The scourge of zero-dollar tours has returned with even lower prices, targeting inbound tourists from China, Russia and India. This trend has begun to ravage the tourism industry because of the poor quality of the tours, leaving licensed Thai operators unable to compete, said Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta). […]
BANGKOK, June 18 (TNA) – Today marks a historic day for Thailand as the country’s Senate overwhelmingly approves the same-sex marriage bill, making it the first in Southeast Asia to recognize same-sex unions. The bill passed with a vote of 130 to 4, with 18 abstentions. Thai Senate Passes First Reading of Same-Sex Marriage Bill […]
Chula Makes World’s Top 50 Universities for “Sustainable University” in THE Impact Rankings 2024, and No. 1 in Thailand for Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.
The Criminal Court has granted bail to paroled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but he has had to surrender his passport after being formally indicted on charges of lèse majesté and violation of the Computer Crime Act today. Former Thai PM Thaksin Formally Indicted in Royal Defamation Case The court agreed to grant Thaksin release […]
On June 18th, 2024, Ms. Treechada Srithada, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, announced new ministerial regulations concerning the legal possession limits of narcotics for personal use versus distribution, effective as of June 17th, 2024. Thai Cabinet Reduces Meth Possession Limit to One Pill Treechada revealed that the regulations were signed by Thai […]
BANGKOK, June 18 (TNA) – The Criminal Court has accepted the indictment from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a royal defamation charge related to an interview with foreign media in 2015. Thaksin Shinawatra to be charged with lese-majeste The court has later granted bail to him […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has announced he is taking sick leave after testing positive for COVID-19. The announcement was made Sunday evening (June 16) via his Facebook page, where he shared that symptoms of fatigue and a slight fever prompted him to get tested. Thai ex-PM Thaksin over Covid, he tells AFP […]
The government expects June’s Pride Month will generate more than 4.5 billion baht in cash flow for the economy, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. Koh Samui Celebrates Pride Month with Grand Festival Mr Phumtham said on Saturday the government led by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is promoting sexual diversity and […]
