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- Crime News
Thai police seize another 743 million in Ponzi scheme assets
PHOTO: newtv.co.th “About 3000 victims have reported losses to the DSI, which expects to wrap up its investigation by the end of the year.” Police have seized assets valued around 743 million baht from suspects in the Forex-3D Ponzi scheme. Confiscated were a Maserati SUV, a Porsche Boxster, a Ferrari Spider, three Ford Mustangs and a Toyota Vellfire passenger van, with…
- Health
What colour is your local hospital? Medical facilities to be colour-coded based on cost
PHOTO: Are they going to paint the hospitals in the coded colour? Three hundred Thai hospitals are being labelled green, yellow, or red, based on how much they charge patients for drugs and services. The Deputy of Internal Trade, Prayoth Benyasut, confirmed the move, with medical facilities labelled “green” having the lowest impact on your wallet. “We have listed 164 hospitals…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya Police up their game in knee-jerk reaction to German TV report
PHOTOS: The Pattaya News If you want to get things moving in Thailand, make a documentary saying how bad things are and show it on international TV. A German documentary slamming Pattaya has so far had more success than a hundred directives from head office. The documentary was titled Achtung Abzocke. The documentary portrayed Pattaya in a less-than-flattering light, so…
- Health
Thai massage could get UNESCO heritage status
PHOTO: The Culture Trip The body-bending, bone-crunching, sharp-elbows and karate-chopping of Thai massage could soon be added to UNESCO’s prestigious heritage list. If you’ve ever walked a street in the kingdom, you’ll have been greeted with invitations for “massaaaaarge!” From upscale Bangkok spas to streetside shophouses in Pattaya and Koh Samui, “nuad Thai,” or Thai massage, is everywhere. An hour of…
- Tourism News
Phuket’s high season delayed until after Christmas
PHOTO: The Hotel Specialist “Diversifying Phuket’s market to rely less on Chinese tourists is key to improving tourism in the province.” It will be a quiet Christmas in Phuket as the island’s high season will come late for hotels this year, with most reservations are for after the Christmas celebration. Tourism in Phuket usually increases in November, but this year’s November…
- Việt Nam
Cổ động viên Barca phấn khích vì phát ngôn của Griezmann về Messi và Suarez
Ảnh: Tin thể thao Mới đây, ngôi sao người Pháp đã nhắc tới hai đồng đội dưới trướng Barca là Messi và Suarez với nhiều niềm tự hào. Trong khuôn khổ lượt trận 15 của đội bóng xứ Catalan tại La Liga 2019/2020, Barcelona vừa có trận thắng huy hoàng 5 – 2 trước Malorca. Nhà đương kim vô địch…
- Việt Nam
Cận cảnh nhan sắc tân Hoa hậu Hoàn Vũ – Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi
Ảnh: Vnexpress Zozibini Tunzi, tân Hoa hậu Hoàn Vũ người Nam Phi 26 tuổi sở hữu nhan sắc mạnh mẽ, cá tính cùng sự thông minh, quyết đoán thu hút ánh nhìn người đối diện. Trong đêm chung kết Miss Univer 2019 diễn ra vào sáng 9/12 tại Mỹ, Zozibini Tunzi xuất sắc vượt qua 89 thí sinh đến từ…
- Northern Thailand News
Driver sees red, smashes window of car parked in disabled zone
PHOTO: Thai PBS World A driver who’s had enough of able-bodied people parking in disabled parking bays has vented his frustration by smashing the car window of one such offender. The incident is understood to have taken place in the parking lot of a Big C in Chiang Rai, with the man posting about it on social media, saying he…
- Environment News
Bangkok air pollution on the rise again
Flimsy paper face masks will be the only winner in the latest round of air pollution smoking up Bangkok at the moment. The Thai Pollution Control Department reports that excessive PM2.5 particulate is currently on the rise in the capital, suburbs and two neighbouring provinces. PM2.5 particulate is the term used to describe very fine dust particles that reduce visibility…
- Tourism News
Hotel association wants rules on short-term rentals, home sharing
PHOTO: Airbnb and other accommodation-share businesses, plus a glut of newly opened hotels rooms across the country, is putting pressure on the traditional hotel model The Thai Hotels Association has again asked for a meeting with the Minister of the Interior to discuss the impact of short-term rentals and home sharing services like Airbnb on the domestic hotel business. The…
