Southern Thailand braces for flood of Malaysian tourists
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn believes that the Prime Minister’s move to scrap the Test & Go policy will encourage Malaysian travellers to enter the…
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Thailand should be free of malaria by 2024, declares DDC
The Department of Disease Control aims to get rid of the severe strains by next year by launching awareness campaigns.
Thaksin’s daughter vows to help grassroots if Pheu Thai wins election
Paetongtarn Shinawatra also said that Pheu Thai party was now prepared if the government decided to call a snap election.
Sukhothai temple finds ingenious way of Covid-proofing Songkran ritual
Seated monks placed their hands under a hole in the pipe, with water poured by worshippers into an elevated pedestal at the top of the pipe, from where it flowed down onto the…
Experts expect Asia to weather impact of Russia-Ukraine war
Despite the risks and challenges, experts recommended that governments maintain their support for economic recovery, sustain their development goals and investing in green…
Thailand cabinet nod for clinical trials on humans of plant-based Covid-19 vaccine
The Cabinet approved the project to study the immunogenicity and efficiency of plant-based Baiya Covid-19 vaccine on humans at a cost of THB211 million (approx. US$6.29 million).
Bangkok likely to be most-visited city for Songkran: Thai tourism authority
The authority also estimates that throughout the Songkran holidays Thailand will see a total of 3.34 million Thai and foreign tourists, who will help generate income of at least…
Rapper among 7 held for lobbing ping-pong bombs into Thai PM residence
Thanayuth Na Ayutthaya, also known as "Eleven Finger", earned a name for himself as a vocal critic of the government and was arrested at the peak of anti-government protests.
Sting operation nets three Thais trying to sell tiger cub via Facebook
Three Thai men were arrested for selling the cubs smuggled from Laos.
Phuket clears 3-tonne mountain of plastic trash from holiday beaches
Phuket Environmental Foundation chairman Viroj Phutong said Phuket has suffered an increase in plastic despite dwindling tourist numbers, as consumers switch to food delivery…