Yearly Archives: 2022
Thailand reports May’s inflation at 7.10% from war, oil and food...
Inflation ran at 7.10% in May as the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war considerably raised the prices of oil and fresh food worldwide, according to the...
Royal Thai Police on alert for possible Iranian spies
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has issued an order for all police nationwide to monitor for possible Iranian spies following an arrest in Indonesia...
Thailand scraps daily report of new COVID cases, quarantine and reopens...
The government’s COVID-19 task force will shift to reporting new COVID cases only twice a month, as the number of daily cases continues its...
Wine World: Morning Glory
One of my mother’s morning rituals was her daily glass of dry Sherry. When the gardener was safely engaged with the vegetables outside and...
Thailand co-hosting regional education conference June 5-7
The 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Education Ministers’ Conference (APREMC) is taking place in Bangkok from June 5-7. Education ministers from across the region have been...
Pride Parade returns to Bangkok
The Pride Parade resumed on Sunday in Bangkok in 16 years, moving from Wat Khaek to Silom Soi 2, to campaign for gender equality.
The...
Thailand holds first official pride parade to support equality
Thousands of members of Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community raised rainbow flags in the country’s first official pride parade on Sunday (5 June) to celebrate pride...
New economic crisis may hit Thailand, warns former minister
Kobsak Pootrakool, a former Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, has suggested that the global economic situation will likely continue to face multiple...
Thai SME Office to propose measures promoting quality, certified products
The Office of SMEs Promotion (OSMEP) will this month propose to the Ministry of Finance measures to promote quality SMEs products that are certified...
Latest Stories
Bus driver hospitalized after violent road rage attack in North Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 59-year-old bus driver has filed a police complaint after being chased and violently assaulted by a van driver during a...
Dark road claims young motorcyclist as unlit highway turns deadly in Sattahip
PATTAYA, Thailand – A poorly lit stretch of highway turned fatal on Sunday night when a motorcyclist slammed into the rear of a car...
Mild sunshine and improving conditions welcome visitors along Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department reports that Pattaya and surrounding areas in Chonburi province are experiencing cooler conditions in the early morning,...
Pattaya gold buyers rethink the price of romance as ornaments hit 69,850 baht
PATTAYA, Thailand – Gold prices in Thailand surged sharply on January 19, pushing many Pattaya shoppers to pause, calculate — and in some cases,...
Drunk 18-wheeler crash exposes deadly risks on highways surrounding Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A heavily intoxicated 18-wheel truck driver caused a major late-night crash on Bang Na–Trat Road after sideswiping a taxi, swerving across...