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New visa promotions, retiree insurance reduced
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2024
» The cabinet approved a raft of new visa promotions to attract more tourists on Tuesday, including visa-free and visa-on-arrival schemes and longer stays for students, and a reduced level of compulsory health insurance for retirees.
Schools given go-ahead to make uniforms optional
Online Reporters, Published on 17/05/2024
» Schools will be allowed to choose whether to require students to wear uniforms in another surprising initiative from Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob after his toilets-for-all policy.
Hospital chief admits slapping and stripping smoking teen
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2024
» A lawyer has asked police to press charges against Maj Gen Dr Rienthong Nanna, the outspoken director of Mongkutwattana Hospital, who has admitted to slapping the face of a 14-year-old boy and ordering him to walk naked out of the hospital as punishment for smoking in a restroom.
Thailand major source of illicit drugs smuggled into S.Korea
Online Reporters, Published on 14/05/2024
» Thailand was the biggest single source of smuggled illicit drugs seized in South Korea last year.
New Zealander arrested after 6-year overstay in Pattaya
Online Reporters, Published on 11/05/2024
» A 60-year-old New Zealand man was arrested on Friday in Pattaya for overstaying his visa by nearly six years, police said.
Thai Airways CEO promises quick fix on defective seats
Online Reporters, Published on 10/05/2024
» Thai Airways International CEO Chai Eamsiri has pledged a quick fix on faulty seats, saying a parts shortage was partly to blame for the problem that had irked some customers.
Songkran road accidents killed 243 people
Online Reporters, Published on 17/04/2024
» Road accidents killed 243 people and injured 1,837 others during the six days of the Songkran festival holiday.
Quick probe ordered into scaffolding collapse on Rama II Road
Online Reporters, Published on 15/04/2024
» The director-general of the Department of Highways has ordered a rapid investigation into the collapse of scaffolding onto Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province on Sunday afternoon.
A splash of water may be welcome amid scorching Songkran heat
Online Reporters, Published on 12/04/2024
» As the entire Thai nation celebrates Songkran, holidaymakers are expected to encounter scorching heat during the water-splashing festival.
King’s son given honorary post by Lawyers Council
Online Reporters, Published on 06/04/2024
» Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second-eldest son of His Majesty the King, has been appointed honorary advisory chairman to the president of the Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT).