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Pattaya public transport drivers checked for booze, drugs before Songkran
The Chonburi Land Transport Department and Pattaya police checked public-transport vehicles and their drivers for drug and alcohol use ahead of Songkran.
Sunee Chonchedchuwong, head...
Pattaya’s Koh Larn Island gets early start to Songkran
Songkran began early on Koh Larn, with the Pattaya tourist island seeing a larger-than-normal arrivals over the weekend.
Many Thais in groups of five or...
Thailand’s subcommittee on overpriced lottery designates working timeline
A 3-stage timeline has been laid down by the subcommittee studying overpriced lottery tickets, with the body seeking to increase penalties on offending sellers.
Chankrit...
Thailand to cut isolation for high-risk Covid exposure to 5 days...
Health authorities have been adjusting service protocols for those infected with COVID-19 so people can adapt ahead of Covid being made an endemic in...
Thai government to collect tax from stock market sales this year
The Ministry of Finance has indicated that individual stock investors can expect to face a financial transaction tax this year in response to local...
Thai authorities urged to consider subsidizing vaccine trips for seniors
The Rural Doctor Society (RDS) has endorsed a proposal by a senior doctor at Ramathibodi Hospital urging the government to allocate about 1 billion...
List of Songkran festivities in major cities across Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is organizing "Amazing Songkran 2022 Celebrations" at ten temples in Bangkok, as well as the "Songkran Music Heritage...
Thailand stars confirmed for debut Aramco Team Series – Bangkok
*Patty Tavatanakit and Jutanugarn sisters to feature at Thai Country Club on May 12-14 as part of the Ladies European Tour
*Updated format sees team...
Songkran holiday exodus begins in Thailand
People increasingly used all modes of public transport including inter-provincial buses, trains and planes ahead of the Songkran festival from April 13.
Travelers showed up...
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