Woman who hurled insults at Prayut gets 6 months in jail
- TNR staff
- October 10, 2023
- case
- Chan-o-cha
- insult
- Prayut
- Thailand
- Woman
A WOMAN who jeered at former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during his visit to Ratchaburi in March this year was today (Oct. 10) sentenced to six months and 10 days in jail and fined 1,000 baht but was later temporarily released on 30,000 baht bail, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon. Ms. Wanthana Othong, or […]
Read More11 Thai workers stuck at Gaza border appeal for help
A GROUP of 11 Thai workers appealed for help via video conference with a reporter as they are stuck in the war zone near the Gaza border and can constantly hear gunfire and explosions from a battlefield just 10 kilometres away from their shelter, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 10). While Thais in Israel wait […]
Read MoreChinese tourist arrivals plunged nearly 30% week over week
- TNR staff
- October 10, 2023
- Chinese
- Thailand
- tourism
- tourists
THE Ministry of Tourism and Sports said today (Oct. 10) the number of foreign tourists arriving in Thailand dropped week over week (Oct. 2-8, 2023 over Sep. 25-Oct. 1, 2023) especially those from China with their total plunging by 29.47%, TV Channel 7 said. Last week there were altogether 497,966 foreign tourists, a decrease […]
Read MoreSeveral airlines suspend flights after attack on Israel
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch SEVERAL international air carriers have suspended or reined in flight services to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel, saying they were waiting for safety conditions to improve. Fighters from the Islamist group killed 700 Israelis and abducted dozens in Saturday’s attacks, […]
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