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BMA calls for 'foam-free' festival
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/11/2024
» Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is asking city residents to go "zero-foam" for this year's Loy Krathong festival, urging those who want to take part in the ceremony to look into biodegradable floats to help protect the environment.
PM floats suppression policy, cites cases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/09/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra kicked off her narcotic suppression policy on Wednesday by pointing to successful cases of drug suppression models in Thawatchaburi district of Roi Et in the Northeast and Tha Wang Pha district of Nan in the North.
City collects 640k floats after festival
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/11/2023
» Almost 640,000 krathongs, most of which were made from natural materials, were collected from Bangkok's waterways after Monday's Loy Krathong festival.
Somsak floats ministry idea
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/11/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin wants to upgrade the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) and turn it into the Ministry of Water Resources.
Time to tackle VAT
News, Editorial, Published on 29/08/2023
» It has become the pattern that every time the Ministry of Finance floats the idea of raising value-added tax (VAT) or making any changes at all, critics come out to bombard the plan, sending officials running for cover.
Candles shine light on local artisans
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/07/2022
» Gone are the days when monks used candles to provide light, but the tradition of candle offering on Khao Phansa, the first day of Buddhist Lent which falls on July 14, continues, and with it Lent candle processions.
RTP floats boat return for scammers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/03/2022
» Thais working as call centre scammers in Cambodia, some of them against their will, may be repatriated by boat, according to a source in the Royal Thai Police (RTP).
Songkran hit with splashing ban
News, Mongkol Bangprapa & Dumrongkiat Mala and Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/03/2021
» Water splashing, powder smearing and foam parties will not be allowed during the Songkran festival next month, Culture Minister Itthiphol Kunplome said yesterday.
Govt floats new plan for land bridge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/10/2020
» The government is considering the idea of a land bridge project connecting the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand via Ranong and Chumphon provinces.
Labour Ministry floats ban on workers
News, Published on 12/03/2020
» The Labour Ministry has warned Thais returning from working illegally in South Korea to report for quarantine or be blacklisted from working abroad in the future.