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- Thai Life
Makha Bucha Day – Why does Thailand have a public holiday?
For Thai buddhists the day is a day of reflection…
- Thailand News
No alcohol sales today – Makha Bucha Day
A 24 hour ban on alcohol sales for Makha Bucha…
- Covid-19 News
Thai Health Minister apologises for his comments that ‘farang’ should be kicked out
UPDATE: The Thai Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has had a…
- Covid-19 News
Kick foreigners, not wearing face-masks, out of Thailand – Minister
Thailand’s mercurial Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has slammed foreign…
- Politics News
Thailand’s plastics industry wants the government’s help to keep afloat
There may be less plastic bags being handed out around…
- Environment News
Thai government scraps Mekong blasting project
The government has officially abandoned a controversial plan to blast…
- Covid-19 News
Flight full of Thai evacuees from Wuhan arrives at U-tapao, four with fever
Four of the 138 Thais repatriated in an Air Asia…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus UPDATE – 492 people now dead, spread to 25 countries
The latest toll for the Coronavirus outbreak has now reached…
- Covid-19 News
PM calls fake virus news “biggest threat”
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told a press briefing today that…
- Covid-19 News
Thai Lion Air offers Thais stuck in China free “Fly them back home” flights
Thai Lion Air, the Thai subsidiary of the Indonesian budget…
- Events
Thailand Inventors Day 2020 celebrates outstanding Thai inventions
Yesterday marked Thailand Inventors’ Day, when the National Research Council…
- World News
Regional news source publishes smuggled photos from Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Centre
A regional news source, linked to the Catholic Church, has…
- Covid-19 News
Thai tourism and shares start to catch the Coronavirus Effect
The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s key index fell last month…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus UPDATE – Confirmed cases exceed 17,000, 362 deaths
The Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has now spread to 27 countries…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus UPDATE – first death outside China, 14,559 confirmed cases
Deaths from the coronavirus outbreak have now reached 305 today,…
- Road deaths
Three people dead in road incidents south of Bangkok
Three people are dead following two separate accidents in the…
- South Thailand News
Man walks into his own funeral in southern Thailand
It was the double-take of the year. In the middle…
- Business News
Thai Airways considers leasing planes and outsourcing cabin staff
In its attempts to restructure the legacy national airline, senior…
- Environment News
Hazy days and Sundays – Bangkok has fifth highest air pollution in the world
“Unhealthy”. That about sums up the air Bangkokians are breathing…
- Covid-19 News
Chiang Mai confirms first coronavirus case
Chiang Mai health officials have confirmed the first positive case…
- Covid-19 News
First human-to-human case of Coronavirus confirmed in Thailand
Thailand health officials have confirmed the first case of human-to-human…
- Covid-19 News
No confirmed cases in Phuket, 10 remain in hospital awaiting tests
Ten patients in Phuket were still waiting for test results…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus UPDATE – confirmed cases exceed SARS outbreak, death toll reaches 213
The last day of January and the number of coronavirus…
- Environment News
2015 plan dusted off as North suffers severe pollution levels
All 77 of Thailand’s provinces have been told to adopt…
- Tourism News
The rise of the e-bicycle in Thailand, a bit of motorised assistance
by Nicole Kash Cycling tours offer a unique way to…
- Transport News
Deputy transport minister says Thai Airways must increase revenue, cut costs
Thai Airways International is in the process of slashing costs…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus UPDATE – 6,057 confirmed cases, 132 dead, Wednesday 11.30am
The Coronavirus has now infected a confirmed 6,057 people who…
- Covid-19 News
Thailand to screen all airline passengers from China for coronavirus
Beginning yesterday, all airline passenger arrivals from China, regardless of…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus – six new cases confirmed in Thailand
Six new cases of of the novel coronavirus are now…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus – Thai officials meet for evacuation contingency of citizens in Wuhan
Thailand’s Foreign Ministry is hosting a meeting today to review…
- Covid-19 News
Additional thermal screening for Chinese arrivals at Thai airports
“The number of Chinese tourists is likely to drop by…
- Crime News
“Greetings from Thailand”, escaped convict sends Belgian prison a postcard
“Greetings from Thailand”. That was the message on the postcard…
