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Time for tourism rejig
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2022
» Hoping to give tourism a boost in the post-pandemic era on Oct 1, the government has revised its visa rules, extending the validity of certain visas to entice foreign tourists to travel to the kingdom. But the move, while noteworthy, still falls short of the mark.
VIDEO: This Week's Top Stories September 9
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/09/2022
» This week: Queen Elizabeth II dies, long-term visas, anti-Prawit German, student murders and a rude tuk-tuk driver
Rude tuk-tuk driver fined after tourists' 'horrible experience'
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/09/2022
» A tuk-tuk driver was fined on Monday for being rude and aggressive to a Singapore couple in demanding more money than they had earlier agreed on for a ride.
Rude, cheating tuk-tuk driver hit by fine
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/09/2022
» A tuk-tuk driver was fined yesterday and ordered to undergo three hours of good behaviour training for being rude and aggressive towards a Singapore couple.
Rude tuk-tuk driver penalised after tourists' 'horrible experience'
Online Reporters, Published on 05/09/2022
» A tuk-tuk driver was fined on Monday and ordered to undergo three hours of good behaviour training for being rude and aggressive to a Singapore couple in demanding more money than they had earlier agreed on for a ride.
There have probably been better years
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/12/2015
» Well, we've just about scraped through 2015, although there have been a few dicey moments. Most of us will be happy to see the back of the Year of the Sheep, or was it the Goat? I never did quite work that out. It is customary at this time to look back on the past 12 months, although there are some events you might prefer to forget. If nothing else it serves as a reminder that Thailand will always be Truly Amazing.
A taxing time
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 03/02/2015
» Taxis have been in the headlines a lot lately, and most of the stories are not good news. From time to time, there are honest drivers who return valuable belongings and cash to forgetful passengers, but lately, a barrage of unpleasant taxi experiences has driven the image of this form of public transport to a new low.
Manners lost in translation
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/10/2013
» Piles of animal bones lie scattered across the table, picked clean and thoughtlessly discarded by diners.
Brown and out? Black family in land of stares
Spectrum, Published on 14/07/2013
» A motorcycle taxi driver slips off the bike he had been perched on at the mouth of a soi. A tuk-tuk driver rear-ends a car stopped at a red light. A lady walks straight into a lift door.