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Phuket Hosts First-Ever Lord Ganesh Festival
Published on 28/08/2025
» Phuket, Thailand, August 28, 2025 – Phuket’s historic Old Town was transformed into a sea of music, devotion, and celebration as more than 10,000 people joined the island’s first-ever Ganesh Chaturthi Festival procession. For one unforgettable evening, the streets pulsed with colour, chants, and festive joy, marking the arrival of a cultural tradition never before seen in Phuket.
Need to pee? Japan has a QR code for that
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» TOKYO - The Japanese toilet maker Toto has introduced a service allowing those caught short in public to locate the nearest washrooms and see how busy they are real-time with a phone and QR code.
Thai Land Bridge project takes another step forward
Online Reporters, Published on 26/08/2025
» Thailand’s southern Land Bridge megaproject has taken another step forward with the completion of a detailed study by the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP).
Commuter registration starts for flat ฿20 city fares
Online Reporters, Published on 25/08/2025
» Registration for a 20-baht flat fare on Bangkok mass transit lines started on Monday, although the relevant legislation has yet to be approved by parliament.
Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies
Published on 24/08/2025
» HANOI/BEIJING - Vietnam plans to evacuate more than half a million people and has ordered boats to stay ashore, while the southern Chinese city of Sanya closed businesses and public transport on Sunday as the two countries braced for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki.
Crackdown on student visa abuse continues
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/08/2025
» The Immigration Bureau has intensified its scrutiny of foreign nationals entering the country on student visas, following the discovery that thousands had obtained visas without studying to earn them.
Sign-up for flat rail fare starts Monday
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/08/2025
» The Transport Ministry is urging Thais to sign up for the government's flat-rate electric train fare in Bangkok, the registration for which is scheduled to open on Monday.
Revised Suvarnabhumi plan targets 120m passengers a year
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2025
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) has revised its Suvarnabhumi Airport master plan, aiming to accommodate up to 120 million passengers per year as it eyes the East Expansion project tender next year.
Phumtham orders action on drone threat
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/08/2025
» Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has instructed the Ad Hoc Centre for the Thailand–Cambodia Border Situation to develop measures to address the rising threat of unauthorised drone activity, as tensions persist along the Thai-Cambodian frontier.
Voting fraud still an issue
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/08/2025
» The latest report about MPs receiving cash offers to vote for bills proposed by the government shows how money politics continues to corrode Thailand's parliamentary system. An immediate and thorough investigation is needed to clear up any doubts about the integrity of our lawmakers and find out who the wrongdoers are, in the hope of preventing illegal lobbying in the future.