Bob Scott
- Health
Thai consumers say no thank you to sugary drinks, theyāre sweet enough
A recent report has revealed life is not sweet at all in Thailandās coffee shops, supermarkets and malls, and that sugary drinks have left a bitter taste in the mouths of the nationās ready-to-drink consumers. Research company Nielsen discovered, the ready-to-drink beverage market in Thailand dropped 2.6% year-on-year between April 2021 to March 2022, led by mixer products, whisky, energy…
- China News
Lockdown in China stinks for Thai farmers
With no ending in sight in regards to lockdown in China, Thailand has been told it must source raw materials from other countries if it is to survive causing a stink in the farming industry. Thailandās manufacturing industry and supply chains continue to bear the brunt of lockdowns in Chinaās major cities. China is the nationās largest supplier of raw materials…
- Tourism News
Love drugs found in hotel of Aussie man who plunged to his death
Thai police yesterday concluded there was no foul play involved in the death of Billy James Simmons who died Tuesday after he fell from his hotel room balcony. Local police in Phuket established after an investigation that the death of the 22 year old Australian was an accident. The Aussie backpacker was found dead on Tuesday evening around 10pm by…
- Covid-19 News
Thailand target reopening of bars on June 1
The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha today sits down with a virus task force that includes the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, and Ministry of Public Health to consider the reopening of pubs, bars and restaurants in Thailandās green zones. A Ministry of Public Health source revealed that as the pandemic situation is getting better, health officials were contemplating introducing green…
- Things To Do
Thai PM looks for Field of Dreams reaction on the back of new medical tourism hub
āIf you build it, they will come,ā so said Kevin Costnerās character in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams. And the Thai PM, Prayuth Chan-o-cha, plans to take a leaf out of the Field of Dreamsā story book and do something similar by building and promoting a medical tourism hub to attract more foreign visitors to the country post-pandemic. Thailand…
- Crime News
Danish man left suicidal after being raped for a week in Phuket
A Danish man confessed he was left suicidal after being kidnapped, drugged and raped at the popular Thai holiday resort of Phuket five years ago. Mathias SĆøby Kristensen revealed in a no holds barred interview on a Danish TV documentary how he still has nightmares after being drugged and sexually abused by a Thai man while on holiday at the…
- Thailand News
Health and safety a priority as kids return to Bangkok schools after two turbulent years
The Thailand Ministry of Education yesterday allowed schools to reopen their doors for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the nation in 2020 in line with the governmentās transition to living with Covid as an endemic disease. Some children celebrated their return to school in style in Tak province, northern Thailand, taxied in by elephants, as reported in…
- Tourism News
Mixed fortunes for Thai Airways but nationās flag carrier confident of financial take off
Financial figures released yesterday by Thai Airways International revealed mixed fortunes for the Bangkok-based airline. Thailandās flag carrier airline declared a net loss of nearly 3.4 billion baht on revenue of 11.2 billion baht in Q1, an improvement on the 11.2 billion baht net loss from the same period last year, but on the positive side the company also noted…
