Category: Culture

A Malaysian tourist and her five-year-old daughter have drowned after a long-tailed boat, in which her family of three were travelling, capsized in the seas off the Mueang district of the southern province of Krabi yesterday (Wednesday).   The family were on a sea tour, off Nong Thale sub-district, without life jackets. Only the skipper […]

BANGKOK, Thailand is expected to welcome more Chinese flights during the Spring Festival, following China’s optimisation of the COVID-19 response, Thai transport authorities said yesterday.   From Jan 19 to Jan 25, 240 flights from China have been scheduled to arrive at Thailand’s four main international airports, Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (AEROTHAI) President, Nopasit Chakpitak, […]

Pain and fever relief medications are running out at some pharmacies in Bangkok, particularly in areas where there is a high concentration of tourists from China, according to a random survey conducted by Thai PBS reporters.Nawat Chevapruek, a pharmaci…

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has rescinded its travel restrictions, requiring foreign arrivals, from countries which require RT-PCR tests, to have at least US$10,000 health insurance coverage for the duration of their stay in Thailan…

Thai rescue officials resumed their search this morning (Monday) for a Romanian who went missing in the sea off Phuket, after he reportedly dived into the water near Ko Kaeo Island to free their boat’s anchor.The search for the 46-year-old was suspende…

The Thai Government has assigned a special budget to take care of foreign tourists, including those from China, in case they are infected with COVID-19 on arrival and require medical treatment, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Tuesday).   He said that it would, however, be much better if foreign tourists take out health […]

With Argentina reaching fever pitch just hours before Lionel Messi and his teammates take on France in the World Cup final, football fans throughout the country felt a sense of destiny brewing.   From Jujuy in the north to Chubut, some 2,800 kilometers to the south, from Mendoza at the foot of the Andes mountain […]