BANGKOK, 5 January 2010 (NNT) – As the number of European tourists to Thailand has been dropping, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has come up with many campaigns to entice high-end travelers to visit the country. TAT Deputy Governor of Europe, Africa, Middle East and America Markets, Jutaporn Roengronasa, revealed that the TAT has […]
BANGKOK, 5 January 2011 (NNT)-In its bid to secure the freedom of the seven Thais arrested and charged for illegally entering Cambodian territory,the Thai government has hired two Cambodian lawyers to defend them 7 Thai nationals against the Cambodian’s accusation. According to Government spokesperson Panitan Wattanayagorn, if the defendants are brought to trial despite the […]
Using plastic bags instead of condoms during sex would put teenagers at risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and severe vaginal lacerations, the Public Health Ministry warned yesterday. A study has shown that some Mathayom 1 students in the Northeast had used plastic bags to prevent pregnancies and STDs. Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said […]
Road accidents kill 325 in Thailand’s New Year’s highway carnage Bangkok – Road accidents claimed 325 lives during the first six of Thailand’s seven deadly days of New Year’s driving, officials said Tuesday. Between December 29 to Monday some 3,227 road accidents occurred on Thailand’s highways, killing 325 people and injuring 3,453, according to figures […]
Thai Prime Minister believes an election in the first half of the year will show he is not clinging to power The dissolution of the House, should it go ahead early, should be done in the first half of the year, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva predicts his party will win […]
The crackdown by Thai police on undesirable foreigners living in Thailand gained momentum with numerous arrests of fugitives wanted by INTERPOL and other countries. Police Lt. General Wuthi Liptapanlop, directed the very capable leader Police Colonel Athiwit Kamonrat Superintendent of Chonburi Immigration to use all available resources to catch the wanted fugitives in Pattaya. -TN
Road accidents claimed 234 lives in Thailand’s first four days of the seven deadly days of New Year’s driving, officials said Sunday. Between Wednesday to Saturday some 2,473 road accidents occurred on Thailand’s highways, killing 234 people and injuring 2,656, according to figures released by the government’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department. The department said […]
New Year Eve saw 684 road accidents happen, killing 72 people and injuring 716 others, the road safety centre announced Saturday. At the end of Friday, the third of the seven dangerous New Year holidays, the accumulated death toll of road accidents nationwide has climbed to 151, Phirapat Booncharoen, an assistant the justice minister announced. […]
