Thai Hotels Association Reports Strong Booking Rates for Songkran, Anticipates Tourism Challenges Amid Middle...
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On April 20th, 2024, Mr. Tienprasit Chaiyapatanan, the President of the Thai Hotels Association (THA), publicly revealed satisfying accommodation booking rates for large Songkran events from April 13th to 15th with 90% of hotels...
Royal Thai Police to implement new priorities of drunk-driving checkpoints nationwide by tomorrow, national...
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The Royal Thai Police has laid out new priorities and will be re-operating drunk driving checkpoints again nationwide at 10:00 PM. tomorrow, November 4, national police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk stated to the press...
Thailand reports 25 deaths and 350 injuries in total of 348Â accidents during first day...
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Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) today, April 11th, reported 25 deaths on the first day of "seven dangerous days" of the Songkran holiday period.
DDPM Director-General Boontham Lertsukekasem this morning held...
Driver’s license renewals officially allowed at Thai Transport offices nationwide with pre-booking, starting in...
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Thailand's Department of Land Transport now has opened the renewal of driver's licenses without in-office training but must require advance booking online, starting in September.
The booking must be done via the DLT Smart Queue...
Royal Thai Police encourages public to submit clips of traffic violations for 10,000-baht reward...
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The Royal Thai Police introduced the "7 days, 7 clips, 70,000 baht" campaign to encourage the public to record video clips of traffic violators during seven dangerous days of Songkran holidays for a...
Thai Police considering “sub-law” for limiting number of pickup truck passengers in back seats...
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The Royal Thai Police is considering issuing a traffic sub-law of no more than three passengers allowed to be sitting in the back seats of a pickup truck and no more than six...
Polish motorbike rider dies after colliding with a taxi in Kamala
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A 69-year-old male Polish motorbike rider died after he crashed his motorbike into a taxi car in Kamala.
Emergency responders were notified of the accident at 5:40 P.M. yesterday (November 23rd) near the Kuan...
Thai Airports Prepare to Accept More Chinese Flights
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Three airports in Thailand are preparing to welcome at least 20 flights from China per day in the first three months of 2023, effective January 11th, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of...
UPDATE: Two Foreigners and Three Thais Arrested in Patong, Phuket After Fighting Following Motorbike...
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Two foreigners and three Thais were arrested after fighting over motorbike racing in Patong.
Our previous story:
A group of foreign motorbike racers were reportedly warned of being a public nuisance before a fight with...
Six People Injured After Small Bus with Foreign Tourists Crashes in Phuket
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Six people were injured after a small bus full of foreign tourists crashed at a curve in Wichit, Mueang Phuket.
The Wichit Police were notified of the accident on Monday morning (April 24th) on...