Yearly Archives: 2021
Thailand seeks newer versions of jabs for next year
Thailand’s Prime Minister announced the government has set a target to procure 65 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for next year, including newer...
Thailand Loy Krathong festival begins in many provinces
The Loy Krathong festival has begun in many provinces under New Normal practices, while airport authorities in Chiang Mai are reminding travelers to recheck...
Thailand encourages one Krathong basket per family
The Prime Minister wishes Thai people a safe, happy, and healthy Loy Krathong festival, as people across the country are expected to come out...
Diesel price would be capped at 30 baht per liter, says...
Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow insisted that the government would cap the diesel price at 30 baht per liter and military trucks will take over...
Thailand has a backup plan to obtain medications to cope with...
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he accepted Pfizer’s decision not to transfer the formula of its COVID-19 drug Paxlovid to Thailand.
He said that...
Free shuttle bus between Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports
The shuttle bus between Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports will now run every hour from 5.00 a.m. to midnight every day. This is a...
Thai authorities attracted by compulsory vaccination possibilities
Slowly but surely, Thailand appears to be moving towards mandatory Covid vaccination requirements. Last May, the Buri Ram governor required high-risk groups to vaccinate...
Thai government to back gay rights bill
Following an expected ruling by the constitutional court which limits the definition of marriage to opposite-sex couples, the government has agreed to speed up...
Pattaya tries helping homeless instead of simply arresting them
Chonburi social workers provided aid to Pattaya homeless people rather than simply scoop them off the streets.
The Chonburi Protection Center for the Destitute has...
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Man fined 10,000 baht for jumping into Moo Deng hippo enclosure at Khao Kheow...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Thai court has fined a man 10,000 baht after he illegally entered the enclosure of “Moo Deng,” a pygmy hippopotamus,...
American rider killed in Pattaya in cement truck crash during turn onto Sukhumvit Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 69-year-old American motorcyclist has died following a collision with a cement mixer truck at a major intersection in Pattaya on...
Pattaya officials detain theft suspect targeting tourists on beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers in Pattaya Beach have apprehended a Thai man accused of stealing from tourists in a beachside incident on April...
Jomtien noise complaints rise as loud car music fuels frustration ahead of Pattaya Songkran
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Jomtien Beach have stepped up enforcement after complaints over loud car audio disturbing nearby residents, highlighting growing tensions as...
Pork prices keep climbing as Pattaya shoppers cut back on spending
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pork prices continue to rise across Thailand, with farmgate rates increasing by another 2 baht per kilogram, pushing the benchmark price...