BANGKOK — The military junta has agreed to exempt this month’s Full Moon Party on Koh Pha Ngan Island from the nationwide curfew, allowing revelers to party from dusk-til-dawn as is tradition. Kho Pha Ngan’s all-night full moon parties, held every month on the days before and after a full moon, regularly attract thousands of […]
BANGKOK, 4 June 2014 (NNT) – Pol Maj-General Apichai Tiamataya, Commander of the Tourist Police Division expects tourism in the three prominent tourist cities; Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui will pick up after the curfew was lifted in those favored areas. The Tourist Police Commander is preparing to host a meeting with related agencies to […]
BANGKOK, 3 June 2014 (NNT) – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has lifted the curfew in Pattaya, Samui and Phuket to boost the tourism atmosphere and reduce the curfew’s effects on the general public and businesses in these famous tourist destinations. The NCPO on Tuesday issued its 52nd announcement: the cancellation of […]
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Tuesday night relaxed the six-day old nationwide curfew by three hours, announcing a new curfew order will be enforced from midnight to 4am, effective Wednesday. Read more: Bangkok Post
A group of trouble makers who were out during the curfew in Pattaya set fire to a load of tyres on the side the road on route 7. The police believe it was done to cause trouble during the curfew. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
Suvarnabhumi Airport opens centre to help tourists in emergencies & facilitate inbound travellers during curfew. Call 02 1329996–7 for more information. News source: MCOT
BANGKOK, May 22 – Thailand’s Army Chief Prayuth Chan-Ocha on Thursday announced that the armed forces have taken full control of power in order to restore order and stability in the country after nearly seven months of deadly political deadlock. Gen Prayuth, flanked by the heads of the armed forces, said in a statement broadcast […]
BANGKOK, Feb 15 – It is unlikely that a curfew will be imposed in Thailand’s three Muslim-dominated provinces in the far South after a preliminary feedback from most security agencies shows their confidence in handling the situation under normal circumstances, a senior official said today. Paradorn Pattanathabutr, secretary general of the National Security Council, said […]
