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  • Prime office location for rent in the heart of Bangkok’s thriving Bang Kapi area

    Prime office location for rent in the heart of Bangkok’s thriving Bang Kapi area

    Looking for a strategic prime office location to establish your business in Bangkok? Look no further than the SINGHA COMPLEX project in the bustling Bang Kapi area. The recently completed office space on the 18th floor of the tower is now available for long-term rent. The indoor area of the office measures 783 square metres and it is currently unfurnished.…

  • Thai net idol attacks car park staff at Suvarnabhumi Airport

    Thai net idol attacks car park staff at Suvarnabhumi Airport

    Viral CCTV footage of a woman attacking a staff member at a Suvarnabhumi Airport car park turned out to be a Thai net idol. The violent woman, who reportedly has a mental health illness, surrendered herself to the police today and compensated the victim 20,000 baht. The CCTV footage of the incident went viral on Thai social media yesterday. The female…

  • Accor continues expansion in the Philippines with the signing of the country’s first MGallery Resort

    Accor continues expansion in the Philippines with the signing of the country’s first MGallery Resort

    Press Release BOHOL, PHILIPPINES – Accor, the region’s largest international hotel operator, has continued its rapid expansion in the Philippines with the signing of South Palms Resort Panglao Bohol – MGallery, a locally-inspired five-star resort on the idyllic island of Panglao that will introduce this emerging destination’s unique heritage and community values to visitors from all around the world. The…

  • Thailand is ‘smiles’ better than most in Cheapest Countries to Visit poll

    Thailand is ‘smiles’ better than most in Cheapest Countries to Visit poll

    Thailand once again proved it is “smiles” better than most when it comes to polls, ranking fourth in a 10 Cheapest Countries to Visit survey. The survey was produced by US-based Kiplinger magazine, which is an American publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice. According to the survey, the average daily expenses during a visit to Thailand is around…

  • Fake cop repeatedly scams people in central Thailand, gambles the dirty money away in Cambodia

    Fake cop repeatedly scams people in central Thailand, gambles the dirty money away in Cambodia

    A Thai man posing as a police officer has been arrested in Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya province. The fake cop used his uniform to appear trustworthy but was in fact scamming people all over central Thailand. The “policeman” said he took the dirty money to gamble in Poipet, Cambodia, and would return to scam people again after gambling it all…

  • Woman charged after insulting PM Prayut in Ratchaburi

    Woman charged after insulting PM Prayut in Ratchaburi

    Three police officers charged a middle aged woman for causing chaos in public. The woman, about 50 years old, reportedly insulted Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and blocked the road in front of a community hall in the central province of Ratchaburi 10 minutes before the PM arrived at the scene. PM Prayut visited a community hall in the Baan Pong…

  • Record numbers of Russian tourists affect economy

    Record numbers of Russian tourists affect economy

    Thailand has seen a sharp rise in the number of Russian tourists in the country. So far this year over 370,000 Russian visitors have arrived in Thailand. That’s 67% of last year’s entire total of 435,000. Pol Maj Gen Phanthana Nutchanart, the deputy commander of the Immigration Bureau assures though that the influx has not increased Russian criminal activity. The…

  • Can the BBC ever recover from their latest humiliation?

    Can the BBC ever recover from their latest humiliation?

    The supposedly politically neutral British national broadcaster has taken the humiliating action of offering a grovelling apology to their politically biased football presenter, Gary Lineker. This action is likely to enrage a significant portion of the BBC’s reluctant license payers, many of whom are now likely to reconsider renewing their TV License if they weren’t already. The BBC charges every…

  • Police declare they are in middle of a drugs war after murder of 4 men in South Thailand

    Police declare they are in middle of a drugs war after murder of 4 men in South Thailand

    Police yesterday declared that they are in the middle of a drugs war following the brutal murder of four men in the southern province of Narathiwat. The bodies of three victims were discovered in the trunk of a car, which had been partially submerged in a canal in the Waeng district on February 20. The fourth body was located in…

  • Drug addict arrested for murdering employer with chainsaw

    Drug addict arrested for murdering employer with chainsaw

    A Thai man was arrested at the weekend after he used a chainsaw to murder his employer while they worked together in a rubber plantation in the southern province of Surat Thani. The murderer tested positive for drugs, and police found a chainsaw and a knife covered in blood at the scene. A resident who lived near the murder scene…

