Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 11 Popular Post Share Posted January 11 TAT aims to make the whole year high season for travel in Thailand The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to make the whole year a high season for travel, to boost both domestic and inbound tourism, according to Parichart Boonclai, TAT Executive Director of Advertising and Public Relations. The strategy is to promote the identity of each region, to encourage domestic tourists throughout the year. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283239-tat-aims-to-make-the-whole-year-high-season-for-travel-in-thailand/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 11 Pattaya Tourist Police Vow to Deter Crime Against Chinese Visitors Pattaya Tourist Police said they are ready to take care of an influx of Chinese tourists, especially in terms of safety. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283224-pattaya-tourist-police-vow-to-deter-crime-against-chinese-visitors/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 11 Thailand set to start collecting 300 THB tourist fee from June By Online Reporter Foreign tourists arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport. File photo Subject to Cabinet approval, Thailand will start collecting 300 THB from every foreign tourist who enters the country from June 1. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283266-thailand-set-to-start-collecting-300-thb-tourist-fee-from-june/ 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 11 Navy Wants To Raise Sunken Warship For Return To Service by TNR Staff HTMS 442 Sukhothai that sank in the Gulf of Thailand on Dec. 18, 2022. Photo: Sanook.com THE navy’s committee on salvaging HTMS 442 Sukhothai corvette that sank in the Gulf of Thailand on Dec. 18 is now choosing a company to urgently raise and return the warship to service with the estimated budget of 100 million baht, Naewna newspaper said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283267-navy-wants-to-raise-sunken-warship-for-return-to-service/ 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 11 Thaksin’s Daughter, Real Estate Tycoon ‘Unacceptable’ To Most Senators By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and real estate tycoon Settha Taweesin, both speculated to run for prime minister under the Pheu Thai tickets, would likely be found “unacceptable” to most senators even though either one could possibly be endorsed by a majority of MPs after the next general election, according to a source associated with military senators. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283268-thaksin’s-daughter-real-estate-tycoon-‘unacceptable’-to-most-senators/ 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Ex-Deputy Premier ‘Sues Couple, Parents For Fraud’ by TNR Staff Two images of the ex-deputy premier and the married woman he had an affair with, one masked and the other pixelated. Photo: Matichon AN ALLEGED police letter to a former deputy prime minister who had an affair with a married woman which is circulating online. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283269-ex-deputy-premier-‘sues-couple-parents-for-fraud’/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Hong Kong Driver Crashes her Sedan into Phuket Somtam Vendor By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – A Hong Kong driver crashed her sedan into a Somtam vendor on a roadside in Koh Kaew. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283270-hong-kong-driver-crashes-her-sedan-into-phuket-somtam-vendor/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Corruption and the role of the unelected Senate in electing the next PM to be General Election issues by Joseph O' Connor This week, on Monday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha (right) dived into the political world with his unveiling by the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party (RTSC) in Bangkok. His candidacy was roundly criticised by Deputy Pheu Thai Party spokesperson and candidate for Roiet Ms Chayapa Sinthuprai (centre left) A recent Super Poll result showed that over 95% of Thai people want to see a new prime minister in 2023 but an even larger group, 97.3%, support the corruption-busting campaign of bombshell revelation being waged by former politician and massage parlour boss Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit who has now emerged as an unlikely national hero. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283271-corruption-and-the-role-of-the-unelected-senate-in-electing-the-next-pm-to-be-general-election-issues/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday January 12 2023 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283284-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-thursday-january-12-2023/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Thai officials under fire over bashings & corruption, virtual durian sales : Tim Newton Today - Jan 12 Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283288-thai-officials-under-fire-over-bashings-corruption-virtual-durian-sales-tim-newton-today-jan-12/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Drinking and driving in Thailand: Thai media clarifies quantities and penalties Sanook Thai Caption: How much do you have to drink? It has become a hot topic of interest what with the focus on road accidents at New Year's and the saga of the tycoon in the Bentley this week. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283289-drinking-and-driving-in-thailand-thai-media-clarifies-quantities-and-penalties/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Bentley driving tycoon: "I wasn't drunk" - it was just 1-2 small glasses of Champers Picture: Daily News The super rich tycoon who drove his Bentley into the back of a Pajero on Bangkok's expressway told the Thai media Daily News that he wasn't drunk. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283291-bentley-driving-tycoon-i-wasnt-drunk-it-was-just-1-2-small-glasses-of-champers/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 12 Tourism Ministry Eyes 80m International Tourists In 2027 by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports hopes to drive up the number of international visitors to Thailand to 80 million over the next five years. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283293-tourism-ministry-eyes-80m-international-tourists-in-2027/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Two COVID-19 Vaccination Points For Foreign Tourists To Commence Service Next Week by Namo Vananupong BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control (DDC) indicated the COVID-19 situation after the New Year’s period is less troubling than earlier expected. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283294-two-covid-19-vaccination-points-for-foreign-tourists-to-commence-service-next-week/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 12 DDC Affirms Chinese Travelers Pose Low COVID Risk by Krajangwit Johjit BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has stated that an increase in the number of Chinese tourists will not lead to a spike in new Covid-19 infections. