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Bridging the gaping wealth chasm
Bridging the gaping wealth chasm
BANGKOK: Although the military-led government has rolled out a raft of stimulus and relief measures to shore up the grassroots economy, spending and indebtedness among the underprivileged are still rampant.
Industries take cover for Pabuk
Industries take cover for Pabuk
BANGKOK: As tropical storm Pabuk assails Southern Thailand’s east coast on the Gulf of Thailand, authorities evacuated tens of thousands, put first responders on high alert while businesses and related authorities raced against the clock to brace for the decade’s worst storm.
Online payment options underway for taxes
Online payment options underway for taxes
BANGKOK: The Customs Department is offering bill payment services through online banking, counter service and bank branches to create more convenience for taxpayers and comply with the national e-payment strategy.
Pabuk makes landfall
Pabuk makes landfall
BANGKOK: Tropical storm Pabuk crossed the coast in Pak Phanang district of Nakhon Sri Thammarat this afternoon (Jan 4) and was weakening into a depression as it moved towards neighbouring Surat Thani.
Government admits election delay
Government admits election delay
BANGKOK: The election date will likely be delayed from Feb 24 to avoid having poll-related activities overlapping with those of the coronation ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has announced.
CSD shares list of alleged fraudsters
CSD shares list of alleged fraudsters
BANGKOK: The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has posted a list on its Facebook page of 25 people wanted for fraud to warn people against falling prey to the alleged offenders.
Southern peace talks advance on 15-year anniversary
Southern peace talks advance on 15-year anniversary
BANGKOK: Fifteen years ago today, sounds of gunfire rang out at the 4th Development Battalion in Narathiwat’s Cho Airong district when insurgents overran the military outpost marking the re-emergence of the separatist movement in the far South.
National New Year death toll rises despite lower accident numbers
National New Year death toll rises despite lower accident numbers
BANGKOK: The road death toll during the New Year holidays rose 9.5% year-on-year to 463, even as the numbers of accidents and injuries fell.
Koh Samui on alert as storm Pabuk nears
Koh Samui on alert as storm Pabuk nears
SURAT THANI: Local residents, tourists and tour operators have been advised to exercise extreme caution as Koh Samui braces for possibly severe weather conditions caused by tropical storm Pabuk.
Holidaymakers flock back to Bangkok
Holidaymakers flock back to Bangkok
BANGKOK: Hundreds of thousands of people thronged provincial bus terminals, railway stations and airports yesterday (Jan 1) as they prepared to return to Bangkok after a long New Year’s holiday.
Man guns down children, four in-laws at New Year party
Man guns down children, four in-laws at New Year party
BANGKOK: The mass shooting took place 10 minutes after midnight as Sucheep Sornsung, 41, joined his wife’s family to ring in the New Year in Chumphon’s Phato District.
Coronation day for King set for May 4-6
Coronation day for King set for May 4-6
BANGKOK: The coronation ceremony for His Majesty The King will be held during May 4-6, the Royal Household Bureau announced today (Jan 1).
The shadow-puppet master: Preserving the ancient arts
The shadow-puppet master: Preserving the ancient arts
A southern teen has been working hard in becoming a nang talung shadow-puppet master amid concerns that the popularity of the traditional performing art may decline.
HM The King wishes Thais a happy year
HM The King wishes Thais a happy year
BANGKOK: His Majesty the King appeared on national television Monday night to express his best wishes for the Thai people.
Chiang Mai tops New Year traffic casualties
Chiang Mai tops New Year traffic casualties
BANGKOK: The first four of this year’s “seven dangerous days” of New Year travel has seen 2,194 road accidents, 236 deaths and 2,265 people injured – with Chiang Mai posting the highest number of accidents, deaths and injuries midway through the week-long travel spree.
Cops extend hunt for Samila bomber
Cops extend hunt for Samila bomber
SONGKHLA: Songkhla Police are tracking a vehicle suspected of having been used to carry out bomb attacks on electricity pylons between two districts as authorities insist other explosions in the province which damaged the iconic mermaid statue have not hurt local tourism.
Samui cabbies told to use meters, end euro rip-off
Samui cabbies told to use meters, end euro rip-off
SURAT THANI: Taxi drivers on Koh Samui have been ordered to use their meters instead of charging fixed fares that are identical in dollars and euros – effectively ripping off Europeans.
Samila bombing not politically motivated: Police
Samila bombing not politically motivated: Police
SONGKHLA: Provincial Police Region 9 has ruled out the possibility that two coordinated bomb attacks on Samila Beach in the southern province of Songkhla’s Muang district on Wednesday night (Dec 25) were politically motivated.
NACC cops backlash in Prawit case
NACC cops backlash in Prawit case
BANGKOK: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found itself in the hot seat after it cleared Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon of wrongdoing in the luxury watch scandal, ruling by a majority vote that he did not make a false asset declaration.
Price controls may be placed on soaring medical costs
Price controls may be placed on soaring medical costs
BANGKOK: The Commerce Ministry is considering putting medicine and medical treatment on the list of controlled goods and services amid concerns over the high cost of private medical care.