  • Tigerair Taiwan to launch only direct Taiwan – Phuket route

    Tigerair Taiwan to launch only direct Taiwan – Phuket route

    Budget airline Tigerair is launching direct flights between Taiwan and Phuket, southern Thailand, in May. Tigerair, a subsidiary of China Airlines, will be the only airline currently servicing the Taipei – Phuket route directly, twice per week. Phuket will become the airline’s second destination in Thailand. Tigerair currently serves direct flights between Taoyuan and Don Mueang Airport (DMX) in Bangkok.…

  • Vocational education to aid Phuket labour shortage

    Vocational education to aid Phuket labour shortage

    Phuket tourism completed a full turnaround from the Covid-19 pandemic days of no customers to so many customers that there aren’t enough workers to take care of them. Now, an agreement has been signed between the Office of Vocational Education Commission (OVEC) and representatives of the business sector in Phuket to address the labour shortage in the province’s tourism and service…

  • Myanmar army kills 33 in monastery massacre

    Myanmar army kills 33 in monastery massacre

    The Myanmar army killed 30 civilians, and three Buddhist monks, at a monastery in Nam Hnain village in Pinlaung township in Shan State at 4pm on Saturday. Earlier that day, at around 11am, the army – or junta – carried out air strikes and shelling on the village, where Pa’O refugees were reported to be sheltering, burning down around 50…

  • Pattaya trans climbs flagpole and exposes her breasts (video)

    Pattaya trans climbs flagpole and exposes her breasts (video)

    Police officers arrested a Thai transwoman after she had climbed a flagpole and exposed her breasts in front of the Pattaya Police Station last night. She reportedly suffers from mental health problems and has been arrested in the past for theft. Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station reported that the transwoman climbed a 1.5-metre pole in front of officers last…

  • Man goes viral for resemblance to PM Prayut

    Man goes viral for resemblance to PM Prayut

    Many of us – especially the more homely amongst us – have probably wished they looked like a celebrity. But be careful what you wish for because one man has shot to viral fame for his uncanny resemblance to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Thai social media users were stunned after seeing images of a vocational education expert online who happens…

  • TARATERA and ACT form joint venture to set up the most advanced cannabis cultivation facility in Thailand

    TARATERA and ACT form joint venture to set up the most advanced cannabis cultivation facility in Thailand

    Taratera Corporation (“TARATERA”) (Thailand) and Advanced Canna Technologies (“ACT”) (Israel) to set up a JV to establish “ACTERA” a new 2,000 square meter advanced indoor cannabis cultivation facility in Bangkok, Thailand. This strategic partnership will strengthen TARATERA capabilities in cultivation, processing, and distribution with its national retail brand (“The Dispensary”). The ACT team’s experience and expertise in designing, cultivation, and…

  • New Executive Assistant Manager appointed at Four Points by Sheraton Phuket Patong Beach Resort

    New Executive Assistant Manager appointed at Four Points by Sheraton Phuket Patong Beach Resort

    Press Release Four Points by Sheraton Phuket Patong Beach Resort has announced the appointment of Benoit Mouclier as Executive Assistant Manager. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Benoit was the Director of Sales & Marketing of the resort. A highly skilled hospitality professional with previous work experience in China and Hong Kong, Mr. Benoit has worked at a variety of Marriott…

  • Bomb discovered under resident’s car in southern Thailand

    Bomb discovered under resident’s car in southern Thailand

    A potentially deadly attack was narrowly averted in southern Thailand on Saturday night after a young woman discovered a bomb attached to her aunt’s car while searching for a missing pet. The improvised explosive device was later safely disposed of by experts, but authorities are still investigating the motive behind the plot. Enaz Haji Taye, the owner of the Bangkok-registered…

  • Thai AirAsia flight diverts to Chiang Mai Airport to escape hail storm

    Thai AirAsia flight diverts to Chiang Mai Airport to escape hail storm

    Thai AirAsia flight FD9122 from Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok to Nan province in northern Thailand diverted to Chiang Mai Airport yesterday after getting caught in a hail storm. After taking off from Bangkok at 5.25pm, the aircraft began experiencing turbulence upon almost reaching Nan Nakhon Airport, where it was scheduled to land at 6.45pm. A passenger told Matichon that…

  • Thai man accuses wife of hiding 12 million baht lottery prize

    Thai man accuses wife of hiding 12 million baht lottery prize

    A Thai man sought help from a well-known lawyer to file a lawsuit against his wife after he accused her of hiding a 12 million baht lottery prize from him. The woman insists she broke up with her husband several years before she scooped the windfall and remarried. He claims he had no idea about the breakup. The 47 year…

  • US govt reassure finanical world there’ll be no banking crisis after SVB collapse

