Thailand to Host Art and Cultural Performances for APEC Leaders

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - As the host of APEC 2022, Thailand is ready to entertain APEC leaders and participants with riverside performances this week. The numerous shows at the Royal Thai Navy Convention Hall are expected to further Thailand’s soft power agenda and present the Thai identity to the global community.

 

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Cambodian PM Hun Sen will not attend APEC summit after testing positive for Covid-19

 

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Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will not attend the APEC summit in Bangkok after he tested positive for Covid-19.

 

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National Day of Persons With Disabilities Event to Take Place on Saturday

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - An event celebrating this year’s National Day of Persons with Disabilities will be held on Saturday (19 Nov) in Bangkok. The general public is invited to help support people with disabilities by purchasing symbolic Kaew Galya flowers and handicrafts made by disabled persons at this event.

 

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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Pattaya, damages tourists’ vehicles

 

 

Pattaya residents and tourists had to endure floods that damaged their property and vehicles in many areas after heavy rain wreaked the city yesterday.

 

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Air passengers advised to allow more time for their travel to airports

 

 

Passengers intending to take domestic or international flights out of Bangkok are being advised to allow 3 hours before boarding time for travel to Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang airports.

 

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Diesel price in Thailand to be pegged at current level for two more months

 

 

The Thai cabinet has decided to subsidise the diesel price until January 20th, which means a loss of excise tax revenue for the state of another 20 billion baht.

 

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฿81.2Bn set aside to guarantee prices of 2022-2023 rice crops

 

 

The Thai government agreed today (Tuesday) to set aside 81.2 billion baht to subsidise the rice price guarantee scheme for the 2022-23 rice crops, with an aim to export 7.5 million tonnes of rice next year.

 

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