Thailand’s Transport Ministry is set to hold construction bidding for ten new Skytrain routes linking the city with its suburbs by the end of this year. Transport Minister Admiral Sukhampol Suwannathat said the government is currently expediting a plan to construct ten new Skytrain routes connecting Bangkok to the suburbs. The ten new routes are […]
BANGKOK, Aug 21 – Two Thai drug dealers were arrested with 94 kg crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice,” in their possession, according to Thailand’s national police chief Gen Wichien Pojphosri. The suspects were Sarayut Taeng-ngarn, 27, and Chaiyapruk Sirisoontorn, 25. Mr Sarayut was first apprehended in the capital’s vicinity of Pathumthani province in front […]
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has officially launched the Tourist Service Center at Suvarnabhumi Airport with a target to increase the number of foreign visitors to 30 million in the next five years. Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Sports Sombat Kuruphan today presided over the opening ceremony of […]
The red shirts on Friday moved their memorial ceremony for those killed in the last year’s riots from Wat Pathum Wanaram to a public place near Central World shopping mall at Ratchaprasong intersection. “The ceremony venue changed because last night the temple had notified its ban for the memorial service,” Phayao Akhad said. Read more: […]
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 (NNT) – The multi-color-clad Alliance of Patriots has handed a letter of protest to the Japanese Embassy against the possible issuance of entry visa to Japan for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Supporters of the Alliance of Patriots, led by MD Tul Sitthisomwong, on Thursday gathered in front of the Japanese […]
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport is looking to propose to the Cabinet a measure to fix the fares of the BTS Skytrain, the MRT subway and the Airport Rail Link at 20 THB flat so as to help commuters save costs. According to Permanent Secretary for Transport Supoj Saplom, the […]
BANGKOK, 17 August 2011 (NNT) – Over 13.4% of teens in Bangkok and vicinities are estimated to engage themselves in narcotic drugs, according to a recent survey by Assumption University Research Centre (ABAC Poll). The survey was conducted with 1,815 samples of youth out of a total of 1,606,286 youngsters aged from 12 to 24 […]
Following Bangkok Fashion Society’s successful marketing of its 17 Thai clothing brands under the slogan “Think Global, Dress Local”, the BFS is launching a new campaign to counter counterfeit Thai designer clothing. “Stop Fakes, Wear Originals Now!” is the new campaign to fight fake goods. The positive note is that Thai brands are now of […]
