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  • Hua Hin NewsMother and baby elephant found dead in national park | Thaiger

    Mother and baby elephant found dead in national park

    PHOTO: Wild elephant in the Kaeng Krachan national park A wild elephant and its baby have been found dead near a reservoir in the Kaeng Krachan national park in Phetchaburi province, west of Hua Hin near the Myanmar border. A team of park officials and a veterinarian from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation headed to the scene…

  • World NewsBusinessman arrested in Thailand not linked 1MDB | Thaiger

    Businessman arrested in Thailand not linked 1MDB

    PHOTO: File photos In an exclusive story, the New Sunday Times in Malaysia is reporting that the businessman arrested in Thailand by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the SRC International case, is not linked to former Malaysian PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak and financier Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low. A highly-placed investigator told the New Sunday…

  • Phuket News‘Smart Bus, Smart Passenger’ introduced for Phuket’s local buses | Thaiger

    ‘Smart Bus, Smart Passenger’ introduced for Phuket’s local buses

    PHOTOS: Radio Thailand Phuket Load up the free App and track Phuket’s local Po Thong buses in real time. Well that’s the idea. The Global Positioning System (GPS) has been installed on 10 of Phuket’s local buses. These GPS local buses will be launched by the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) in October. The Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) Chief…

  • World NewsIndonesian croc attack kills man | Thaiger

    Indonesian croc attack kills man

    PHOTO: Sangkulirang Police 45 year old ‘Muslim’, a resident of the Aurgading village in Jujuhan district, Jambi, Indonesia, died after being mauled by a 6 meter crocodile when he went to bathe in the Jujuhan river on Saturday evening. The Jakarta Posts reports that the village head, Hamrozi, said that during the past six months he saw three crocodile attacks…

  • Krabi NewsBegpacking – ‘How to’ guide for aspiring travelling beggars | Thaiger

    Begpacking – ‘How to’ guide for aspiring travelling beggars

    PHOTO: backslackers.com “Aren’t you technically homeless? Why shouldn’t YOU cash in too. Why shouldn’t other people pay for you to travel? Begpacking (or beg packing) is a way for backpackers like you to earn money while you travel by begging for money or busking around the world.” Thailand has its fair share of ‘beg packers’ each year – young travellers who…

  • Phuket NewsPhoenix to be raised soon – VIDEO | Thaiger

    Phoenix to be raised soon – VIDEO

    PHOTO AND VIDEO: The Phuket Marine Office The Phoenix is ready to be raised as soon as the weather conditions are good enough. Officials say the equipment is all ready. It’s already been more than a month since the Phoenix salvage operation began. So far the wreck remains resting on the bottom of the Andaman Sea, 45 metres underwater. Read more about…

  • Northern Thailand NewsCave film starts shooting in November | Thaiger

    Cave film starts shooting in November

    A Thai film telling the story of the Tham Luang cave rescue is due to begin rolling cameras in November. It’s working title is ‘Nang Non’ in Thai (The Cave in English) Tom Waller, an Irish/Thai filmmaker, gave a presentation about the project at the Toronto International Film Festival. ‘Nang Non’ is the working title of the film, also the…

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  • Thailand NewsRecord first seven months for tourist arrivals | Thaiger

    Record first seven months for tourist arrivals

    by Thammarat Thadaphrom The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced visitor arrivals of about 22.65 million from January to July 2018, up by 11% compared to the same period of 2017. Estimated visitor expenditure rose by over 14% to 1.18 trillion baht. The top ten source markets of visitors to Thailand during the first seven months of 2018 were China,…

  • Hua Hin NewsNew ferry service between Prachuap Khiri Khan and Sattahip under discussion | Thaiger

