Heavy rain and gusty winds are forecast for upper Thailand until Oct 15, with temperatures expected to drop in the North and the Northeast. The Meteorological Department said on Thursday that another moderate high pressure system will extend over upper Thailand from Oct 12-15. Thundershowers and strong winds were possible in the North, the Northeast, the […]
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The Royal Thai Police have rushed in to clarify yesterday’s story about the Minister of Digital Economy’s Puttipong Punnakan commenting about the collection of restaurant and café wifi data. The Thai Minister of Digital Economy Puttipong Punnakan says cafe and restaurant operators offering free wifi services, will have to collect internet traffic data used by […]
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Were they pretending to be a set of action figures? Making social commentary on all those tables piled with “evidence” shown to the media? Nope. Six Thai cops this week with time on their hands joined the #TetrisChallenge that’s currently compelling people to do strange things around the globe. A photo of six cops on their backs […]
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Electronic cigarettes have been banned in Thailand since 2014 but enforcement of the ban has been sporadic. However, a report in the Chiang Rai Times says Thai authorities are now cracking down hard, with thousands of e-cigarettes confiscated in the last 3 weeks. At a press briefing this week, the police, working with a consumer […]
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RAYONG: A Russian tourist on holiday with his family has been arrested for bringing counterfeit foreign currency into Thailand and distributing counterfeit currency after he gave play money imitation “souvenir dollars” to bar staff allegedly as a joke. The Russian Embassy in Bangkok confirmed the arrest on Thursday of last week (Oct 3). Russian Embassy […]
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The Immigration Bureau has announced that the mandatory health insurance requirement for foreigners applying for a one-year extension to stay based on a Non-Immigrant O-A visa will come into effect on Oct 31 The announcement was posted on the Immigration Bureau website yesterday (Oct 8), stating that the change in the Immigration regulations follows the […]
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Thailand ranked second globally in terms of transactions using Alipay during “Golden Week” this year, reflecting the popularity of the mobile payment provider among Chinese tourists here. Alipay, the world’s largest mobile payment and lifestyle platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, announced on Wednesday a summary of overseas transactions by mainland Chinese during “Golden […]
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The point deduction system, for traffic and road infringements, is tentatively scheduled for activation for motorists and motorcyclists in mid-December. It is hoped that the system will help reduce road fatalities and injuries on Thai roads. The deputy commander of Highways Police Command says that every licensed driver will be given an allocation of 12 […]
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A Chinese visitor playing with a business friend’s pistol after attending a party allegedly fired a shot that killed his 23-year-old girlfriend in a car on Rama 3 Road in Bangkok on Monday night. The victim, Zhan Anting, was hit in the chest by a bullet from a 9mm pistol and died shortly after in […]
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A Taiwanese man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for trying to smuggle 5.6 kilogrammes of heroin labelled as talcum powder out of Thailand through Don Mueang airport in April. The Criminal Court passed sentence on Chen Kuan Lin, 38, a Taiwanese national, on Wednesday. Prosecutors charged him with having heroin in his possession with […]
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