BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday agreed to extend a waiver on operating fees for hoteliers for two more years to support the recovery of the country's tourism sector, and also approved a subsidy for rice farmers. The exemption of the annual fee of 40 baht (US$1.1) per hotel room from July 2024 to June 2026...
BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Chanin Yensudchai, former chairman of Stark Corporation Plc, was charged in court for public deception, fraud and money laundering that caused shareholders to lose billions of baht. Public prosecutors also called on the Criminal Court to not grant him bail due to the magnitude of public fraud he may be involved in. Wiroon...
BANGKOK (Bloomberg): The former chairman of Stark Corp, a Thai industrial cable maker at the center of an accounting scandal and debt defaults, was brought back to Thailand after months on the run, ending a chase for the country’s most wanted corporate fugitive. The government has Chanin Yensudchai in its custody and he has been detained,...
It has been two years since Malaysia reopened to international tourists. The tourism sector, which took a hit when the borders were closed from 2020 to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has yet to fully recover. However, the tourism industry continues to show positive signs of recovery as tourist arrivals doubled over the past year. Based...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai lesbian couple Vorawan "Beaut" Ramwan and Anticha "An" Sangchai are patiently waiting for the passage of their country's same-sex marriage law so that they can cement their relationship after four years together. "Once the law comes into effect, we will sign our marriage license," said Anticha, a university lecturer. "We've been waiting...
A man took advantage of the girl’s impoverished situation to issue the dangerous challenge. A 13-year-old Thai girl was hospitalised last weekend after taking on an alcohol dare in exchange for 1000 baht (S$37). The girl, known as A, was attending an ordination ceremony at a temple in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. There, A and her friend, a 13-year-old...
AYUTTHAYA: A 36-year-old elephant named Pang Jamjuree gave birth to male and female calves in Ayutthaya province on the night of June 7, in what is believed to be the world’s first twin elephants of different sexes. An official at Royal Elephant Kraal Village in Ayutthaya’s Suan Prik sub-district said on June 8 that the male...
BANGKOK: Despite claiming a strong defence in its dissolution case, the Move Forward Party is eying three candidates – two MPs and an academic – to lead a new party if it is dissolved by the Constitutional Court. According to party sources, Move Forward’s core members are now pondering who should lead the party’s next incarnation...
NARATHIWAT: For less than RM2,500, Malaysian couples can get a marriage certificate in Thailand. That’s how easy it is to get hitched – even for those wanting a second wife. And the number of Malaysians getting married in southern Thailand is growing. ALSO READ: Get the paperwork done right for a proper marriage However, a local nikah kahwin (marriage...
SINGAPORE: For 12 days, Natalie Dau pounded the streets across Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, chalking up 1,000km – the equivalent of two full marathons (42.195km) a day. Her running shoes melted in the 35 deg C heat and a hip injury threatened to derail her quest, but she pushed on with her solo run. And there was...