- Việt Nam
Hội nghị COP25 kết thúc tuần đàm phán đầu tiên tại Madrid
Ảnh: Ministry of the Presidency. Government of Spain Ngày 7/12, COP25 – Hội nghị Khí hậu thế giới, đã kết thúc tuần đàm phán đầu tiên tại thành phố Madrid, Tây Ban Nha. Năm nay, vòng đàm phán trong tuần đầu tiên của Hội nghị Khí hậu thế giới chủ yếu tập trung vào khía cạnh kỹ thuật. Cụ thể…
- Tourism News
You introduce new visa requirements? We don’t send any tours.” – Taiwan
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times “This is not the first time the Thailand Trade and Economic Office has come under fire for enforcing unpopular policies that were introduced without a lot of thought.” It’s now emerged that the proposed requirement for Taiwanese tourists to submit financial statements to obtain a Thai visa happened after the Travel Agents Association of Taiwan threatened to…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya officials shamed into beefing up tourist security after German TV report
Pattaya officials are stepping up tourist safety measures after a German TV program reported widespread scams in the popular Thai ‘sin city’. The Thai Interior Ministry has told agencies to tighten tourist security in what’s widely seen as a knee-jerk reaction to the criticism in the documentary. The TV show Achtung Abzocke documented scams such as taxi fare price gouging,…
- World News
Artist eats $120,000 banana at exhibition
A performance artist shocked a crowd at the Art Basel show in Miami by eating a very expensive snack: an art exhibit that had already been sold for US$ 120,000. The exhibit, a banana duct-taped to the wall at Galerie Perrotin, was a work by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan titled “Comedian,” and had already been sold to a French collector.…
- Politics News
Bad report card for PM Prayut after 6 months in office
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has scored poorly in an opinion poll by the National Institute for Development Administration, or NIDA, after his first six months in office. The poll ran from November 29-December 3 and included 1,278 adults from across Thailand with varying occupations and education levels. The purpose of the survey was to gauge satisfaction with the Thai PM’s…
- Phuket News
UPDATE: Missing Polish tourist and Thai friend in canoe off Phuket
PHOTO: Phuket People’s Voice As of this morning around 10am, the 26 year old Mateusz Juszkiewicz from Poland and a female Thai friend, 23 year old Werakan Sirirakon from Nakon Sawan, were still missing off the coast of Phuket. The pair headed to sea with other couples in rented kayaks from Ya Nui Beach, south of Phuket, to visit a…
- Việt Nam
Trận đấu Everton vs. Chelsea: Đội khách thua thảm
Ảnh: football.london Tại trận đấu với Everton ở vòng 16 Ngoại hạng Anh hôm 7/12, thầy trò Frank Lampard nhận thất bại thứ hai trong ba vòng gần nhất trên sân khách. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Fv_5WKzAc Video higlight trận đấu Everton vs Chelsea. Video: Youtube/Chelsea Football Club. Trong màn ra quân đầu tiên của HLV tạm quyền Duncan Ferguson với Everton, The Toffees…
- World News
Booming regional meth industry – Thailand, Myanmar, China and Laos
“At the same time significant investment has been made in new highways and bridges in an out of Myanmar, Thailand, China, Laos, Bangladesh and Vietnam. This has provided a boom in movement of products like food and clothing. And drugs.” A UN Drugs and Crime report released this year states that the methamphetamine trade is now worth a staggering US$30-61…
- Việt Nam
Hoàng Thùy tỏa sáng trong đêm bán kết Miss Universe 2019
Ảnh: Lao động Đại diện của Việt Nam – Á hậu Hoàng Thùy đã có những màn thể hiện xuất sắc trong đêm bán kết Miss Universe – Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Thế giới 2019. Sáng 7/12 (Giờ Hà Nội), bán kết cuộc thi sắc đẹp lớn nhất hành tinh Miss Universe 2019 đã diễn ra tại Mỹ. Đại diện…
- Events
Airport Link offers free rides on December 12 so people can watch the Royal Barge Procession
PHOTO: royalcoastreview.com Bangkok’s Airport Rail Link is offering free rides on December 12 to people heading to the shores of the Chao Phraya, and vantage points, to welcome His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn in the final act of the Royal Coromnation. The Royal Barge Procession is the final ceremony of his coronation which was held earlier this year between May…
