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Minister tells Chinese envoy of concerns over crime movie
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/11/2023
» Prime Minister's Office Minister Puangpet Chunlaiad has told the Chinese ambassador that the Chinese film 'No More Bets' may deter Chinese from visiting Thailand.
Chinese tourists lose confidence
News, Panumet Tansaksa, Published on 17/10/2023
» Hoteliers and tourism entrepreneurs in Chiang Mai are calling on the government to step up gun controls to ensure safety for the tourism sector after the shooting incident at Siam Paragon shopping mall on Oct 3 hit Chinese travellers' confidence in Thailand.
Fun attire for some, pain for others
News, Apichin Chitviriyakul, Published on 12/03/2023
» Netizens are divided over whether Chinese tourists should wear student uniforms. Some claim foreigners want to wear them like cosplay and they are just tourists trying to enjoy themselves.
School wear 'can promote kingdom'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/03/2023
» Officials from the education and tourism ministries are voicing support for Chinese tourists who wear Thai student uniforms, saying doing so will help promote Thailand.
School uniform fad upsets Obec
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/03/2023
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) is in talks with various agencies on how to deal with a recent trend among Chinese students of wearing Thai student uniforms.
Storm in a teacup as Thai, Chinese kids clash online
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 31/05/2020
» A recent online movement by an alliance of Thai, Hong Kong and Taiwanese youths against their Chinese peers may not change the course of Sino-Thai relations, but it shows that China has not cultivated soft power among the younger generation, a forum was told last week.
Outrage over death threat to Blackpink's Lisa
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/05/2020
» Hundreds of thousands of fans of the K-pop supergroup Blackpink have reacted with anguish and outrage to reports of a death threat made against its Thai star, Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban.
Mass testing best
News, Postbag, Published on 21/03/2020
» The most effective and cheapest way of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic will be to conduct mass testing of the population, as urged by eminent French infectious diseases expert Dr Didier Raoult. He has pointed out that cheaply mass produced testing equipment is already available and is being used effectively in South Korea. Countries, including Thailand, should build up this mass testing capability as fast as it can and test as many people as possible. That way it will be possible to isolate only those who test positive and it also makes it possible to treat those who start showing symptoms early which boosts the chance of a favourable outcome for them. This will be far more effective than locking down entire populations of people who are not infected and causing a massive economic dislocation in the process. In Thailand's case, it may cost US$325 million (10.5 billion baht) to test the entire population, but that would be a drop in the bucket compared to the $8 billion cost of a 5% decline in GDP.
Chinese want their panda back
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/09/2019
» Chinese netizens took to social media to demand Lin Hui, a female panda currently kept at Chiang Mai Zoo, be returned to China, following the recent death of her mate Xuang Xuang.
Durian offer stinks, actress turns beggar, lawyer's vow
News, Mae Moo, Published on 10/03/2019
» The Chumpon durian trader who offered 10 million baht and ownership of the family business to any man who took his daughter's hand in marriage and agreed to carry on the firm has come under fire after calling off the arrangement.