Fri, January 28, 2022
Published: Jan 27, 2022
The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Friday (January 28) that the high-pressure system over the North and the upper Northeast of Thailand is weakening while the westerly wind at high altitude brings cool to cold condition from Myanmar to the North.
The prime minister is reportedly keen to allocate a budget for hiring more forest rangers after reports about the laying-off of over 1,700 rangers brought stinging criticism on social media.
Only 832 Thai athletes will take part in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games being held in Vietnam from May 12-23.
The restoration of diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia would open up a big market for Thailand and boost trade, the chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Sanan Angubolkul, stated.
Thani Saengrat, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, revealed details of measures related to travel to Thailand, according to the resolution of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on January 20.
Officials on Thursday evening were racing against time to clean up the oil spill off the coast of Rayong province before it reaches the shore.
The forest officials said that the bio-repellent was extracted from a plant and was much harmless but still effective against the elephants.
The Russian vessels will practice communications, safe manoeuvers in areas with intensive navigation, and air defence.
A former Bangkok member of Parliament has filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday against the opposition Pheu Thai Party candidate contesting this Sunday’s by-election in Bangkok.
The death caused an internet uproar and widespread condemnation of the officer.
Boosted by the contactless trend, the small self-servicing ramen shops have caught the eyes of Koreans, especially solo diners.
The Tet holiday is no less special for Vietnamese citizens who cannot travel back to their homeland for the most special time of year.
The National Communicable Disease Committee has set guidelines on the designation of Covid-19 as an endemic, hopefully within this year, the top official at the Public Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Surat Thani Immigration Police have arrested a Myanmar man for allegedly smuggling six of his compatriots into Thailand last year.
Several Phuket government officials on Wednesday pledged to make necessary improvements after a British journalist’s criticism of the province's “hospitel” facilities.
An important bill to amend the traffic law to improve public safety may be enacted in time for enforcement in July, a member of the House committee on transportation said on Thursday.
Diem Association is considering selling its assets to return the money to investors after Meta (Facebook) decided not to continue the Diem currency project as it was opposed by regulators, Bloomberg has reported.
The Royal Thai Navy set up an emergency operations centre on Thursday to handle a major oil spill off Rayong’s coast, with officials confident that the situation would ease in about five days.
The government has been discussing the collection of digital asset taxes as it saw the importance of fintech and how such assets have grown quickly, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith told The Big Issue 2022 seminar with the theme “Future Crypto Future Thailand”, organised by Thansettakij on Wednesday.
An epidemiologist and medical lecturer at Chulalongkorn University on Thursday has warned Thais to strictly protect themselves as the spread of the Omicron variant in the country has not peaked yet.
The Civil Court on Thursday started accepting online petitions from consumers who had fallen victims to online shopping fraud, Court of Justice spokesman Sorawis Limparangsi said.
The fourth phase of the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) scheme is expected to blast off next month, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Yuthasak Supasorn said.
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