CHON BURI – Members of a club for people providing traditional Thai massage services in Pattaya were asked to give urine samples for drug testing on Wednesday, with a warning those who fail will lose their membership. The Dong Tan Beach Thai Traditional Massage Club has over 200 members providing services in and around the […]
Police have charged the driver of a Mercedes-Benz involved in a horrific high-speed crash on Sunday that killed two senior university students with reckless driving causing death. The shocking crash was filmed by the dash-cam of another car and it is circulating on the web. Read more: Bangkok Post
A trial electric bus service linking Don Mueang airport with BTS’s Mor Chit station has been launched, with the fare set at 30 baht. Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) started on Friday the electric service for the A1 line, using a 12-metre-long bus supplied by Loxley Plc. The 35-seat wheelchair-friendly bus has all standard amenities […]
Land transport officials on Monday conducted random drug and alcohol tests on passenger-van drivers in the Victory Monument area Monday to ensure safe driving conditions and reduce road accidents over the New Year holiday. The tests were carried out by some 200 transport regulators, anti-narcotic police officers and soldiers at four minivan queues around the […]
BANGKOK, 17 November 2015 (NNT) – The Cabinet has given the green light to the plan to develop Thailand into the regional hub for automotive research and testing. Government Spokesperson Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd announced the results of the weekly Cabinet meeting, saying the Cabinet approved in principle the Finance Ministry’s measure to support Thailand […]
KOH SAMUI, SURAT THANI — The Koh Samui Provincial Court is expected to decide on Friday whether to allow a re-examination of the forensic evidence in the trial of the two Myanmar nationals accused of murdering two British tourists on Koh Tao. Lawyers representing Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun have requested the re-examination at […]
The Public Health Ministry on Monday instructed managements of hospitals that cater for foreign patients not to accept people wanting to come from overseas for medical treatment unless they first test negative for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers). Dr Wachira Pengjuntr, deputy permanent secretary for health, said the instruction was given at a meeting with […]
Transport Minister Prajin Juntong acknowledged government efforts to address aviation safety concerns raised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) had failed after the UN-based agency red flagged Thailand Thursday on its website. “We have to admit that we failed the test,” ACM Prajin said. Read more: Bangkok Post
