Thailand’s State Railway (SRT) and related agencies tested a new double-track rail service from Map Ta Phut station in Thailand’s Rayong province to Tha Na Laeng station in Laos. This route will halve the two to three days it takes to reach Laos by road and significantly reduce the time it takes to reach Laos […]
Five members of an anti-Prayut group were temporarily detained for questioning by police this afternoon (Monday), after they rallied at Ao Nang beach, in the southern coastal province of Krabi, to protest the visit of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Those detained held up banners, which read “Krabi people do not want Prayuth”, “Krabi is dying” […]
KRABI, Nov15 (TNA) – Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has planned to reopen the Maya Bay on Jan 1, 2022. Workers are renovating piers and officials are setting a swimming zone to create balance between tourism and conservation. Full story: tna.mcot.net TNA
KRABI (NNT) – The first mobile Cabinet meeting this year in Krabi province started with visits by the Prime Minister and Cabinet members. They inspected local government projects, followed by the official reopening of tourism sites and a meeting with local tourism entrepreneurs and leaders on Ko Phi Phi. The official schedule for the first […]
SURAT THANI: A police officer and his wife have been arrested on charges of selling illicit drugs after crystal methamphetamine were seized from their house in Phunphin district of this southern province. Pol Snr Sgt Maj Pairat Yotmek, 52, attached to the Phunphin police station, was dismissed from the force pending a fact-finding investigation into […]
PHETCHABURI, Nov 11 (TNA) – Floodwater in Phetchaburi province was stable with its level reaching 1.5 meters in some areas of Ban Lat district. The flooding resulted from the overflowing Phetchaburi River. Local people had to wade through deep floodwater as local roads became impassable including those in Ban Lat municipality. Full story: tna.mcot.net TNA
SURAT THANI: Visitors flocked to Koh Tao on Friday with ferries from the Chumphon and Surat Thani mainland full of passengers, mostly foreigners. The popular island has been Covid-free for 35 days. Full story: Bangkok Post Supapong Chaolan BANGKOK POST
Many businesses in Hua Hin are hoping that reopening the country might offer a glimmer of hope, while Thai tourists are unsure if welcoming foreigners again will increase the infection rate. Director of Hua Hin Airport Apisit Ubolkomut said that he does not, however, believe they will see any foreign tourists until January. Airlines are […]
