Business

Pattaya bustling as pubs, bars gear up to reopen on June 1

  THERE is a lively mood in Pattaya as pubs and bars in this seaside city start cleaning their premises and equipment for reopening till midnight from June 1 onwards as permitted by the  Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, Naewna newspaper said this evening (May 28). The Covid administration had on May 20 allowed entertainment

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Local news

Nine drug runners die in gunfight with soldiers, 2.4m meth pills seized

A GUNFIGHT between Thai troops and a drug trafficking gang at the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai province last night (May 27) left nine drug runners dead with 2.4 million methamphetamine pills seized, Matichon newspaper said. Maj. Gen. Supharek Sathapornphon, commander of Pha Muang Task Force, together with  Col. Suthikhet Srininthin, commander of the 3rd

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Health

Dr Taweesilp urges frequent antigen testing after catching Covid

  AFTER himself getting infected the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Wisanuyothin urged the public to frequently test for this contagious disease with antigen test kits (ATKs), Sanook.com. In a Facebook message Dr. Taweesilp, who regularly briefed the public when the coronavirus pandemic was at its height, said he had a slight sore

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