The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to express our deepest appreciation to all visitors to Thailand during this historic period of the Royal Cremation Ceremony for the beloved late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The ceremony will take place over five days from 25 to 29 October, 2017 at the Royal Crematorium at Sanam Luang […]
BANGKOK — King Vajiralongkorn has urged the authorities to make sure their regulations for viewing the cremation of his father are not too strict, a government spokesman said Sunday. The king’s statement comes as officials are tightening already stringent security measures limiting public access to the event and rules for the historic ceremony set to […]
BANGKOK, 24th October 2017 (NNT) – Thailand’s Ministry of Energy has extended the application period for its electric Tuk-Tuk (eTukTuk) program until the end of this month because it has received a lot of attention from Tuk–Tuk operators. Spokesman of the Ministry of Energy, Twarath Sutabutr, said today that the extension would allow those interested […]
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports, in collaboration with Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE), will launch an interactive mobile application for tourists early next year. As part of the government’s digital tourism road map, the mobile app will aim to promote tourism activities, according to DE minister Pichet Durongkaveroj. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A gunman killed two men, wounded a woman and injured a California Highway Patrol officer after he opened fire at homes, a car, two gas stations and a winery in this small lakeside Northern California town before being arrested, authorities said. Alan Ashmore, 61, also may have started a small fire as […]
A Montreal driver has been charged a $149 fine for quite an unusual violation – singing loudly in his car. A driver from Montreal unexpectedly became the object of a car chase that ended with a hefty $149 fine, according to CTV report. The driver, Taoufik Moalla, was driving merrily along while singing C+C Music […]
The Philippines ended a five-month long security crisis with a final assault Monday on a building held by pro-Islamic State (IS) fighters in Marawi, killing 42 militants, including five foreigners, government officials said. The siege of the southern Philippine city launched by IS-linked militants on May 23 left 1,132 enemy combatants, soldiers and civilians dead, […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – A Russian soldier in Armenia involuntarily killed a fellow serviceman and shot himself because of fear of responsibility. “On October 23, during the process of handing over the weapons after training at the Alagyaz firing range (Republic of Armenia), a contract serviceman brutally violated security requirements and fired from an assault rifle, fatally […]
