About 6.55 million people used trains to travel around Bangkok, to other destinations and back to the capital during the six-day Songkran period, an increase of 21.22% percent over the same period last year, according to the Department of Rail Transport. 793,018 people used trains yesterday, the last day of...
The Thai cabinet approved 1.8 billion baht in financial assistance to the Lao government today, for the maintenance and improvement of the R12 highway, which will shorten the journey time from Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom province, through Laos, to the Vietnamese border in Quang Binh province. According to Deputy Government Spokesperson...
Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is ranked at 58 in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024, an improvement from last year’s 68th placing. The international airport ranking website places Doha Hamad Airport at the top of the list. Singapore Changi, last year’s winner, dropped to second place this year. Airports of Thailand...
After the 250 junta-appointed senators complete their five-year term on May 10, they will be replaced by a 200-member Senate elected from thousands of candidates via a complex voting system that excludes full public participation. Over 210,000 people have informed the Election Commission (EC) that they wish to run for...
Deputy National Police chief Pol General Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn sounds surprisingly cheerful given that his high-flying career has just plunged into another crisis. It’s as if he were trying to prove he is the proverbial cat with nine lives. “I wish everyone a safe return to their home provinces...
At least two major electric vehicle battery producers in China are showing keen interest in the production of power cells in Thailand, with a potential combined investment in the first phase estimated at over 30 billion baht, according to Narit Therdsteerasukdi, secretary-general of the Board of Investment (BoI). Narit led...
287 people were killed and 2,060 others were injured in 2,044 road accidents during this year’s Songkran period, including 28 deaths and 287 injuries yesterday, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told a news conference today. The main causes of the accidents were speeding, followed by drunk driving and cutting in, he...
The warming of the water in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea has resulted in a rare phenomenon, being described as “steamed” grass, meaning seagrass, the main food source for dugongs, is not surviving the rise in sea temperatures. This, in turn, is forcing mammals to stray from...
The world bullion market is on its toes, so to speak. When Israel launched strikes on Iran’s consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on April 1, the price of gold shot up to $2,300 per ounce. And now with Iran retaliating on Saturday night, firing over 200 drones and...
About 6.55 million people used trains to travel around Bangkok, to other destinations and back to the capital during the six-day Songkran period, an increase of 21.22% percent over the same period last year, according to the Department of Rail Transport. 793,018 people used trains yesterday, the last day of...
Deputy National Police chief Pol General Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn sounds surprisingly cheerful given that his high-flying career has just plunged into another crisis. It’s as if he were trying to prove he is the proverbial cat with nine lives. “I wish everyone a safe return to their home provinces...
At least two major electric vehicle battery producers in China are showing keen interest in the production of power cells in Thailand, with a potential combined investment in the first phase estimated at over 30 billion baht, according to Narit Therdsteerasukdi, secretary-general of the Board of Investment (BoI). Narit led...
287 people were killed and 2,060 others were injured in 2,044 road accidents during this year’s Songkran period, including 28 deaths and 287 injuries yesterday, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told a news conference today. The main causes of the accidents were speeding, followed by drunk driving and cutting in, he...
The warming of the water in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea has resulted in a rare phenomenon, being described as “steamed” grass, meaning seagrass, the main food source for dugongs, is not surviving the rise in sea temperatures. This, in turn, is forcing mammals to stray from...
The world bullion market is on its toes, so to speak. When Israel launched strikes on Iran’s consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on April 1, the price of gold shot up to $2,300 per ounce. And now with Iran retaliating on Saturday night, firing over 200 drones and...
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzHctXPrs7Q[/embed] When you shop at a supermarket, would you consider contributing a small amount of money to mitigate climate change?...
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