    US govt reassure finanical world there’ll be no banking crisis after SVB collapse

    The US government moved to reassure the financial world there is no new banking crisis on the horizon after telling customers of the failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that their deposits will be guaranteed. The US government did insist, however, that there will be no taxpayer-funded bailout for the lender. The announcement was made jointly by the US Treasury Department,…

  • Two foreign kayakers rescued from Phuket sea

    Two foreign kayakers rescued from Phuket sea

    The search for two missing foreign tourists who disappeared after renting kayaks from a hotel on Coconut Island in Phuket, southern Thailand, on Friday has been called off. It turns out they were rescued by the captain of a yacht later that day. At 6pm yesterday, officers at Mueang Phuket Police Station, Tourist Police, Phuket Marine Police, and Koh Kaeo…

  • Tuk Tuk driver caught stealing Swedish tourist’s phone

    Tuk Tuk driver caught stealing Swedish tourist’s phone

    A tuk tuk taxi driver was arrested on Saturday in Patong for stealing an iPhone 14 Pro Max from a Swedish tourist in Patong. According to the Patong Police, Merdzana Pepic reported to the police station that she might have forgotten her mobile phone in a Tuk Tuk taxi. She had taken the tuk tuk taxi earlier in the morning,…

  • Thai man attacks nephew’s 2 Pit Bulls with a meat cleaver

    Thai man attacks nephew’s 2 Pit Bulls with a meat cleaver

    Two Pit Bulls are seriously injured after they were attacked with a meat cleaver by their owner’s neighbour, who is also his uncle, on Saturday night in Surat Thani province, southern Thailand. Late Saturday night, the Surat Thani Rescue Radio Centre received a call to help the two dogs attacked with a knife. Rescue workers found two Pit Bull dogs…

  • That’s neat, more Indochinese tiger feet spotted in western Thailand sanctuary

    That’s neat, more Indochinese tiger feet spotted in western Thailand sanctuary

    Khao Namphu Nature and Wildlife Education Centre chief Seree Makboon reckons the release of cattle in Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary has led to a significant increase in the Indochinese tiger population. This is the first time in over 30 years that the sanctuary has seen a notable rise in tiger numbers in the sanctuary, located in Kanchanaburi in western Thailand.…

  • Foreign tourist dies on Doi Inthanon in northern Thailand

    Foreign tourist dies on Doi Inthanon in northern Thailand

    A foreign tourist lost consciousness and died at a car park on Doi Inthanon mountain in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, yesterday afternoon. The male tourist – name and nationality unknown – travelled to the mountain as part of a tour group, reports ThaiRath. He was estimated to be between 50 and 60 years old. The tour guide took the…

  • Be like James Bond, drive the latest Aston Martin for only 25 million baht (video)

    Be like James Bond, drive the latest Aston Martin for only 25 million baht (video)

    Aston Martin is acknowledged as an iconic global brand synonymous with style, luxury, performance, exclusivity and James Bond, and if you have a few bob to spare then the latest model is yours for about 25 million baht. The latest Aston Martin, the DBX707, not only fuses the latest technology, time-honoured craftsmanship and graceful styling, but it is also the world’s…

  • 78 baby sea turtles hatch, 96 more eggs laid in Phang Nga

    78 baby sea turtles hatch, 96 more eggs laid in Phang Nga

    It’s been a good week for sea turtles in Thailand, particularly in the southern province of Phang Nga. Not only did 78 baby leatherback sea turtles successfully hatch, but a green sea turtle laid 96 eggs this week. In a positive sign for conservation efforts in Thailand, dozens of baby sea turtles have hatched and made their way to the…

  • Crowds flock to pink trumpet tree festival in central Thailand

    Crowds flock to pink trumpet tree festival in central Thailand

    Yesterday, crowds in central Thailand’s central province of Nakhon Pathom flocked to an annual festival celebrating pink trumpet trees. Thousands of visitors gathered at the annual Chompoo Pantip Blossom Festival. The festival began on Friday and will continue until March 16. The chompoo pantip trees, also known as pink trumpet trees, have become the star attraction at Kasetsart University’s Kamphaeng…

  • Thai officials look to food trucks to draw tourists

    Thai officials look to food trucks to draw tourists

    Thai officials are looking to food trucks to draw tourists. The Department of Business Development (DBD) in Thailand is exploring the potential of food trucks as a new tourist attraction in the country. According to Thosapone Dansuputra, the director-general of DBD, food trucks could serve as “destinations” that will not only stimulate the economy but also raise awareness of Thai…