NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: The organiser of a luk-thung concert at a charity fair has been charged after photos posted on social media showed a packed-out venue with most people not wearing a mask, in breach of coronavirus control measures. Cha-uat district police chief Pol Col Thien Barnthip said on Friday Paisant Vettayayong was charged with […]
SURAT THANI: A 36-year-old Ukranian fell to his death from the rooftop of an empty hotel in Muang district on Thursday morning. The man’s body was found lying face up on the ground in front of abandoned Southern Star Hotel on Chon Kasem Road in Muang district. Full story: Bangkok Post Supapong Chaolan BANGKOK POST
RAYONG, July 18 (TNA) – The ferry pier of Koh Samet was virtually deserted as a very small number of tourists visited the normally popular island this weekend. The quiet atmosphere followed the report that a recently visiting Egyptian soldier was infected with the coronavirus disease 2019. Full story: mcot.net TNA
There is only slight chance of transmission of coronavirus disease in Rayong province, because only one of the Egyptian visitors who went shopping was infected and he always wore a mask and did not eat at a mall, according to the chief of the Disease Control Department. Director-general Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai confirmed on Wednesday that only […]
Rayong, July 15 (TNA) – The recent visit of a COVID-19-infected Egyptian soldier left the eastern province of Rayong deserted as tourists cancelled their trip. A mall near the hotel where the delegation of Egyptian soldiers stayed was quiet. An infected Egyptian soldier had been there with his colleagues before leaving Thailand. Full story: mcot.net […]
Security, in the Muang district of Thailand’s southern border province of Yala, has been stepped up, and Buddhist communities have been warned to exercise extra caution and watch out for strangers, as security authorities are bracing for possible attacks by southern insurgents. People entering the district township by car, motorcycle and public transport, are being […]
NARATHIWAT, July 4 (TNA) – National police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda visited the southern border province after security authorities seized 1.42 tons of crystal meth or ‘ice’ in Sungai Kolok district and 6.3 kilograms of heroin in Waeng district. Pol Gen Chakthip on Friday announced the narcotic suppression. In Sungai Kolok, Khamron Chanthamanee, 35, […]
BANGKOK (NNT)-Koh Lipe in Satun province is ready to welcome tourists again on July 1st. Called the “Maldives of Thailand”, Koh Lipe is known for its white sandy beaches and crystal blue sea. It was a popular getaway destination before being shut down for three months by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation. The closure, […]