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283296-ddc-affirms-chinese-travelers-pose-low-covid-risk/ 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 UPDATE: Tourist Fee to be Imposed in June by Krajangwit Johjit BANGKOK (NNT) - Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has announced plans to begin collecting a 300-baht fee from foreign tourists arriving in the country starting in June. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283266-thailand-set-to-start-collecting-300-thb-tourist-fee-from-june/?do=findComment&comment=17836893 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 12 Bangkok's governor promises a city you can walk around comfortably - "Dern Dai Dern Dee" - and not just for tourists Picture: Thai Rath Bangkok's governor Chadchart Sittipunt has pledged to smarten up the Thai capitals sidewalks. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283297-bangkoks-governor-promises-a-city-you-can-walk-around-comfortably-dern-dai-dern-dee-and-not-just-for-tourists/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Thai PM on top form gives youngsters a rallying cry - but is that for the "old soldier" too? Picture: Thai Rath Thai prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was at his paternalistic best as he received teachers and students of note at a ceremony yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283298-thai-pm-on-top-form-gives-youngsters-a-rallying-cry-but-is-that-for-the-old-soldier-too/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Thai honesty praised! This time it's a shabu restaurant after customer pays ten times the bill Daily News Thai Caption: Finding the customer who slipped up Daily News reported that Thai netizens were full of praise for a shabu restaurant called Sam Chan Shabu&PingYang. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283299-thai-honesty-praised-this-time-its-a-shabu-restaurant-after-customer-pays-ten-times-the-bill/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 "Hoodlums in Shorts" - latest inter school violence south east of Bangkok Daily News Thai Caption: Hoodlums in shorts Daily News referred to a recurring theme in their reports yesterday - inter school fighting. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283300-hoodlums-in-shorts-latest-inter-school-violence-south-east-of-bangkok/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 12 Rise in Chinese Tourism Boosts Demand for Face Masks by Krajangwit Johjit BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has urged face mask manufacturers to prepare for a potential increase in demand and to ramp up production to avoid a shortage. This comes as a concern as a shortage of face masks could lead to a new wave of infections. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283301-rise-in-chinese-tourism-boosts-demand-for-face-masks/ 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Shooter of caretaker in Bangkok surrenders in Sriracha - claims he was attacked first Daily News Thai Caption: Murderer surrenders Daily News reported on the latest developments following the fatal shooting of a snooker caretaker in Suan Luang, Bangkok on Tuesday night. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283302-shooter-of-caretaker-in-bangkok-surrenders-in-sriracha-claims-he-was-attacked-first/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Wires on the road: Facial surgery for injured motorcyclist who became entangled Picture: Siam Rath Thai media Siam Rath were contacted by a man called Korakot, 27, who said that his girlfriend Wannapha, 26, had been badly injured after coming off her motorcycle in a soi in Samut Prakan. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283304-wires-on-the-road-facial-surgery-for-injured-motorcyclist-who-became-entangled/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 12 Gen. Prawit Welcomes Iranian Ambassador, Invites Iranian Tourists To Thailand by Namo Vananupong BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon has discussed Thai-Iranian cooperation with the Iranian ambassador. He is also inviting Iranian tourists to visit Thailand as the Covid situation has now lifted. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283306-gen-prawit-welcomes-iranian-ambassador-invites-iranian-tourists-to-thailand/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Fitness guy has 10 million baht's worth of jewelry stolen from locker at well known mall Siam Rath reported that they were contacted by a young businessman called Sathit, 35, who lives in Thawee Wattana. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283309-fitness-guy-has-10-million-bahts-worth-of-jewelry-stolen-from-locker-at-well-known-mall/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181850 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Plastic barrels store in Saraburi province destroyed by fire A warehouse storing about 5,000 plastic barrels in Kaeng Khoi district of Saraburi was razed to the ground by fire late Wednesday night. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283310-plastic-barrels-store-in-saraburi-province-destroyed-by-fire/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 35674 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 ฿100m needed to salvage the sunken HTMS Sukhothai The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is going to need about 100 million baht to raise the sunken HTMS Sukhothai from the bottom of the Gulf of Thailand and 12 suitably equipped companies have offered to undertake the work. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283267-navy-wants-to-raise-sunken-warship-for-return-to-service/?do=findComment&comment=17837704 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 35674 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Six police officers relieved of duty for alleged ties to Tuhao’s criminal activities Six metropolitan police officers, including a deputy commander, have been relieved of duty for allegedly aiding and abetting the criminal activities of a Chinese criminal gang, allegedly led by Chinese businessman Chaiyanat Kornchayanant, aka “Tuhao”. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283324-six-police-officers-relieved-of-duty-for-alleged-ties-to-tuhao’s-criminal-activities / 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 35674 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Manufacturers asked to keep goods prices low as cost of living crisis prolongs BANGKOK (NNT) - Essential goods and commodities are expected to continue seeing high manufacturing costs this year. Commercial affairs officials are asking manufacturers to maintain fair prices, in order to mitigate the cost of living crisis faced by the general public. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283325-manufacturers-asked-to-keep-goods-prices-low-as-cost-of-living-crisis-prolongs/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 35674 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Bid for Satellite Orbital Slot Packages to Soon Take Place BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is set to hold the bidding for satellite orbital slot packages on January 15, with three companies qualified to join the auction. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283326-bid-for-satellite-orbital-slot-packages-to-soon-take-place/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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