Couple found shot dead at their home after New Year’s Eve party
A THAI couple were found shot dead at their townhouse in Prachinburi province after enjoying a the New Year’s Eve party with some friends, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 2). Pol. Lt. Col. Somchai Wangwon, an investigating officer at Prachantakham police station, rushed to a two-storey corner townhouse belonging to an employee of […]
Read MorePhang Nga villagers launch boat to ward off bad luck and welcome the New Year
PARTICIPATING in a traditional merit-making ceremony performed for hundreds of years were some villagers in Phang Nga who put out a special boat to sea to ward off bad luck and welcome the New Year, Naewna newspaper said last evening (Jan. 1). Presiding over the ceremony at Bang Sak beach, Bang Muang subdistrict, Takua […]
Read MoreWorld welcomes 2026 after a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
By Agencies and published by CNA, updated at 8.50 a.m., Jan. 1, 2026 Sydney – New Year’s Eve revellers toasted the end of 2025 on Wednesday (Dec. 31), waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine. It was one of the warmest […]
Read MoreNew Zealand’s Auckland kicks off 2026 celebrations with fireworks
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Wellington, New Zealand – Auckland rang in 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower, making it the first major city to greet the new year at a celebration dampened by rain. South Pacific countries are the first to bid farewell to […]
Read MoreNew Year celebrations expected to generate over 7O billion baht revenue
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is expecting New Year celebration revenue to reach 70.105-76.5 billion baht while anticipating approximately 1.4 to 1.5 million foreign tourists to fly here to ring in 2026, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 30). Ms. Thapanee Kiatpaiboon, TAT’s governor, said income from foreign tourists during this festive season […]
Read MoreGPS leads trailer-truck laden with fireworks to canal fall
A TRAILER-TRUCK carrying over 25 tonnes of fireworks from Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi to Supanburi lost control and overturned as it plunged into a canal while following GPS directions and fortunately the driver and his wife were not injured, TV Channel 7 said late last night (Nov. 30). The accident occurred at a […]
Read MoreThe world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
By AP and published by Yahoo!News New York – From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revellers stuck it out in heavy rain to […]
Read More19 drink drivers ordered to wear EM bracelet in one day
WITH the authorities enforcing strict control during the 10 dangerous days of the New Year festival (Dec. 27 to Jan. 5) 19 traffic offenders were ordered by court to wear electronic monitoring (EM) bracelet today (New Year’s Eve Dec. 31), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Suriya Singhakamol, head of the Probation Department, said […]
Read MoreTotal inbound travellers soars to 140,000 a day
THE LIVELY New Year festive season has led to a spike in the total number of inbound travellers to 140,000 a day while the Immigration Bureau is ready to accommodate over 150,000 a day, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 30). Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanumas Boonnalak, commander of the Immigration Bureau, said the […]
Read MoreExpressway tolls waived for eight days during New Year
THE Cabinet today (Dec. 17) approved exemption of toll fees on Burapha Withi Expressway (Bang Na-Bang Pakong) and Kanchanaphisek Expressway (Bang Phli-Suk Sawat) – plus motorways No. 7 and No. 9 for eight days during New Year holidays, Amarin TV said. To speed up travel and ensure the safety of people no toll fees […]
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