Two foreign men in punch-up over firing water gun at Patong beach
WATER-SPLASHING during Songkran festival turned a bit rough at Phuket’s Patong beach when two foreign men came to blows on the street after one of them fired a water gun at the motorcycle taxi the other was riding hitting the driver but not him yet annoying him, Amarin TV said this evening (Apr. 13). […]
Read More400-baht daily minimum wage kicks in at 4-star hotels, resorts
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE 400-BAHT, DAILY MINIMUM wage is legally effective from today (Apr. 13) for hotel and resort employees in 10 tourism-buzzing areas of Bangkok and the provinces. Deputy government spokesperson Kharom Ponpornklang confirmed the mandatory, 400-baht minimum wage at hotels and resorts with four-star or higher ratings where a minimum of […]
Read MoreSix killed in stabbing attack at Sydney mall, suspect shot dead
By Agencies and published by CNA Sydney – Six people were killed in a stabbing attack at a busy mall in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Bondi on Saturday (Apr. 13). Emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction just before 4 p.m. local time. The knife-wielding attacker was shot dead by police at the […]
Read MorePM denies cabinet reshuffle taking place anytime soon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Apr. 13) categorically denied a cabinet reshuffle would likely occur as soon as Songkran festival ends next week and said he could not say anything in clear-cut manner about it at the moment. The Pheu Thai-backed prime minister apparently dampened speculation that the first round […]
Read More150 Malaysian tourists scammed – left without hotel rooms in Hat Yai
AS MANY AS 150 Malaysian tourists arrived at a hotel in Hat Yai last evening (Apr. 12) to only discover that no booking had been made for 64 hotel rooms they had paid for to a Malaysian agent who in turn transferred the money to a Thai tour guide who pocketed it, Amarin TV […]
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