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Pattaya, Koh Larn packed with holidaymakers
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/07/2023
» Beaches and tourist attractions in Pattaya buzzed with tourists on Friday, the first day of a six-day long holiday, with hotel rooms on Koh Larn fully booked.
Severe Covid cases and fatalities are rising
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/07/2022
» The number of the Covid-19 patients who depend on ventilators and coronavirus-related deaths are both rising, the Department of Disease Control reported on Monday.
Lao villagers accused of festival 'fireball con'
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/10/2021
» Lao villagers along the Mekong River are suspected of shooting flares intended to resemble Naga fireballs, to trick northeastern Thais during the annual Bang Fai Phaya Nak festival.
18 dead in Chachoengsao bus-train crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/10/2020
» Eighteen passengers were killed and 44 injured on Sunday when a bus collided with a train in Chachoengsao province, officials said, after earlier saying 20 had died.
Long weekend prompts virus fears
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/07/2020
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is concerned that many Thais are expected to travel to their provincial homes during the long holiday on July 4-7, which could lead to a new surge in Covid-19 infections, spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said.
July 27 set as lieu day for Songkran
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/06/2020
» The cabinet has approved July 27 as a substitute holiday for Songkran it postponed earlier, creating another four-day holiday next month.
July 4-day weekend approved
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/06/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved extra public holidays for Asarnha Bucha Day and Buddhist Lent, making a 4-day weekend from July 4-7.
Wat Sai bells can keep ringing
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/10/2018
» The Bang Kholaem district office has cancelled its instruction asking Wat Sai on Rama III Road to lower the volume of its bell-ringing during the early morning hours following a complaint by a woman living in a condominium nearby.
Temple told to 'tone it down' after bell annoys luxury condo
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 04/10/2018
» Monks at 300-year-old Wat Sai have been ordered to hit their bell more softly in the early hours, to avoid further disturbing the sleeping residents of a nearby newly-built high-rise condominium.
Naga fireballs debate begins again
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/10/2014
» Are the bang fai phaya nak natural or man-made? Well known Chulalongkorn scientist Jessada Denduangboripant voices his opinion.