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Apple pulls promo video after outcry
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/08/2024
» Tech giant Apple has apologised and removed a controversial promotional video shot in Thailand from its UK YouTube channel after it was heavily criticised for making the country appear underdeveloped.
Fuel subsidies ‘only for the needy’ proposed
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/08/2024
» The Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) is considering revising its price subsidy programmes to focus only on groups of people who badly need help, rather than making them universal.
Opening of new Thai-Lao bridge delayed
Online Reporters, Published on 02/08/2024
» A new bridge over the Mekong River connecting Thailand and Laos is now expected to open in mid-2025, a delay from the earlier plan for this year.
Apple apologises and removes controversial ad
News, Published on 02/08/2024
» Apple has issued an apology to Thailand for an advertising video that has been widely criticised for its outdated and stereotypical portrayal of the kingdom, with some people even calling for a boycott of the company’s products.
DITP and RX Tradex to Connect Logistics Future
Published on 01/08/2024
» The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, together with RX Tradex, will co-organise TILOG – LOGISTIX 2024 to connect the entire supply chain of logistics businesses with a bright future through the complete range of logistics service providers, logistics IT, packaging, warehouse management, and material handling. The event will connect 415 brands of technology and service providers from 25 countries with over 9,000 entrepreneurs and operators from a wide range of industry sectors in Thailand and ASEAN.
Traveloka introduces Disney Cruise experiences
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 01/08/2024
» Digital travel platform Traveloka plans to provide fresh holiday experiences aboard the Disney Cruise Line, which is set to depart from Singapore in late 2025.
Pattaya gets ready for new monorail line
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/07/2024
» Pattaya City is looking forward to welcoming a new monorail line which aims to improve the city's public transport system and contribute to its economic development.
Pattaya City gets ready to erect new monorail line
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 31/07/2024
» Pattaya City is looking forward to welcoming a new monorail line which, according to the results of a recent study, would be an ideal mechanism to improve the coastal city's public transport system and contribute greatly to its economic development.
A non-native threat to Thai waters
News, Published on 31/07/2024
» Thailand boasts some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. From the lush forests of the North to the mangroves of the South, this country is a sanctuary for a plethora of wildlife species. These natural systems have evolved over millennia, during which time plant and animal species have slowly moved across the landscape as climatic and ecological conditions changed. These species adapted to their new environments, and the systems adapted to them. But times have changed, and species now move from their native environments across the globe at the speed of shipping, air transport, and rail. This results in the rapid invasion of new species into environments that have few natural mechanisms to keep them in balance with native species or the built environment.
Operators call for tourism war room to reduce risks
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 30/07/2024
» Tourism operators have suggested that the government establish a tourism “war room” in collaboration with the private sector in an effort to tackle crimes against tourists.