International tourism numbers could plunge up to 80% in 2020, World Tourism Organization reports
International -
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reports that the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a decline of international arrival numbers between 60 to 80 percent worldwide, putting millions of jobs in the tourism industry...
Thai Government officially bans import of electronic waste in September, Foreign Trade director general...
National -
The Ministry of Commerce has announced that the import of 428 kinds of electronic waste had been officially prohibited since September 15 to ensure the protection of the country's environment.
Keerati Rushchano, the Director-General...
Thailand says only residents from low risk countries may apply for a special tourist...
Thailand-
Officials from both the Department of Public Health and the Tourism Authority of Thailand confirmed this weekend that only residents from countries that are considered low risk for the Covid19 Coronavirus can apply for...
Japanese man arrested after allegedly illegally growing marijuana in Chiang Mai and selling to...
Chiang Mai -
Japanese national Katsuhisa Komiya, 41, and his four Thai employees were placed under arrest yesterday, October 3, after allegedly illegally growing marijuana at their apartment in Chiang Mai and secretly delivering the...
Four people injured, two seriously, following stabbing incident at Bangkok shopping mall yesterday
Bangkok -
At least four people were injured after an alleged attacker had entered a shopping mall in Bangkok half naked and carrying a knife, October 3, in the evening.
Police from the Nonthaburi Provincial Police...
Director of Zoological Park Organization of Thailand murdered, suspect dead by suicide over missing...
Songkhla, Southern Thailand –
A Songkhla zoo veterinarian killed himself after he allegedly killed the director of The Zoological Park Organization of Thailand (ZPOT).
The ZPOT director Mr. Suriya Senpong was shot dead before noon today...
Thailand’s new national police chief temporarily suspends all drunk driving checkpoints nationwide, lays out...
Bangkok, Thailand-
Thailand's brand new national police chief has temporarily suspended all drunk driving checkpoints across Thailand "until transparency can be guaranteed" according to an order released by his office yesterday, Friday, October 2nd, 2020.
The...
Thai student activist group demands education reform, addressing alleged abuse and to scrap outdated...
Thailand-
A student activist group, who go by the name "Bad Students" visited five different schools in Bangkok yesterday, October 2, 2020, and ended their visit at the Education Ministry demanding education reform.
The group was...
Motorcyclist killed instantly in Bangkok after crash, five other vehicles run over driver and...
Bangkok -
Photographer Wichak Chittawitti, 26, was killed in a fatal accident on Vibhavadi expressway exit in Bangkok after ramming his motorcycle into a semi-trailer truck and being run over by five vehicles in the...
Two school buses and a school building burst into flames after electric bus battery...
Bangkok -
Two school buses and a school building of an international school in Bangkok caught on fire today after one of an electric vehicle's batteries suddenly exploded while being left charging.
Thong Lor Police and...