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Similan Islands tourist number quota to stay: DNP
Similan Islands tourist number quota to stay: DNP
BANGKOK: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has rejected a request by tour business operators to postpone a quota system for tourists entering the Similan Islands National Park in Phang Nga, north of Phuket.
Thailand the real winner of MotoGP spectacle
Thailand the real winner of MotoGP spectacle
BANGKOK: The PTT Thailand Grand Prix, the country’s first ever MotoGP event, has been hailed as a big success. The three-day extravaganza at Chang International Circuit in Buri Ram attracted 205,000 people, according to figures from the Tourism and Sports Ministry, the main organiser of the event.
Schools to be banned from expelling pregnant students
Schools to be banned from expelling pregnant students
BANGKOK: Schools and higher education institutes will be prohibited from expelling pregnant students under a new ministerial regulation, which will take effect in April next year.
More suspects in Bangkok gang shootout arrested
More suspects in Bangkok gang shootout arrested
BANGKOK: Two more suspects have been arrested over last Sunday’s (Oct 7) street shootout that took the life of an Indian tourist and left four other bystanders wounded in the Pratunam area of Bangkok, bringing the total number in detention to 11.
Kingdom’s racers sweep 1,500m titles
Kingdom’s racers sweep 1,500m titles
ASIAN PARA GAMES: Thai wheelchair racers reigned supreme in the men’s 1,500-metre T53/54 competition at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta yesterday (Oct 11).
Chained inmates escape through court’s gate
Chained inmates escape through court’s gate
CHUMPHON: At least five chained inmates have fled the Lang Suan court, three on a stolen prison truck which ran over another escapee.
Thailand’s medals tally up to 16 in Asian Para Games
Thailand’s medals tally up to 16 in Asian Para Games
PARA GAMES: The Thai table tennis team shone brightly yesterday (Oct 10) winning five gold medals at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta.
Body of Moldovan tourist found dead on Koh Tao taken to Bangkok
Body of Moldovan tourist found dead on Koh Tao taken to Bangkok
SURAT THANI: The body of a tourist from Moldova found dead on Koh Tao is being sent to Police General Hospital in Bangkok for a thorough autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Chinese tourist cheated out of B1,000 in Pattaya
Chinese tourist cheated out of B1,000 in Pattaya
PATTAYA: A Thai guide and an illegal Chinese guide have been arrested for cheating a Chinese tourist caught littering in Pattaya by altering the receipt after paying a littering fine for him.
Air safety plan won’t be ready until 2022
Air safety plan won’t be ready until 2022
BANGKOK: Air transport officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said yesterday (Oct 9) that they will have an official air safety master plan, but not before 2022.
Arrest made after deadly mall shootout
Arrest made after deadly mall shootout
BANGKOK: Police are preparing to make five more arrests after a suspect in last Sunday’s (Oct 7) gunfight that killed an Indian tourist and injured four other people in the Pratunam area turned himself in yesterday (Oct 10).
Animal remains, spent shells found in park poaching case
Animal remains, spent shells found in park poaching case
KANCHANABURI: Wildlife remains have been found in the cooking area of the campsite used by suspected poachers, including a senior district official, detained as they were leaving Sai Yok National Park on Sunday (Oct 7).
THAI 747 slides off Suvarnabhumi runway on landing
THAI 747 slides off Suvarnabhumi runway on landing
BANGKOK: A Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 carrying 97 passengers and 18 crew members from Guangzhou slid off a runway while landing at Suvarnabhumi airport in heavy rain late yesterday (Oct 8). There were no injuries.
Airport officers transferred over bribes
Airport officers transferred over bribes
BANGKOK: A police superintendent and three deputy chief inspectors at Don Mueang airport have been transferred as they face a probe in connection with a bribery allegation made against them, said Immigration Bureau (IB) commissioner Surachate Hakparn.
Senior official, 11 others charged with wildlife poaching
Senior official, 11 others charged with wildlife poaching
KANCHANABURI: Twelve people, including a senior district official, have been arrested and charged with poaching in Sai Yok National Park after they were found leaving there with guns and several paws from an Asian bearcat.
Street gang brawl kills, injures tourists
Street gang brawl kills, injures tourists
BANGKOK: An Indian and Lao citizen were killed and five other people including tourists wounded by stray bullets from an apparent battle between two gangs of young men on Ratchaprarop Rd in Bangkok yesterday night (Oct 7).
Parks officials propose options in lieu of Maya Bay
Parks officials propose options in lieu of Maya Bay
PHUKET: National parks officials say tourists upset by the indefinite closure of Maya Bay in Krabi can choose from three other equally attractive options.
319 foreigners arrested in latest ‘outlaws’ raids
319 foreigners arrested in latest ‘outlaws’ raids
NATIONWIDE: A total of 319 foreigners were arrested for immigration offences in the latest ‘outlaw tourists’ raids, which targeted 337 locations across the country early this morning (Oct 5). They also arrested 50 Thai nationals on separate offences.
Racers wary of heat, rain in ahead of MotoGP
Racers wary of heat, rain in ahead of MotoGP
MOTOGP: Riders are anticipating a different race at this weekend’s inaugural PTT Thailand Grand Prix in Buriram as the competition could be affected by the hot weather and rain.
China ‘okay’ about fracas at airport
China ‘okay’ about fracas at airport
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon denied the Chinese government has issued a warning to its citizens against visiting Thailand following an airport security guard’s alleged assault on a Chinese tourist.