now being returned to Phuket, where an arrest warrant was issued on July 9 charging the man with conspiracy to commit fraud. Immigration Police Bureau chief Polโฆ
Read More ยป - World News
Builders of Laos dam say theyโre not responsible for lack of flow in Mekong River
Both the government of Laos and the builders of the Xayaburi dam are dismissing allegations that damming of the Mekong River, for the trial run of electricity generators, is one of the reasons for the sharp drop of water levels in the downstream stretches of the Mekong River. Water levels in the reservoir, 30 metres above the river, is aboutโฆ
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Police receive reports of Ponzi scene affecting 200 on Koh Samui
PHOTO: Manager Online 200 Thai wives of foreigners have reportedly lost up to 120 million baht in a Ponze scheme on Koh Samui. A group of 20 affected victims were represented by โPraewโ who reported to the Bophut Police Station to register a formal complaint. Bophut Police are trying to interview 30 victims each day since the complaint was registeredโฆ
Read More ยป - Road deaths
American dies after being knocked over by motorbike north of Bangkok
An American pedestrian has died after being run over on Klong 1 Road leading to the Lumpini Township condominium, north of the Capital. Police and emergency services responded after reports that a foreigner had been struck by a motorcycle just after midnight this morning. Volunteers from Ruam Katanyu provided CPR to the man, reported by Sanook as 35 year old โCarlโ fromโฆ
Read More ยป - Bangkok News
Security tight for the first day of the new Thai parliament
FILE PHOTO Security is tight around Bangkokโs TOT building for todayโs first sitting of the new Thai parliament. Four companies of policemen from the Metropolitan Police Division 2, police dogs and officers from the Thung Song Hong police station have been stationed at the HQ of the TOT, the venue for todayโs government policy debate. Explosive ordnance disposal police backedโฆ
Read More ยป - Phuket News
Lost Leopard Cat kitten being cared by Phang Nga wildlife officials
The small leopard cat kitten, found near a rubber plantation, is doing well and being cared for by Phang Nga wildlife nursery staff. It is not known what happened to the kittenโs mother. It was rescued on Monday near a rubber plantation in Krabi province by a Ban Pho Riang resident. The surprised passerby who found the the kitten fetched called officials atโฆ
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32 year old charged with attempted murder after Egyptian tourist stabbed in neck in Phuket
Sanook News is reporting further details after an 30 year old Egyptian, the son of an Ambassador, was struck in the neck by a roti seller who thought that the tourist was swearing at his wife. 32 year old Surachai from Koh Lanta, who was helping his wife sell rotis outside a Family Mart in Chalongโs Soi Ta-iad, grabbed a bigโฆ
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Thai police impersonator arrested in Bangkok
PHOTOS: Daily News A 41 year old man has been arrested in Bangkok for impersonating a policeman, claiming to know the Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police and extorting people. Sayan Pimpatan has been arrested, and a police uniform (with the rank of senior sergeant major), a 9mm gun, ammunition and a car, seized. The arrest follows complaints about a man impersonatingโฆ
Read More ยป - Northern Thailand News
More rain on the way for the north and north-east
The Thai Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning that on July 29 and 30 a monsoonal trough will lie across Myanmar, Laos and upper Vietnam, while the moderate southwest monsoon prevails over the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf. In other words, more rain on the way. They forecast that this will lead to more rain in the North andโฆ
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Resort used by Palang Pracharat over weekend may be on encroached land
PHOTO: 88 Garmonte Resort, Nakhon Ratchasima โ Foursquare Thailandโs Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is mulling the demolition of a venue where Palang Pracharat held a seminar at the weekend. The party has come under fire from opposition MPs about using the forest resort which has allegedly encroached on forest land. Located in Wang Nam Khieo district inโฆ
Read More ยป - World News
Road incidents still the biggest killer in Thailand
โA third of the victims were men and most were between the ages of 15 and 24.โ Road accidents in Thailand accounted for 20,169 deaths last year. Most of those killed were students and young people. The figures are from the Public Health Ministry, the Royal Thai Police and Road Accident Victims Protection. Motorcycles accounted for 70% of the fatal crashes, followedโฆ
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Phuketโs roti knife attack victim identified as Ambassadorโs son
PHOTO: เนเธชเธตเธขเธเธเธฃเธฐเธเธฒเธเธ เธเธเธ เธนเนเธเนเธ Phuket Peopleโs Voice The Egyptian tourist slashed by a roti seller in Chalongโs Soi Ta-iad over the weekend, has been identified as the son of the Egyptian Ambassador in Uruguay. The incident occurred on July 19, when a man from Koh Lanta, 32 year old Surachai Raksap, attacked an Egyptian man with a knife in front of aโฆ
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Tanks rolling into Bangkok today but not a coup! โ Army
The tanks and army trucks are rolling into the capital today. But the Armyโs Public Relations Division says itโs nothing to worry about, theyโre just getting ready for celebrations for HM The Kingโs birthday this Sunday. Theyโve said there is no need for alarm at the sight of processions of arms, troops and vehicles into Bangkok today. Soldiers, weaponry andโฆ
Read More ยป - Northern Thailand News
No rain in sight, eight Thai provinces on verge of water crisis
Thailandโs water situation is becoming critical with eight provinces now listed as critical. Officials are now describing the situation as the worst drought in 50 years. PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha has allocated 1 billion baht to finance the expansion of local water bodies in drought-hit provinces. The lack of rain has left as many as 17 major dams in theโฆ
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