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1,600 officials to ensure order at popular Songkran locations
News, Published on 08/04/2024
» At least 1,600 Bangkok officials and volunteers will be on duty over Songkran in Phra Nakhon district to ensure tourists' safety at popular spots like on the Khao San and Silom roads.
France to help aviation sector
News, Published on 11/03/2024
» Thailand and France will work together to develop the kingdom's aviation industry to prepare it for the demands of the future, according to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit on Sunday.
AI, more cameras mulled to boost revellers' safety
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/03/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Tuesday unveiled a plan to deploy more modern technology to ensure security measures are ramped up for this year's extended Songkran Festival next month.
Dragons and blessings at lucky temple
News, Published on 10/02/2024
» The Year of the Dragon begins on Saturday, the start of the Lunar New Year, which is especially meaningful for Thais with Chinese ancestry.
Thailand's first air-con bus stop launched
Online Reporters, Published on 28/04/2023
» The country’s first air-conditioned bus stop powered by solar energy has attracted many happy commuters since it was officially launched on Thursday at Seacon Square shopping centre in Prawet district of Bangkok.
Chadchart sees Bangkok in top 50 cities list
News, Published on 01/09/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is still optimistic he can make Bangkok one of the world's 50 most liveable cities in the next five years.
‘Captain Condom’ turned the tide in war on Aids, overpopulation
New York Times, Published on 06/08/2022
» Mechai Viravaidya twice saw Thailand in desperate trouble — first from a ruinous population explosion and then from the Aids epidemic — and he responded to both crises the same way: with condoms and his own considerable charisma.
Fuel package in the pipeline
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/05/2022
» The Transport Ministry will propose a package of measures to alleviate the impact of rising fuel prices for the transport sector in the hope it will delay fare increases.
Lessons from abroad
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 14/06/2021
» For over a month, the Let's Move Out Of Thailand movement has attracted over a million members on Facebook groups where netizens share experiences of living abroad and how to live in various countries. Meanwhile, Twitter as well as Clubhouse users still talk about the idea.
Unmasked Songkran parties dent Phuket’s reopening hopes
New York Times, Published on 26/04/2021
» PHUKET: Around the corner from the teeth-whitening clinic and the tattoo parlour with offerings in Russian, Hebrew and Chinese, near the outdoor eatery with fried rice meant to fuel sunburned tourists or tired go-go dancers, the Hooters sign has lost its H.