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Thailand's obesity epidemic is worsening
Thailand's obesity epidemic is worsening
BANGKOK: Thailand is grappling with a growing obesity epidemic, raising concerns among health professionals about the surge in related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the increasing strain on the nation’s healthcare system.
AI cameras net suspects in tourist hotspots
AI cameras net suspects in tourist hotspots
BANGKOK: Tourism police have deployed AI-powered surveillance cameras at hotspots nationwide, resulting in nearly 200 arrests since July 2024, reports Pol Lt Gen Saksira Phueakum, commander of the Tourist Police Bureau.
Pundits upbeat on US tariff agreement
Pundits upbeat on US tariff agreement
BANGKOK: An international affairs academic and a leading economist are partially optimistic Thailand can reach an agreement with Washington over the latter’s stiff reciprocal tariffs, though challenges remain as the levies have already affected the global trading system.
Coup risk remains, warns Phumtham
Coup risk remains, warns Phumtham
BANGKOK: Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has refrained from ruling out the possibility of a future coup and asked all sides to learn from history to strengthen democratic institutions.
Former Thai PM Yingluck says she can’t pay B10bn compensation
Former Thai PM Yingluck says she can’t pay B10bn compensation
BANGKOK: Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra took to social media yesterday (May 22) to defend herself against a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court, which ordered her to pay over B10 billion in damages over her administration’s failed rice-pledging scheme, despite never being named a defendant in the case.
Tourism stimulus ‘likely a damp squib’, says stock brokerage
Tourism stimulus ‘likely a damp squib’, says stock brokerage
BANGKOK: The recently approved tourism stimulus is unlikely to have a significant impact on the stagnant sector during the low season given the limited budget allocation, although aviation and hospitality stocks may benefit in the short term, says Daol Securities.
Coach driver ‘used tourist’s card to withdraw B280k’
Coach driver ‘used tourist’s card to withdraw B280k’
SURAT THANI: A coach driver has been arrested on charges of stealing the credit card of a Romanian tourist who was travelling to Phuket and using it to withdraw a total of B280,000 from ATMs.
Hospital says temple holding back
Hospital says temple holding back
NAKHON PATHOM: Mettapracharak Hospital says it has not received any donations or financial support from Wat Rai Khing for more than three years, despite the presence of donation boxes at the temple collecting funds for the hospital.
Commerce Ministry steps up nominee probe
Commerce Ministry steps up nominee probe
BANGKOK: The Commerce Ministry is accelerating its investigation into nominee businesses while aiming to finalise revisions to the 1999 Anti-Money Laundering Act within three months.
Cannabis users in Thailand ‘will need medical certificates’
Cannabis users in Thailand ‘will need medical certificates’
BANGKOK: Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin says cannabis users in Thailand will be required to have medical certificates to make sure that the plant is used for medical purposes only.
ONE Championship touts $470mn tourism boost for Thailand
ONE Championship touts $470mn tourism boost for Thailand
MMA: ONE Championship chief executive Chatri Sityodtong says martial arts promotion does more than organise fighting competitions in Bangkok – it is now a key engine for Thailand’s tourism economy.
Mum ‘pimped 11-year-old to get money for drugs’
Mum ‘pimped 11-year-old to get money for drugs’
BANGKOK: A 13-year-old girl in Hua Hin has revealed she was forced into sex work at age 11 by her mother and aunt, who sold her to a 50-year-old man in exchange for drug money and to repay daily loan shark debts.
Snakes released in condo hallway in protest against noisy dog
Snakes released in condo hallway in protest against noisy dog
BANGKOK: An annoyed resident of a Bangkok condominium building with a no-pets policy released two large snakes in the corridor as a warning to a neighbour who had been keeping a noisy dog for about two years while management ignored other residents’ complaints.
Ministry wants all children in school
Ministry wants all children in school
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Interior has intensified efforts to eliminate inequality in education and has directed local government to lead a nationwide campaign to bring children who do not attend school back into classrooms.
Digital handout on hold
Digital handout on hold
BANGKOK: The government has postponed the third phase of the B10,000 handout programme to instead spend the funds on solving structural issues and investing in infrastructure projects, insisting the project is not scrapped but only delayed.
TAT launches 12 'green season' campaigns to boost domestic tourism
TAT launches 12 'green season' campaigns to boost domestic tourism
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has unveiled 12 creative tourism campaigns aimed at stimulating domestic travel during the rainy season, with the ambitious goal of generating B1.17 trillion in domestic tourism revenue in 2025.
Kunlavut joy as he wins Thailand Open
Kunlavut joy as he wins Thailand Open
BADMINTON: Kunlavut Vitidsarn was crowned the men’s singles champion of the US$475,000 (approximately B16 million) BWF Thailand Open 2025 yesterday (May 18).
Government urged to roll the dice
Government urged to roll the dice
BANGKOK: Gaming expert Bo Bernhard remembered a conversation he had with the Singapore Tourism Board in the early 2000s.
Government tightens rules to prevent illegal work by foreign students
Government tightens rules to prevent illegal work by foreign students
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has introduced new regulations to prevent foreign students from using short courses as a cover for illegal work in Thailand. Effective immediately, all institutions must submit their short course curricula for review.
Tourism reform call as foreign arrivals in Thailand plunge
Tourism reform call as foreign arrivals in Thailand plunge
BANGKOK: Thailand needs to urgently address the freefall in foreign arrivals, which is more pronounced this quarter among both leisure and corporate travellers, by reforming the sector and creating new destinations, according to a former head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).