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Siegemund outlasts Wang in marathon
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 19/09/2024
» Laura Siegemund of Germany reached the quarter-finals of the US$267,082 Allied Thailand Open tennis tournament, edging Wang Xiyu of China in a more-than-four-hour-long, three-set marathon at Arena Hua Hin on Wednesday.
Minister aims to levy 300-baht tourism tax
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 17/09/2024
» The new tourism minister aims to start collecting the 300-baht tourism tax after it was shelved during the previous administration led by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, while pledging to stimulate tourism revenue to reach at least 3 trillion baht this year.
Tourism losses from floods close to B500m
Published on 28/08/2024
» Severe floods in many Thai provinces have resulted in tourism losses worth 491 million baht, while tourism expenditure is expected to contract by 200 million baht.
Promoting inclusivity
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 20/08/2024
» According to Asst Prof Dr Kaewta Nopmaneejumruslers, deputy director of the Clinical Services and Early Childhood Development Center, the National Institute for Child and Family Development (NICFD), Mahidol University, worldwide statistics showed that one infant out of every 1,000 newborns was diagnosed with autism a decade ago. Today, the number of infants born with autism has increased to 10 out of every 1,000 births.
Summer Sonic Bangkok gears up for two-day blast, reveals new stage
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/08/2024
» Summer Sonic Bangkok, Summer Sonic's Thailand debut, will feature two stages; the Rising Stage and the Mega Stage. The former will be dedicated to Thai up-and-comers while the latter — yes, you've guessed it — will be for international headliners.
Pattaya welcomes 12m-plus visitors
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/08/2024
» Pattaya welcomed more than 12 million tourists in the first six months of this year, a million more than in 2023, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Pattaya welcomes 12m-plus visitors
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 17/08/2024
» Pattaya welcomed more than 12 million tourists in the first six months of this year, a million more than in 2023, according to the local Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office.
Khelif proves too strong for Janjaem
Sports, Published on 08/08/2024
» Thai boxer Janjaem Suwannapheng earned Thailand their second medal at the Paris Olympic Games early Wednesday morning, Thai time.
Games must be more sustainable
News, David Fickling, Published on 30/07/2024
» What's the biggest event at the Olympic Games?
When Bangkok bid for the Olympics
Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/07/2024
» It's been 100 years since the last Paris Olympics which was dramatically portrayed in the stirring 1981 film Chariots of Fire. I can still picture that opening scene with the British athletes running along the beach to the sounds of that Vangelis anthem. It's hard to believe that was made 43 years ago. If this year's Olympics are even half as exciting as the 1924 event it will be an achievement.