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Airports ready for Chinese New Year surge
Airports ready for Chinese New Year surge
PHUKET: Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) estimates that 5.93 million passengers will travel through its six international airports during the Chinese New Year holiday, with airlines set to operate 35,000 flights in total.
437 schools shut till Friday
437 schools shut till Friday
BANGKOK: The government has decided to take drastic measures to combat persistent haze caused by ultra-fine dust particles that have shrouded Bangkok and its vicinity, by deploying troops to check on factories and ordering the temporary closure of schools as Bangkok is finally declared a pollution control zone.
Valentine’s Day launch set for new e-visa
Valentine’s Day launch set for new e-visa
BANGKOK: Starting from Feb 14, visitors from 20 countries and one business district will be able to apply for a Thai visa via a new service called eVisa On Arrival (eVOA).
Activists back cops in child helmet row
Activists back cops in child helmet row
BANGKOK: Road safety activists dished out free helmets for children Tuesday following social media debate over whether a police officer was right to charge a father whose three-year-old daughter failed to wear a helmet while on his motorcycle.
Govt names May 6 as holiday
Govt names May 6 as holiday
THAILAND: The government has announced May 6, the final day of His Majesty the King’s three-day coronation, as a special national holiday.
Corruption rises in Thailand: Transparency International
Corruption rises in Thailand: Transparency International
THAILAND: Thailand dropped to 36 points, one lower than the year before, in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018 released today (Jan 29). The index ranges from 100 (very clean) to 0 (very corrupt).
Bill hits snag as critics argue nursery exams ‘bad for kids’
Bill hits snag as critics argue nursery exams ‘bad for kids’
THAILAND: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to abandon entrance exams for kindergarteners to secure seats in Prathom 1 (first grade).
Korean tourist fined for slapping airport official’s face
Korean tourist fined for slapping airport official’s face
BANGKOK: A Korean woman was fined B1,000 for slapping the face of a female security officer who was scanning her at Suvarnabhumi airport late on Saturday night (Jan 26).
Thailand welcomed record 38.27mn tourists in 2018
Thailand welcomed record 38.27mn tourists in 2018
THAILAND: Thailand saw a record 38.27 million tourists in 2018, up 7.5% from 2017, the Tourism Ministry said today (Jan 28).
Woman who laundered drug money gets death penalty
Woman who laundered drug money gets death penalty
BANGKOK: The Criminal Court has handed down a death sentence to a Myanmar woman for laundering dirty money and her connection with the methamphetamine trade.
War Elephants rewarded B10 million for Asian Cup performance
War Elephants rewarded B10 million for Asian Cup performance
BANGKOK: The Thai national football team today (Jan 25) received a B10 million cash reward for their performance that saw them reach the last 16 stage of the on-going AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Illegal taxi motorcyclists busted
Illegal taxi motorcyclists busted
BANGKOK: Police today (Jan 24) arrested 27 illegal taxi motorcyclists at 13 stands where licensed riders illegally rented their vests to unlicensed bikers and even sold them for up to B400,000.
New taxi-booking app to challenge Grab, Line
New taxi-booking app to challenge Grab, Line
THAILAND: Howa International Co, the operator of Taxi Radio and Suvarnabhumi Taxi Cooperative, has invested B20 million to unveil the HaHa taxi-booking mobile app and digital meter terminal (DMT) to compete with rivals Grab and Line.
Thai property lures Chinese
Thai property lures Chinese
THAILAND: Thailand is expected to remain the most popular country for Chinese property buyers in 2019, with growth of at least 10% from last year and Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Phuket as the top destinations.
Thai weightlifters banned from 2020 Olympics
Thai weightlifters banned from 2020 Olympics
LONDON: Thailand’s weightlifters face a ban from the Tokyo 2020 Games after six positive tests, two of them from reigning Olympic champions, at last year’s World Championships.
General election on March 24
General election on March 24
THAILAND: The general election will be held on March 24, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Royal decree for election published, EC must set date
Royal decree for election published, EC must set date
BANGKOK: His Majesty the King has issued a royal decree for a general election. The dress takes immediate effect, and the Election Commission must now set a date for the polls within the next five days.
Swine fever virus found in China tourist sausages at Phuket Airport
Swine fever virus found in China tourist sausages at Phuket Airport
PHUKET: Processed pork products seized from a Chinese tourist in Phuket last Wednesday (Jan 16) have been found to contain a viral strain of African Swine Fever (ASF), according to the Department of Livestock Development.
Cabinet approves price control at hospitals
Cabinet approves price control at hospitals
THAILAND: Prices of drugs, medical supplies and medical services will soon be overseen by a joint panel after the cabinet approved adding them to the price control list today (Jan 22).
Hotels urged to cut plastic use
Hotels urged to cut plastic use
THAILAND: Incentives have been offered to encourage local hotel operators to use less plastic and join the Thai Hotels Plastic-Free Project.