An activist who vandalised the wall of the Grand Palace with spray-paint was sentenced to eight months in prison today by the Criminal Court. Two Russian Men Arrested for Spraying Graffiti in Phuket The defendant, 26-year-old Sutthavee Soikham, was arrested on March 28last year, as he was spray-painting the wall of the Grand Palace facing […]
BANGKOK, July 3 (TNA) – Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is willing to consider restaurant business proposal to amend law prohibiting alcohol sales from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Alcohol Sales Banned Nationwide in Thailand On Visakha Bucha Day Sorrathap Rojpojchanaratch, President of the Restaurant Business Association, sent an open letter to the Prime Minister regarding […]
On July 2nd, 2024, the Thai Meteorological Department announced that Thailand will enter La Niña from July to September 2024, continuing through November 2024 to January 2025. La Nina to raise risk of flooding in Thailand This phenomenon will result in a slight increase in rainfall and temperatures remaining above average in the second half […]
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has expressed serious concern about a million Thai youths, aged 3-18, who have dropped out of school, for various reasons, and ordered all agencies concerned to address the problem, as part of the national agenda and under the “Thailand Zero Dropout” program. Alleged shooter in student brawl in Bangkok arrested Government […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Thai Airways International has announced the start of daily flights connecting Bangkok with Milan, Italy, and Oslo, Norway. The expansion is in response to the growing demand for connections between Thailand, the Asia-Pacific region, and major European cities. The service, operated under the Star Alliance network, is expected to further enhance the […]
BANGKOK, June 28 (TNA) – The cyber police have dismantled a criminal network that deceived Thai retirees into investing online, resulting in losses exceeding 200 million baht. Chinese-operated call centre busted in Chiang Mai They arrested 30 suspects, including key figures who acted as admins, recruiters and mule account providers within the network. The suspects […]
The tri-partite wage committee cannot yet finalise the 400-baht national minimum wage in Thailand, until it receives the proposed wage rates from the individual provinces, according to Labour Permanent Secretary Pairoj Chotikasathien. Minimum Wage to Be Raised to 400 Baht in Tourist Areas The governor of each province is required to work out the appropriate […]
The Police Commission has voted 12-0 to endorse the order by Acting National Police Chief Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet to remove Deputy Police Chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn from the police service. Suspended deputy police chief ‘Big Joke’ demands PM reinstate him The commission spent two hours discussing the issue, after the Council of State, […]
