Sky Doctor flies ailing German tourist from Koh Samui to Trang
THE SKY DOCTOR service flew a German tourist who had suffered a stroke on Koh Samui to Trang Hospital and saved his life, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Mar. 15). At 11.15 a.m. yesterday National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NIEM) was asked by the Nerendthorn Centre on Koh Samui to send an aircraft […]
Read MoreHairy creature — covered in babies — found at campsite in Thailand. It’s a new species
By Aspen Pflughoeft – Miami Herald and published by Yahoo!News NEAR A campsite in Thailand, a hairy creature with brown pincers lurked under a rock. It was likely waiting for prey but what approached was something else entirely. Scientists found the eight-eyed creature — and discovered a new species. Researchers made the discovery while […]
Read MoreCyber crime victims lost over 2 billion baht in February
THE PUBLIC was warned to be more careful after it was revealed that as many as 21,506 cyber crime cases were filed at https://www.thaipoliceonline.com in February with losses totalling 2,493,842,459 baht, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 9). Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, deputy spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office, said this works out to be 85,944,56 […]
Read MoreDon Mueang reveals conditions for carrying spare batteries on airplanes
AFTER a power bank exploded on a Thai AirAsia flight from Don Mueang Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat yesterday (Feb. 24) and fortunately none of the 186 passengers and crew were harmed with the airplane landing safely at the destination, this airport today published conditions for carrying spare batteries, with power banks being considered […]
Read MoreSuvarnabhumi adds more staff to prevent malfunction
AIRPORTS of Thailand (AOT) has rushed to add more staff to prevent malfunction at Suvarnabhumi Airport as ordered Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin with 200 additional officials joining the team manning the immigration counters from tomorrow, Matichon newspaper said late afternoon today (Feb. 18). Mr. Keerati Kijmanawat, AOT’s president, told Srettha that more officials were […]
Read MorePM eyeing A-list performers amid Taylor Swift’s Singapore shows
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin is moving to draw A-list performers to Thailand to boost tourism amid the upcoming shows by Taylor Swift in Singapore with the island republic being her only stop in Southeast Asia during The Eras Tour, Matichon newspaper said today (Feb. 16). Speaking at iBusiness Forum 2024 entitled “Reshaping Thailand for […]
Read MoreFirst red-headed vulture chick hatches in the wild after over 30 years
WILDLIFE officials were overjoyed at the arrival of the first red-headed vulture chick at Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary after becoming extinct in the wild for over 30 years, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (Feb. 10). Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said he got […]
Read MoreWorld’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
By AFP and published by CNA Clark – NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world’s biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution. Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the […]
Read MorePolice warn of some sneaky TikTok scams
THE CENTRAL Investigation Bureau (CIB) police warned the public to beware of scammers who trick people on TikTok with many unsuspecting users having lost money, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 7). In a message posted on CIB webpage the following scams were mentioned: – Fraudsters will contact TikTok users to make promotional video […]
Read MorePassenger shares photos of dirty, torn airplane seats
AN AIR PASSENGER’S photos of dirty and torn airplane seats sparked furore among stunned Thai social media users today (Feb. 3), Sanook.com said. The unidentified passenger who shared these photos to a Facebook group called We the Consumers said he is flying every Friday and returning on Sunday till March and had made bookings […]
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