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  • Thailand NewsMother of Thai woman murdered in UAE pleads for help to bring daughter home

    Mother of Thai woman murdered in UAE pleads for help to bring daughter home

    The mother of a Thai woman stabbed to death by her United Arab Emirates (UAE) husband of only three months reached out to the president of the Paveena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women to help bring her daughter’s body back to her hometown in Thailand for religious rites. In an emotional plea, 50 year old Mrs Prayoon and her…

  • Tourism NewsEtihad Airways doubles flights to Bangkok

    Etihad Airways doubles flights to Bangkok

    Etihad Airways is doubling its flights from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok this year. The United Arab Emirates flag carrier will fly twice a day, making 14 nonstop flights between Abu Dhabi International Airport, and Suvarnabhumi Airport, starting Sunday, March 26. Business and Economy Class cabins will be available to passengers. Etihad Airways Chief Revenue Officer Arik De said he is delighted…

  • Crime NewsThai woman forced into prostitution in Dubai seeks help for 3 imprisoned friends

    Thai woman forced into prostitution in Dubai seeks help for 3 imprisoned friends

    A 40 year old Thai woman who claims she escaped forced prostitution in Dubai is pleading for help for her three friends, who are still imprisoned in Dubai, UAE, by a gang of Thai brokers. Ms. A (pseudonym), originally from Sri Saket province in northeast Thailand, says she and three other Thai women were tricked by the brokers. The men…

  • EventsEmirates is recruiting cabin crew in Thailand

    Emirates is recruiting cabin crew in Thailand

    Emirates will hold an event in Bangkok on August 20 to recruit potential cabin crew candidates. The assessment day is “invite only” – applicants are required to apply online and may attend the event if they receive an invitation. All Emirates crews are based in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The airline offers employment benefits for cabin…

  • Crime NewsSuspect in transnational sex trafficking case arrested in Samut Sakhon

    Suspect in transnational sex trafficking case arrested in Samut Sakhon

    A suspect in a transnational sex trafficking case was arrested on Friday in Samut Sakhon, a province just southwest of Bangkok. The suspect allegedly promised a number of Thai women well-paying jobs in massage parlours in Dubai, but once the women were in the UAE, their passports were seized by traffickers and they were said to be forced into sex…

  • Tourism News38 countries reportedly on short list for no-quarantine reopening

    38 countries reportedly on short list for no-quarantine reopening

    People were elated to hear that Thailand was launching a select reopening on November 1, but confusion exists over the Thai government’s statement that they would open 17 provinces to 10 low-risk countries, with the list of provinces and countries as yet unspecified just 2 weeks before the launch date. Then again, that’s been the way throughout the pandemic as…

  • World NewsThai woman tricked into human trafficking in Dubai brought home safely

    Thai woman tricked into human trafficking in Dubai brought home safely

    A Thai woman who had been tricked into being a sex worker in Dubai, a city on the Persian Gulf Coast of the United Arab Emirates, returned safely to Thailand, today. The woman was able to send a video message through Facebook on Sunday where she pleaded for help. She says she had been deceived by an advertisement looking for…

  • Covid-19 NewsForeign Covid-19 case had Sinopharm, domestic infections bigger concern

    Foreign Covid-19 case had Sinopharm, domestic infections bigger concern

    More information is coming out now about the first Phuket Sandbox traveller to be infected with Covid-19 yesterday. The man from the United Arab Emirates was fully vaccinated with the Sinopharm vaccine more than 7 months ago and had tested negative before boarding his flight to Phuket. But while infections from abroad make headlines, the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office…

  • Thailand NewsEmirates and Etihad announce July Phuket flights

    Emirates and Etihad announce July Phuket flights

    Joining in support of reopening Phuket, Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways have both announced flights resuming in July. Etihad Airways will start back up flights from the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi on July 1, while Emirates Airlines will resume flights from Dubai on July 2. Qatar Airways had announced yesterday that they will be resuming flights to…

  • Thailand NewsThai police arrest 3 people for allegedly tricking women into prostitution work overseas

    Thai police arrest 3 people for allegedly tricking women into prostitution work overseas

    Police arrested 3 people for allegedly recruiting Thai women to work overseas in the United Arab Emirates where they were forced into prostitution. The suspects allegedly told the women that they would work as masseuses, promising of good pay and assuring them that the work did not involve sex, according to the Department of Special Investigations deputy director general Supat…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid-19 travel pass to pilot on Etihad and Emirates Airways flights

    Covid-19 travel pass to pilot on Etihad and Emirates Airways flights

    A travel pass for passengers inoculated against Covid-19 or who have tested negative will be piloted on flights for Dubai’s Emirates and Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways. With the travel pass issued by the International Air Transport Association, passengers can keep control of their data and share their test results with airlines and authorities for travel. The travel pass will be…

  • Covid-19 News13 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine

    13 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine

    13 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine including 4 Thai students, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is at 3,759 with 3,561 recoveries and 59 deaths. 139 people are currently receiving medical treatment for the coronavirus. A 49 year old Frenchman travelling from France tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday,…

  • Covid-19 News9 new Covid-19 cases in Thai quarantine, with a possible reinfection

    9 new Covid-19 cases in Thai quarantine, with a possible reinfection

    9 new Covid-19 cases were detected in Thai quarantine facilities, including a patient who may have been infected with the virus a second time, or never fully recovered, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Most of the cases were army engineers travelling from South Sudan. Thailand’s total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is now at 3,700 with 3,491…

  • Covid-19 News9 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine, all asymptomatic

    9 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine, all asymptomatic

    9 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine in the past 24 hours. All were reported as asymptomatic and from those travelling back from India, Japan, South Sudan and the United Arab Emirates, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand now reports a total of 3,652 confirmed Covid-19 cases with 59 deaths. 3,457 people have recovered and 136…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | No STV tourists, Boss in Dubai, border fears in Tak | October 13

    Thailand News Today | No STV tourists, Boss in Dubai, border fears in Tak | October 13

    Daily news about Thailand. Latest information, and tourism and visa news. No one in Guangzhou applied for the Special Tourist Visa, Foreign Ministry In a stunning revelation yesterday, it turns out that not a single person from Guangzhou, China, actually applied for the new Special Tourist Visa. That’s the sad and bizarre truth, according to Thai media outlet Siamrath. Around…

  • Crime NewsThai police to verify “Boss” whereabouts with UAE embassy

    Thai police to verify “Boss” whereabouts with UAE embassy

    Following recent reports that the elusive Red Bull heir, Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, is living in Dubai, Thai police say they’re writing to the UAE embassy to verify the claims (the embassy is in Witthayu road… we can send you the address if you need so you can ‘drop in’ and have a chat). Boss is wanted in relation to a…

  • Covid-19 News7 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine, most asymptomatic

    7 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine, most asymptomatic

    7 new Covid-19 cases have been detected in quarantine from those people entering Thailand via Suvarnabhumi Airport, plus 1 patient who appears to have contracted the virus for a second time. The cases come from Hungry, India, Kuwait, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and the US, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand now has a total…

  • Việt NamHộ chiếu UAE “quyền lực” nhất thế giới

    Hộ chiếu UAE “quyền lực” nhất thế giới

    Căn cứ trên chỉ số đánh giá hộ chiếu toàn cầu Global Passport Index, hộ chiếu của các Tiểu vương quốc Arab Thống nhất (UAE) tiếp tục đứng số 1 trong bảng xếp hạng này. Trong năm 2020, người sở hữu hộ chiếu UAE có thể xin cấp thị thực nhập cảnh ngay tại cửa khẩu hoặc miễn thị thực tới…