China’s newly-delivered C919 passenger jet sees 1,000 delivery orders
The aircraft features a 164-seat configuration with a two-class cabin layout, including eight business class seats and 156 economy class seats.
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Thai Airways resumes Sapporo flights amid increase in travellers to Japan
Thai Airways International has resumed its flights to Japan’s northern city of Sapporo due to higher demand during the tourist season.
Apec, ganja, World Cup football and the weakness of Thai planning
“Somehow, challenges and surprises seem to occur in our society more often than in other places. Why is that so?”, the author writes.
Champagne sailing conditions greet sailors on second day of Phuket King’s Cup
Sailors gathered today (December 9) off of Cape Promthep to compete in the second day of sailing at the 34th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta.
Thailand’s automakers offering staff up to 8-month bonus for New Year
Major automobile manufacturers in Thailand have announced impressive New Year bonuses for employees after profits grew amid the recovery from Covid-19.
Vaccines losing race against new Omicron mutants in Thailand: virologist
The Covid-19 virus is mutating so quickly that new vaccines cannot keep up, leading virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan has warned.
Thai Justice minister targets seizing THB100 billion a year from drug dealers
Somsak said on Thursday that 6.87 billion baht in assets had been confiscated from narcotics rings in the first two months of this fiscal year.
Companies in four sectors to gain from revival of Thailand-Saudi Arabia ties
Saudi Arabia restored its relationship with Thailand this year after 32 years of coldness.
YouTube-taught ‘surgeon’ among 8 bogus doctors nabbed in crackdown
Bangkok police and health officials raided eight unlicensed clinics and three other provinces late last month and arrested eight fraud doctors.
No monkey business: 2 coconut plantations get Thailand’s cruelty-free stamp
The Department of Agriculture has started handing out “monkey-free” certificates to coconut farmers in Ratchaburi and Samut Sakhon to signify animal-cruelty-free harvests.