    New ferry service between Prachuap Khiri Khan and Sattahip under discussion

    Prachuap Khiri Khan officials have met to discuss plans for a new ferry terminal just south of Hua Hin in Pak Nam Pran. Banmuang reports that the new terminal will accommodate a car ferry and link Prachuap Khiri Khan with Sattahip in Chonburi. Estimates discussed at the meeting say the journey would take around two hours, about the same as the…

  • Pattaya NewsDrug and pool parties busted after residents complain about short-term villa rentals | Thaiger

    Drug and pool parties busted after residents complain about short-term villa rentals

    PHOTOS: We Love Pattaya The Bang Lamung district chief has sent in police to check on complaints that pool villas in a Huay Yai estate were being rented on a daily basis for noisy parties. Ads for the properties owned by De Ville Group were on Facebook contravening hotel regulations. We Love Pattaya reports that a sting was conducted at one…

  • Chiang Mai NewsRestaurant harassed by men claiming to be military officers | Thaiger

    Restaurant harassed by men claiming to be military officers

    PHOTO: Chiang Mai City Life A Chiang Mai restaurant has filed a complaint after claims they were harassed by men who said they were military officers. A report was made to the Chiang Mai Internal Security Operations Command. They sent 20 officers to investigate Huen Huay Keaw Restaurant on September 4 after the restaurant complained about ‘official misconduct by military…

  • Thai LifeSaving Phi Phi from its own popularity | Thaiger

    Saving Phi Phi from its own popularity

    PHOTOS: Singha Estate and Marine Discovery Centre Maya Bay is poised to re-open to tourists at the end of this month, albeit in a much better ‘controlled’ system which will limit the number of tourists visiting the famous Bay. There will be no accommodation following the Maya Bay make-over, staying overnight remains prohibited. Maya Bay is the star attraction at Koh…

  • Northern Thailand NewsRoyal Gala Dinner ‘like a big family reunion’ | Thaiger

    Royal Gala Dinner ‘like a big family reunion’

    PHOTO/VIDEOS: Thai PBS Thai PBS spoke to a number of the attendees at last Thursday night’s Royal Gala Dinner to commemorate and thank international and Thai volunteers who contributed to the amazing rescue of the 13 young football players from the Tham Luang caves in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai early July. Nothing would overwhelm Maj Hodges from the United States…

  • World NewsDisruptive passenger causes mega-route QANTAS flight to return | Thaiger

    Disruptive passenger causes mega-route QANTAS flight to return

    PHOTO: KarryOn A QANTAS flight has been forced to turn back after just two hours in the air. It was on the Australian airlines’ new non-stop ‘mega route’ from Perth to London – 17 hours in the air in a Boeing Dreamliner 787 – 900. The service is the first direct flight from Australia to London. The flight usually takes 17 hours…

  • HealthBahrain # 1. Thailand #18. Expat Insider Survey 2018. | Thaiger

    Bahrain # 1. Thailand #18. Expat Insider Survey 2018.

    Where is the favourite place for expats to settle in the world? Bahrain has won the distinction again in the annual Expat Insider survey of 68 countries in the world where expats like to live. How about Thailand and ASEAN countries? Thailand didn’t even get a podium position this year in the survey. It scored fourth behind perennial favourite, the…

  • Chiang Mai NewsFaculty conducts research on the Doi Suthep land | Thaiger

    Faculty conducts research on the Doi Suthep land

    PHOTO: Chiang Mai City Life The Faculty of Law at Chiang Mai University (CMU) has joined the anti ‘Scar of Doi Suthep’ campaigners in the survey of the controversial plot of land. The survey group set out on August 6, led by Teerasak Rupsuwan, the coordinator of the anti-judicial residences on Doi Suthep campaign, accompanied with Dr. Pedithep Youyueyong, Faculty…

  • HealthSurviving Phuket’s rip currents: everything has changed | Thaiger

    Surviving Phuket’s rip currents: everything has changed

    (12 minute read) By Associate Professor Robert Brander, PhD, Coastal Geomorphologist, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Daren Jenner, Marine Safety Officer, International Surf Lifesaving Association. Rip currents are strong, narrow seaward flowing currents, like ‘rivers of the sea’, that exist on many beaches when waves are breaking across wide areas. These potentially deadly currents are also responsible for…

