Category: Entertainment

A Thai security guard at a pub at Bangkok’s Khaosan area has been dismissed after he allegedly slapped the face of a tourist accused of stealing a bottle of drinking water. The management of “The Club Khaosan” said, in a statement issued today (Sunday), that it regrets the incident, which occurred at about 2am this […]

BANGKOK, Thailand is promoting its film industry as a shooting location for foreign films, in an effort to boost the economy and improve the kingdom’s image, through cultural soft power, a government spokesman said, yesterday. Thailand’s popularity as a filming destination has grown over the years, due to its diverse locations and skilled production crews, […]

» The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 131.2 points in January 2023, down 1.1 points (0.8 percent) from December, marking the 10th consecutive monthly decline. With this latest decline, the index has fallen 28.6 points (17.9 percent) from the peak it reached in March 2022. The drop in the index in January was driven […]

A municipal school director in Bangkok’s Khlong Sam Wa district has been temporarily suspended from active duty, pending an investigation. On Wednesday, he was caught red-handed in his office with 320,000 baht in cash, given to him by a school food provider. The food contractor, whose identity was not disclosed, won the bid to provide […]