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PM mulls Kra Canal plan
PM mulls Kra Canal plan
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) and Office of the National Security Council (NSC) to look into a proposed canal project connecting the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea.
Police back down on ’Prathet Ku Mee’ threat
Police back down on ’Prathet Ku Mee’ threat
BANGKOK: Police have backed down on a threat to press charges against the artists behind the Rap Against Dictatorship project over the lyrics to their smash-hit song ‘Prathet Ku Mee’.
Central commits to B1bn Phuket lifestyle mall
Central commits to B1bn Phuket lifestyle mall
BANGKOK: The Central Group of Companies, Thailand’s biggest retail conglomerate, plans to spend B1 billion to build its first outdoor lifestyle mall in the Bang Tao area of Phuket next year.
Police mull charges against viral rap stars
Police mull charges against viral rap stars
BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Police’s Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) will conclude within a few days whether an explosively popular rap song perceived to take aim at the military government breaches the Computer Crime Act, the deputy spokesman of the agency said on Saturday (Oct 28).
Tourism packages promised
Tourism packages promised
BANGKOK: A series of intensive tourism packages are to be implemented by mid-November to increase foreign visitor numbers during the remainder of the year, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Operators despair amidst Chinese lull
Operators despair amidst Chinese lull
BANGKOK: Tourism operators dependent on Chinese arrivals are close to laying off staff or even shutting down operations if arrivals from the mainland fail to bounce back soon.
Airport managers cleared over ‘slapgate’
Airport managers cleared over ‘slapgate’
BANGKOK: The former general manager and ex-security chief of Don Mueang International Airport have been cleared of any wrongdoing in relation to the incident in which an airport security guard tried to assault a Chinese tourist last month.
11 jailed for gang rape of 14-year-old Phang Nga girl
11 jailed for gang rape of 14-year-old Phang Nga girl
PHUKET: The Phang Nga Provincial Court yesterday (Oct 25) handed down jail sentences to 11 men in connection with the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl that took place in Baan Koh Raet of Takua Thung District, just north of Phuket, in 2016.
Canadian charged with selling bogus apprenticeships
Canadian charged with selling bogus apprenticeships
BANGKOK: A Canadian man has been arrested in Bangkok for allegedly selling bogus job apprenticeships abroad to Thai students at B150,000 each.
Rajevac has faith in his stars
Rajevac has faith in his stars
FOOTBALL: National football team coach Milovan Rajevac said yesterday that his main focus now is helping Thailand retain the Suzuki Cup title.
DJ ‘too ill’ to report to hear animal cruelty charges
DJ ‘too ill’ to report to hear animal cruelty charges
BANGKOK: A woman DJ called in to hear police charges of animal cruelty in the death of a kitten failed to show up yesterday (Oct 25), citing illness, and will be summonsed again to report on Monday (Oct 29).
Victims’ kin in uproar as tsunami boats vanish
Victims’ kin in uproar as tsunami boats vanish
PHUKET: Families of those killed in the 2004 tsunami are demanding the transfer of a chief cultural official following the removal of two fishing boats from an outdoor museum in memory of the tragedy in Takua Pa district.
Organ-less kitty ’needs necropsy now’
Organ-less kitty ’needs necropsy now’
BANGKOK: The carcass of a slain kitten at the centre of a pet cruelty case involving a female DJ must be handed over to the authorities urgently or a necropsy might not be possible, causing a crucial piece of potential evidence to be lost, the chief of the Livestock Department warned yesterday (Oct 23).
Dutchman reported missing on Koh Tao found in Pattaya
Dutchman reported missing on Koh Tao found in Pattaya
SURAT THANI: A male tourist from the Netherlands reported missing on Koh Tao by his father has been found safe and sound in Pattaya, the Surat Thani police chief said yesterday (Oct 21).
Female DJ accused of dark web cat killing
Female DJ accused of dark web cat killing
BANGKOK: Animal rights groups are pursuing legal action against a female club DJ who they accuse of brutally killing an adopted kitten for bitcoins.
Thai AirAsia seeks face scans in Krabi
Thai AirAsia seeks face scans in Krabi
BANGKOK: Thai AirAsia (TAA), Thailand’s largest low-cost carrier, plans to provide a facial recognition system at check-in for volunteer passengers on a trial basis at Krabi International Airport.
Ministry backtracks on visa fee waiver plan
Ministry backtracks on visa fee waiver plan
BANGKOK: The government’s plans to exempt tourists from visa-on-arrival fees to attract foreign travellers is unlikely to happen this year, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat.
Unusually rich ex-transport permanent secretary jailed
Unusually rich ex-transport permanent secretary jailed
BANGKOK: A former permanent secretary of the Transport Ministry found unusually rich after his house was burgled seven years ago has been sent to prison for 10 months for filing false asset declarations, after losing his appeal.
Poor service quality dogs airport ranking
Poor service quality dogs airport ranking
BANGKOK: Inferior service quality and poor management means that Suvarnabhumi airport is unlikely to be placed among the world’s top airports, a seminar was told yesterday (Oct 18).
Visa on arrival fees to be waived
Visa on arrival fees to be waived
BANGKOK: For the next two months all visitors from the 21 nations who need visas on arrival will not have to pay a baht – in hopes the Chinese will return to Thailand in numbers again.