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Pattaya turning 60 with plans for tourist activities
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/05/2019
» Pattaya celebrates its 60th anniversary next month and has plans for marketing campaigns and promotions throughout the year.
174 die, 1,728 hurt on roads in first 3 days of Songkran
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/04/2019
» The first three days of the danger-prone Songkran travel week saw 1,665 traffic accidents, with 174 deaths and 1,728 people injured -- a significant drop from last year's road toll and lower than Thailand's average number of road deaths throughout the year, according to World Health Organization figures.
High speeds boost road deaths, says study
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» More than half of drivers in Bangkok have exceeded the speed limit, while 27% of road users have driven after drinking and 35% of motorcycle riders have incorrectly worn their helmets, according to a study by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS).
Speeding, drunk drivers face murder rap over Songkhran
Published on 05/04/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon says he has ordered police to charge speeding and drunk motorists who cause fatal accidents during the Songkran holiday with murder.
Day 1: 42 dead, 432 injured
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/12/2018
» Forty-two people were killed and more than 400 injured in road accidents across the country on Thursday, the first of the “seven dangerous days’ of the New Year holiday.
War set to be waged on plastic
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/12/2018
» Thailand is looking to ban the use of thin single-use plastic bags in 2022, followed by single-use plastic glasses and straws by 2025, according to plans drafted by the Pollution Control Department.
Green Line route opens Dec 6
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/11/2018
» The Green Line rail extension between Bearing and Samut Prakan will be operational from Dec 6, with commuters entitled to free rides for four months.
Indonesian woman held for drugging, robbing 2 foreigners
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/11/2018
» An Indonesian woman has been arrested on charges of drugging and robbing two foreign men in Chiang Mai in August. One of them died.
Suvarnabhumi opens automated channel for Chinese
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/09/2018
» Chinese visitors can now expect shorter waits at Suvarnabhumi airport with the launch of an automated immigration channel.
Tourist hit with bottle on Koh Phangan yet to lay complaint
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/08/2018
» Police are waiting for a 22-year-old Portuguese woman who was hit on the head with a bottle and needed 20 stitches during the Koh Phangan full moon party on Sunday to come forward and lay charges against her attacker.