BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has warned that the severe flooding in southern Thailand, particularly in Hatyai, Songkhla, is already dragging down tourism demand, with expectations that Malaysian tourists will cancel all travel plans to the south this week. Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Thapanee Kiatphaibool said that throughout the past weekend,...
SEOUL: As of September, there have been 11 cases of South Koreans being kidnapped in Thailand, one of the most popular tourism destinations for people here, South Korean media reported on Wednesday (Oct 22). According to South Korean media outlet The Korea Economic Daily, the number of kidnapping reports in Thailand rose from zero in 2021...
BANGKOK: “I must tell you when I’ll dissolve the House? It’s my prerogative. If I want to run, I will. If I want to quit, I’ll quit. I know when my last day will be. If I feel I can’t go on, I still have the authority of the prime minister,” declared Prime Minister and...
BANGKOK: Thailand's recently removed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (pic) resigned Wednesday (Oct 22) as leader of the party founded by her father, ex-premier Thaksin, signalling the potential end of the family's decades-long political dynasty. Paetongtarn, 39, served less than a year as prime minister before being sacked by a court in August over an ethics breach...
BANGKOK: The Thai Immigration Bureau has confirmed that Vera Krautsova, the 26-year-old Belarusian model whose death in Myanmar made international headlines, left Thailand voluntarily and showed no signs of abduction when she departed for Yangon last month. The clarification came after British outlet Daily Mail reported that Vera had been lured to Thailand under false pretences...
BANGKOK: Thai pageant fans across the country erupted in celebration as Chayathanus “Cheraim” Saradatta, first runner-up of Miss Grand Thailand 2025, made history by winning The Miss Globe 2025 in Albania on Wednesday — marking Thailand’s first-ever victory in the competition’s 100-year history. One of the most memorable moments of the evening was her response in...
BANGKOK: Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt confirmed on Friday (Sept 26) that emergency work to repair the major road subsidence on Samsen Road has been complicated, revealing the operation was halted after 1,500 tonnes of poured concrete leaked into the underground tunnel network. The governor visited the site in front of Vachira Hospital on Sept 26 to...
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thai authorities rushed to contain a massive sinkhole near a hospital in central Bangkok that disrupted utilities and traffic, officials said on Wednesday. The 50-metre deep (164 feet) sinkhole extended about 900 square metres in front of the Vajira Hospital, halting traffic. Footage on social media showed the road slowly sinking as water poured out...
BANGKOK: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has taken to social media to reflect on the personal toll of recent border tensions with Thailand, stating he feels "five years older" with increased grey hair and a haggard appearance, yet assuring his compatriots of his undiminished resolve. In a reflective post published early on Tuesday (July 29) morning...
SURIN, Thailand: Rice farmer Samrouy Duangsawai was up early fixing herself a morning meal of sticky rice when a series of loud blasts almost shook her off her feet. Cambodian heavy artillery shells launched from across the nearby border had struck the next village just a few hundred metres away, the rising smoke visible in the...
