The Phuket Court on Tuesday found Teerawat Thothip guilty of murdering Swiss national Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf and sentenced him to death, but the defendant confessed to the crime and therefore got his sentence commuted to life imprisonment. Teerawat, also known as Bang Faree, had murdered Sauvain-Weisskopf, 57, at a waterfall in Phuket’s Muang district on August […]
The Ministry of Public Health is advising the public not to participate in the Songkran holiday’s "water blessing" ceremony, claiming that pouring water on other people’s hands, particularly elderly relatives, increases their risk of contracting COVID-19.
The Cabinet has approved the lowering of the excise tax for imported diesel fuel for six months as a short-term measure to alleviate rising fuel costs in the Kingdom.
The government has assured that Songkran celebrations next month will be allowed to take place, while noting that health and safety precautions will still need to be taken.
“The thing that led me to take the picture was that feeling of silence and pain around those strollers that would [soon carry] ‘victims’ of the dirty war."
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has indicated that it will support blockchain as part of efforts to promote the digital economy in Thailand.
The government has announced that it will waive application fees for nearly 7,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in Thailand who wish to renew their visas. It will also consider steps to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals affected by international flight cancellations.
The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok conducted a consular outreach mission for Filipinos in Rayong Province, Thailand on February 19, 2022.
The Philippine Embassy in Warsaw safely evacuated 19 Filipinos from Ukraine to Poland on board the Embassy van and a bus chartered by the Royal Thai Embassy which also drove Thai nationals across the border. Consul General Mardomel Celo Melicor and Assistance-To-Nationals (ATN) Officer Ariel Esparto escorted the Filipinos during the border crossing.
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has indicated that Thailand is facing a shortage of about 700,000 laborers. It is urging the government to facilitate international human movement and pardon employers who previously hired illegal labor.
The Royal Thai Police have established a center for receiving cybercrime complaints, in conjunction with 21 banks.
"All I was thinking about was where to get food and where to find a place to stay because it was very cold outside,"
Pol.Gen. Aswin Kwanmuang, Governor of Bangkok, presided over the opening ceremony for the route extension of Saen Saep Canal electric passenger boat service (Wat Si Bun Rueang - Min Buri District Office), and took an electric boat from Wat Si Bun Rueang Pier in Bang Kapi District to Min Buri Market Pier at Min Buri District.
Covid-19 daily caseloads could top 100,000 by the Songkran festival in the the middle of next month in the worst-case scenario, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Wednesday decided to cancel the requirement for foreign arrivals under the Test & Go scheme to receive a second RT-PCR test in the country.
The following new rules will be in effect from 1 March, 2022 (travellers can enter into Thailand on March 7, 2022).
