Archives

Thailand Bangkok Top Stories

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 11:09:00 +0700
Test & Go 'cumbersome', says hotel tycoon
Thailand should look to the example of the more liberal reopening policies of Europe and travel hot spots such as the Maldives to revive its tourism industry, says Bill Heinecke, the founder and chairman of Minor International Plc.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:16:00 +0700
10,490 new Covid cases, 21 more deaths
Thailand registered 10,490 more Covid-19 cases and 21 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 07:11:00 +0700
Analysts back cut in oil excise tax
Energy policymakers need to implement various measures, including a cut in the oil excise tax, to make fuel prices bearable for businesses and households, according to energy analysts.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Beijing Games start at Bird's Nest
Beijing: The 2022 Winter Olympics officially started off Friday night as China attempts to turn the page on a troubled build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns and Covid.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:00:00 +0700
PM Prayut vows not to cling to power
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday said he will serve in the role as long as he is allowed to by law, adding that the next general election will be held after the two organic laws related to elections clear parliament.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Law enforcement gets off lightly again
If the victim were not a young woman with a bright future as an ophthalmologist and the culprit were not a policeman, the accident on Phaya Thai Road on Jan 21 would have been worth at most of a few inches of coverage, and certainly not its current p...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Inappropriate NACC bid
News that Nate Naksuk recently applied to be a member of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has created public concern.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Lighter boosters 'just as efficacious'
The vaccination centre at Bang Sue Grand Station started offering people the option of a lighter dose for their third or fourth shot from Feb 1. The newly added options are an intradermal (under the skin) injection and a half-dose intramuscular injec...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:02:00 +0700
Prayut on trigger-happy students: 'Enough'
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is demanding that all hands from Uthenthawai vocational school and the Education Ministry put an end to problems after the latest controversy involving students firing guns into the air on campus.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0700
Students' exam data sold on web
The Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) on Thursday admitted that the personal information of over 23,000 students who took part in last year's examinations was leaked and sold on the internet by hackers.



home