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Phuket sees 50% drop in Chinese tour groups arrivals
Phuket sees 50% drop in Chinese tour groups arrivals
PHUKET: The number of Chinese tour groups arriving in Phuket is down by half over safety worries and serious efforts are needed to restore confidence and bring them back, the Phuket Tourism Association has warned.
Government attempts to woo back wary China travellers
Government attempts to woo back wary China travellers
BANGKOK: The government is stepping up efforts to woo back Chinese tourists following a series of recent negative incidents.
Chinese choose other options for Golden Week
Chinese choose other options for Golden Week
NATIONWIDE: Thailand is expected to lose some 50,000 Chinese tourists during China’s Golden Week period as a result of incidents that happened over the past three months.
Cops arrest four fugitive Chinese fraud suspects
Cops arrest four fugitive Chinese fraud suspects
BANGKOK: Four Chinese nationals, who allegedly defrauded fellow Chinese of 5.4 billion yuan (about B27bn) before fleeing to Thailand, have been arrested by the Immigration Bureau (IB).
Norwegian marine research ship arrives in Phuket
Norwegian marine research ship arrives in Phuket
PHUKET: A Norwegian research vessel, working for the EAF-Nansen Program of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), will start exploring marine resources in Thai waters today (Oct 1).
Airport guard’s assault attempt on Chinese tourist worries Prayut
Airport guard’s assault attempt on Chinese tourist worries Prayut
BANGKOK: PM Prayut has ordered quick confidence-building measures for Chinese tourists after a security guard’s attempted assault on a visitor at Don Mueang airport.
Drug use eclipses Full Moon party
Drug use eclipses Full Moon party
SURAT THANI: The latest Full Moon party at Koh Pha-Ngan late last month did not only draw Thai and foreign revellers. The famous moon festival also drew authorities, who went there for a not-so-merry objective – to crack down on drugs.
Speculative condo promotions come under scrutiny
Speculative condo promotions come under scrutiny
BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand will hold a consultation to discuss the ‘search-for-yield’ behaviour prevalent in the property sector with relevant parties because it could lead to higher risk of default in mortgage loans.
Immigration police gear up for MotoGP invasion
Immigration police gear up for MotoGP invasion
BURIRAM: Immigration police are gearing up for Thailand’s first MotoGP event to be held in Buriram next weekend where large crowds of foreign and local spectators are expected to gather.
Dua Lipa: Dark-pop delight
Dua Lipa: Dark-pop delight
London has always been a fertile ground for female popstrels. In recent years we’ve seen Amy Winehouse, Adele and Rita Ora rise up, crack America and then take on the world. And after Monday night’s show at GMM Live House in CentralWorld, Bangkok, it looks like Dua Lipa has a firm grasp on England’s Queen of Pop crown.
Speculative condo promotions come under scrutiny
Speculative condo promotions come under scrutiny
BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand will hold a consultation to discuss the ‘search-for-yield’ behaviour prevalent in the property sector with relevant parties because it could lead to higher risk of default in mortgage loans.
NLA says pot and kratom bill ‘likely to be passed’
NLA says pot and kratom bill ‘likely to be passed’
BANGKOK: A bill that would allow two narcotic plants, marijuana and kratom (Mitragyna speciose), to be grown for medical research purposes has been submitted to the Secretariat of the Senate, Somchai Sawaengkan, a member of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), said yesterday (Sept 28).
‘Big Joke’ tipped to be immigration chief
‘Big Joke’ tipped to be immigration chief
BANGKOK: Deputy Tourist Police chief Surachate ‘Big Joke’ Hakparn is tipped to become the new Immigration Bureau commissioner in the upcoming annual police reshuffle.
Former actress ’Amy’ ordained as nun in wake of drug trial
Former actress ’Amy’ ordained as nun in wake of drug trial
BANGKOK: Former actress and Miss Teen Thailand Amelia ‘Amy’ Jacobs, from Phuket, was ordained as a nun in Prachin Buri province yesterday (Sept 27) after being released from prison last month following sentencing in a court case for drug abuse.
Thai spikers target top-16 finish at world championship
Thai spikers target top-16 finish at world championship
VOLLEYBALL: The Thai women are aiming for a top-16 finish at the world championship to be held in Japan from Saturday (Sept 29) until Oct 20.
Location, design of Suvarnabhumi’s passenger terminal questioned
Location, design of Suvarnabhumi’s passenger terminal questioned
BANGKOK: The Architect Council of Thailand (ACT) will submit a petition to the prime minister on Monday (Oct 1), detailing irregularities it found in Suvarnabhumi airport’s planned passenger terminal, according to its president.
Men re-enact the murder of rich couple
Men re-enact the murder of rich couple
PHRAE: Three suspects who allegedly killed a British millionaire and his Thai wife have re-enacted their wrongdoing, which the so-called mastermind, who is the woman’s brother, claimed resulted from his severe conflict with her husband.
Hospital apologises for nurse’s violent handling of old patient
Hospital apologises for nurse’s violent handling of old patient
PHITSANULOK: The management of Buddhachinnaraj Phitsanulok Hospital in Phitsanulok province has apologised for a nurse’s violent handling of a patient in his 90s in an intensive care unit.
Traffickers jailed over child flower sellers
Traffickers jailed over child flower sellers
MAE SOT: The Mae Sot Provincial Court has sentenced two men in a human trafficking case to 12 years in jail and ordered them to pay almost B1.3 million in compensation to the victims, according to the Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF).
Medical marijuana trials to start soon
Medical marijuana trials to start soon
BANGKOK: The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) will start clinical trials of marijuana soon as a preliminary step to producing medicines for four diseases, it said yesterday (Sept 25).