  • Thailand NewsDengue fever cases over 50,000 in 2018 | Thaiger

    Dengue fever cases over 50,000 in 2018

    Thailand health officials say the country has topped the 50,000 mark with dengue fever cases so far in 2018. According to the Ministry of Health’s Bureau of Epidemiology, a total of 50,079 cases have been reported from the 77 provinces up to August 27. 65 of those cases died from complications related to the disease. The areas where you are most…

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  • Phuket NewsDriver lucky to escape serious injury in gas cylinder truck accident | Thaiger

    Driver lucky to escape serious injury in gas cylinder truck accident

    PHOTOS: Community Television Phang Nga Volunteers / Newshawk Phuket A refrigerated pickup truck driver, who has admitted to being asleep at the wheel, has sustained minor injuries after colliding into the back of a parked truck which was carrying gas cylinder tanks in Phang Nga this afternoon (September 7). Phang Nga rescue workers were notified of the accident in Takua…

  • Phuket NewsThai pull direct Phuket to Hong Kong flights | Thaiger

    Thai pull direct Phuket to Hong Kong flights

    PHOTO: Planespotters.net Thai Airways are cancelling the popular direct Phuket to Hong Kong (HKT-HKG) flights from October 28. Any existing bookings beyond this date will be funneled through Bangkok (BKK) instead. Despite the tortured English in the advisory, the Thai national airline is informing all existing bookings of the cancellation of the direct flights and re-routing. A few emails to…

  • Thailand NewsDeaths of two Thai students ruled a murder-suicide | Thaiger

    Deaths of two Thai students ruled a murder-suicide

    Two Thai women found dead in an apartment in Seattle’s University District in the US have been identified by the local medical examiner’s office. The Seattle Times reports that the Coroner has determined that the 32 year old woman fatally stabbed her younger roommate and then killed herself, according to The Seattle Times. The died last Saturday. 25 year old…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket hotels join forces with Central Group to reduce plastic bag use | Thaiger

    Phuket hotels join forces with Central Group to reduce plastic bag use

    As it prepares to host the inaugural edition of PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism Forum 2018), the Phuket Hotels Association has achieved a major victory in its drive to secure a more sustainable future for Thailand’s most popular resort destination. In partnership with PHIST, the unique free-to-attend event that takes place on Monday, September 24 2018, Central Group, Thailand’s…

  • Thailand video newsThaiger Radio News – Friday | Thaiger

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  • Thailand NewsNO Plastic Bag! @ Central Phuket | Thaiger

    NO Plastic Bag! @ Central Phuket

  • World NewsThailand accepts the Chair for ASEAN 2019 | Thaiger

    Thailand accepts the Chair for ASEAN 2019

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Thailand will assume the ASEAN chairmanship next year. ASEAN has ten member states. Find out more about ASEAN HERE. At a press conference today, the Director-General of the Department of Information and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Busadee Santipitak indicated that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Don Pramudwinai…

  • Bangkok NewsSex-for-grades professor caught in elaborate sting | Thaiger

    Sex-for-grades professor caught in elaborate sting

    A Thai university student has revealed how she took part in a sting at a ‘short time hotel’ to catch a professor preying on young students in a sex-for-grades situation. The professor at a leading university was alleged to only give good grades to attractive women if they slept with him. The student, only known as ‘Neung’, had noticed that…

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  • Chiang Mai NewsDespite the heavy rain and floods in some regions, rainfall is up to 50% less than usual | Thaiger

    Despite the heavy rain and floods in some regions, rainfall is up to 50% less than usual

    For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously. – George Gissing Tell that to the people of northern Thailand who have had rain pummeling localised areas for two months and now being warned…