Songkran bargain airfares a big hit
A LIMITED number of air tickets being offered at 20% discount by six airlines flying domestic routes to people travelling during Songkran festival has drawn a lot of buyers with 60% sold out, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 31). Sarun Benjanirat, deputy director-general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), said a total […]
Read MoreWoman stressed out about debts jumps to her death
A WOMAN who was stressed out about debts and pressured by her creditors to pay up everyday jumped to her death at a high-rise building downtown Bangkok with her body only found 12 hours later today (Mar. 31), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Col. Siriphong Lapanich, an inspector at Thong Lor police station, […]
Read MoreMysterious tunnel found in Kanchanaburi, likely built during WWII
RESIDENTS of Kanachanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district have discovered a mysterious tunnel that appears to have been built as a bomb shelter during World War II, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 31). Mr. Manchai Watthanakaran and Mr. Sarawut Saisangsiriphong, residents of this district, took reporters to have a look at the tunnel believed to have […]
Read MoreChinese flocking here for plastic surgery, infertility treatment
THE VISA-FREE access to Thailand by Chinese tourists has led a large number of them inquiring and then deciding to undergo plastic surgery, infertility treatment as well as general medical examination here, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Mar. 30). Mr. Sitthi Panupattnapong, chairman of Synphaet Co. Lt.’s board of directors, said the visa waiver […]
Read MoreMyanmar workers protest again, throw bottles and rocks at media vehicles
MYANMAR workers at a factory construction site in Rayong where a tower crane collapsed killing seven of their colleagues yesterday (Mar. 29) staged a second protest today over not getting social security payments throwing bottles and rocks at vehicles of journalists from various TV channels who ran for their lives, Naewna newspaper said. Around […]
Read MoreFrench naval units to join Asean exercises, patrols
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FRENCH NAVY’S maritime units based in the southwestern Pacific are scheduled to join those of Thailand and other Asean member countries in conducting joint naval exercises and patrols, beginning next month. Under an international umbrella of the Indo-Pacific Maritime Coordination Centre, French naval forces attached to the southwestern Pacific […]
Read MoreProtesting Myanmar workers settle for 1.6m baht per death
AROUND 500 Myanmar construction workers protesting at a factory construction site in Rayong where seven of their colleagues were killed and many others injured after a tower crane collapsed with rescuers blocked from going in to help the injured and take the bodies for autopsy reached an agreement with the employer for compensation of […]
Read MoreWorkers protest as crane collapses killing 7, injuring many others
HUNDREDS of Myanmar workers refused to let rescuers enter a factory construction site in Rayong after a tower crane collapsed killing seven workers and injured many others as they demanded 5 million baht compensation for each of their colleagues killed, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Mar. 29). This factory is being built by Sin […]
Read MoreCasino could help boost tourism, economy: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin has reassured a casino, only if legalised in Thailand, could be a pivotal part of the government’s tourism promotion and economic recovery campaigns. Srettha posted on his X page today (Mar. 29) to reassure the sustained, sluggish economic situation could significantly improve with sizable income from […]
Read MoreGold rises to all-time high with ornament price reaching 39,050 baht
By Matichon and ThaiNewsroom.com THE domestic selling price of one-baht weight 96.5% gold ornaments soared by 600 baht today (Mar. 29) reaching 39,050 baht at noon after edging up 50 baht from morning opening at 39,000 baht with this being an all-time high. At its second announcement at 12.13 p.m. the Gold Traders Association […]
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