- Things To Do
Top 10 things to avoid in Thailand
You’ll be spoiled for choice during your visit to Thailand. There is SO much to do. But there are a few things that may be worth avoiding, despite being available, during your time in the Land of Smiles. So, in The Thaiger’s opinion, don’t… 1. Swim at the southern Andaman beaches in the low season Every year about 50 or…
- Politics News
Calls for Government to take shark fin soup off the menu at official functions
PHOTO: Government members arrive at the Rajpruek Club on Tuesday night for dinner including shark-fin soup – Pornprom Satrabhaya/Bangkok Post Shark Fin-Gate has riled plenty of activists and opened up an environmental can of worms. An environmental foundation is calling on the Government to stop serving shark fin soup at its functions, after it was revealed that the dish had…
- Việt Nam
Quảng Ngãi: Nước biển đen, sánh bất thường
Ảnh: Phạm Linh/VnExpress Mới đây, người dân phát hiện nước biển ở khu vực gần cụm cảng nước sâu của khu kinh tế Dung Quất sậm màu, đóng váng màu đen khi tấp vào bờ. Nhiều ngày nay, khoảng 200 m bờ biển Khe Hai ở xã Bình Thạnh, huyện Bình Sơn, Quảng Ngãi có màu đen sậm bất thường.…
- Business News
Number of foreign companies investing in Thailand up over 100%
Foreign investment in Thailand has grown by 106% according to the National News Bureau of Thailand, with officials rolling out a number of measures to make foreign investment less complicated. The latest increase is despite a fall in the number of foreign companies approved to carry out business in the Kingdom – down 23% from last year. Poonpong Naiyanapakorn, deputy…
- Tourism News
Taiwan challenges Thai government over new visa requirements for their citizens
The Taiwanese government says it’s concerned about new Thai government visa rules being imposed on its citizens travelling to Thailand. A new application scheme launched on November 29 by the Thailand Trade and Economic Office in Taipei now requires applicants to show evidence of sufficient funds for their trip. The requirement, which asks Taiwanese nationals to submit bank statements from…
- Việt Nam
Highlight trận đấu Leicester City vs Watford: Ăn ý bộ đôi Vardy – Maddison
Ảnh: Youtube Trong trận đấu Leicester City vs Watford rạng sáng nay thuộc vòng 15 Ngoại hạng Anh, bộ đôi Vardy – Maddison tiếp tục phối hợp ăn ý, tạo nên chiến thắng thăng hoa cùng Leicester. Video highlight trận đấu Leicester City vs Watford vòng 15 Ngoại hạng Anh. Video: Youtube/LCFC. Với một đội bóng hiện đang đứng nhì…
- South Thailand News
Chinese man arrested trying to exit Thailand with fake Thai passport and ID
PHOTO: Immigration Police Fake ID – check. Fake passport – check. Able to speak Thai – Doh! Immigration officials in Sadao, on the souther Thai border with Malaysia, have busted a Chinese man as he attempted to leave the country using a fake Thai passport and ID card. Thai Residents reports that the man claimed to be a 47 year…
- Politics News
Wanted MP sneaks into Thai parliament for crucial vote
WANTED: Pol Lt-Gen Waipote Arpornrat Renegade fugitive MP Waipote Arpornrat escaped the notice of parliamentary police, and government MPs, when he managed to stroll in the Lower House parliamentary chamber undetected during Wednesday’s sitting. Arpornrat is a member of Palang Pracharat, the most prominent party of the ruling government coalition after jumping ship from the Pheu Thai party, He was stripped…
- Việt Nam
Bình Dương: Ô tô chở học sinh đột ngột bốc cháy
Ảnh: VnExpress Sáng 4/12, một ô tô 12 chỗ chở học sinh đột ngột bốc cháy trên đường ĐT 743 khiến nhiều em học sinh hốt hoảng. Cụ thể, sáng 4/12, ô tô (BKS 61H-2335) chở 10 học sinh đến trường Tiểu học An Phú, thị xã Thuận An, Bình Dương. Khi đang đi trên đường ĐT 743, đoạn chỉ…
- Bangkok News
HADO introduces augmented reality e-sports at SHOW DC, Bangkok
It’s the first physical e-sports centre for Thailand and the largest in Southeast Asia. Bangkok’s SHOW DC is adding to its reputation as a state-of-the-art lifestyle and entertainment destination with the introduction of Thailand’s first physical e-sport centre. Originating in Japan, HADO is the world’s first physical, augmented reality technology, and FoodYum Company is introducing the new phenomenon to Thailand at…
