Yearly Archives: 2022
Bangkok to declare 6 severely flooded areas as disaster zones
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has revealed a plan to declare six severely flooded areas in Lat Krabang district disaster zones, allowing affected residents to...
Pattaya schoolgirls offered free HPV vaccinations
Pattaya is offering free vaccinations against the main cause of cervical cancer to schoolgirls.
Girls as young as fifth grade can get the series of...
Nok Air to cease Yala’s Betong flights by end of October
Nok Air has announced its flights to and from Betong International Airport in Yala province will discontinue at the end of October.
According to Nok...
Thailand teams up with Lazada to promote sales of GI products
The Commerce Ministry has partnered with popular online shopping platform Lazada to promote premium grade Geographical Indication (GI) products to consumers across the country.
According...
More International events planned to promote Thai products abroad
Total exports in 2022 now appear likely to exceed the government’s original target of 9 trillion baht. Acknowledging this, the Ministry of Commerce is...
Thailand and Malaysia building bridges to boost bilateral trade and tourism
Thailand and Malaysia are in talks to discuss the construction of bridges across the Golok River in order to boost bilateral trade.
According to deputy...
10 months of roadwork begin next week in Pattaya
More than 10 months of disruptive roadwork will begin next week on Naklua Soi 12 as Pattaya upgrades the storm-drainage system there.
Groundbreaking on the...
Businesses to help develop Thailand as Asia’s hub for hemp industries
Private businesses in Thailand are looking to network with hemp suppliers in order to capitalize on the plant’s industrial and medical potential. The Thai...
SEC tables proposals over digital asset funds
The Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC) has hosted discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over proposals to allow asset managers to...
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Graffiti found on ancient Royal Palace walls at Ayutthaya Historical Park
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – Authorities at the Ayutthaya Historical Park are moving to clean spray-painted graffiti from the walls of the city’s ancient Royal Palace,...
Four Israeli nationals arrested in Koh Phangan villa drug raid
SURAT THANI, Thailand – Thai tourist police arrested four Israeli nationals and seized a variety of narcotics during a raid on a luxury villa...
PM2.5 pollution exceeds safe levels in 34 provinces, Bangkok urges work from home
BANGKOK, Thailand – Air pollution surged across Thailand on Tuesday, with toxic smog exceeding safe limits in 34 provinces and prompting Bangkok authorities to...
Cabinet approves 9.1 billion baht injection to stabilize BMTA and advance electric bus transition
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a 9.1 billion baht ($280 million) liquidity injection for the state-run Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA),...
Pollution Control Dept. warns PM2.5 levels to rise until mid-January, Bangkok and Upper Central...
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has warned that PM2.5 levels are expected to keep rising through mid-January, with the most severe...