News Release Department of Labor and Employment 7 April 2019 More Filipino English teachers will soon have the opportunity of working in Thailand with the advance of bilateral talks between the labor department and the Thai Ministry of Employment. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Friday said an agreement governing the deployment of English teachers… Read more »
The Ministry of Culture and Embassies in Thailand posted a Youtube video of diplomats from different embassies in Thailand greeting Thais a HAPPY SONGKRAN. Among those included in the video are diplomats from United States of America, Australia, Bharain, Cambodia, Canada, China, Sweden, Finland, Indonesia, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Libya, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Panama, Philippines,… Read more »
SEE FULL LIST OF SCHEDULES AND ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting the Songkran activities in the emerging destinations of Tak, Mukdahan, and Ranong. Find out the amazing activities in line for you this coming Songkran Festival. AMAZING SONGKRAN 2019 @ TAK April 12-14, 2019 Scheduled from 12 to… Read more »
In a report released today, April 10 by the Philippine Statistics Authority, poverty incidence dropped to 16.1 percent in the first half of 2018 from 22.2 percent in the same period in 2015. This means that the government is on track with its goal of lifting at least 1 million Filipinos out of the poverty.… Read more »
The Commission on Election reminded the Overseas Filipino Workers around the world to exercise their rights to vote starting this coming Saturday, April 13. There are 1,822,173 registered absentee voters from different countries outside the Philippines. Of this, 1,779,140 are landbased while 43,033 are seafarers. OFWs may vote for 12 senators and 1 partylist group.
Thailand’s Department of Transportation announced on their website yesterday, April 9 the launch of traffic maps that updates on real time which would prove very useful in monitoring the traffic during the Songkran break. Just scan the QR codes below: There are five different maps: (1) combined all four maps, (2)north, (3)northeast, (4)east, and (5)south.… Read more »
Deped bragged on its Facebook page the fete of three Filipino students who won the major prize in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). “Their team won the Second Place Award in the “Energy: Physical” category of the 2018 Intel ISEF for their work in the design and development of Solar-Tracking Arduino-Rooted… Read more »
In a Facebook post by Chiangmai One, photos of giant green vacuum cleaner deployed along the streets in Chiangmai to clear the city of the smog problem. The 500,000 THB giant purifier is expected to reduce dust particles by half. According the website of the advertiser, “The Jet Venturi Scrubber utilizes a liquid motivated ejector… Read more »
2019 marks the fifth anniversary of Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Thailand Travel Shield project. Established in 2014, the project aims at providing online travel insurance for foreign tourists. According to TAT, “Travelers planning a trip to Thailand can continue to buy the Thailand Travel Shield’s insurance coverage online at http://thailandtravelshield.tourismthailand.org/. Available in English and… Read more »
Department of Airports Director General Ampawan Wannako 404,773 passengers to flock 25 airports around Thailand for the Songkran holidays on April 11-17. That is an estimated of 57,000 plus passengers a day. Domestic flights projections this year is at 365,891 up from last year’s 347,423 while an estimated of 38,882 international passengers are expected to… Read more »
