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SRT approves 20-baht fare for MRT Red, Purple lines
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/09/2023
» State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has approved a fare reduction proposal for the mass rapid transit (MRT) Red and Purple lines, setting the fare at 20 baht.
Srettha disagrees with recreational use of cannabis
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/09/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday he did not agree with allowing recreational use of cannabis, though its medical use would remain under his administration.
Ministry studying B300 foreign tourist fee
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/09/2022
» The cabinet will decide to start or postpone the 300-baht tourism fee collection from foreign visitors because the Tourism and Sports Ministry insists the project cannot be cancelled.
Motorists risk arrest over unpaid fines
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/06/2022
» Motorists who refuse to pay their traffic fines could face arrest under the latest measure ordered by the Royal Thai Police.
PM considers quarantine 'bypass'
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/03/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has agreed to consider a proposal by the Phuket business community to allow foreign visitors who have been vaccinated to bypass quarantine.
Big push for local tourism
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/06/2020
» The Finance Ministry has agreed to a plan to launch a major domestic tourism promotion next month by giving 2,000-3,000 baht vouchers to 4 million people and free trips to 1.2 million medical personnel.
Headmaster pleads guilty to gold-shop murders
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/02/2020
» A former school headmaster pleaded guilty to charges of multiple murder during the armed robbery of a gold shop in Lop Buri province on Jan 9.
Panthongtae not guilty of money laundering
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/11/2019
» The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Monday acquitted Panthongtae Shinawatra of money laundering, finding he did not know the source of a 10-million-baht cheque he received got from a friend involved the Krungthai Bank (KTB) loan scandal.
Thaksin's son arrives at court
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/11/2019
» Panthongtae Shinawatra, son of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, arrived at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Monday morning for judgement on money laundering charges related to a multi-billion-baht loan scandal 13 years ago.
Thaksin's son in court over KTB loan scandal
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/09/2019
» The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Tuesday started hearing the case of Panthongtae Shinawatra, the son of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is accused of laundering money in connection with the Krungthai Bank (KTB) loan scandal.