By Naewna and Thai Newsroom Reporters TOMTOM (TOM2), the location technology specialist based in The Netherlands, released an annual report on global traffic trends and of five Thai cities ranked in The TomTom Traffic Index 2024 Hat Yai is highest up on the list and while Bangkok placed fourth it is the second most
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Warning signs emerge as Thai visitor arrivals fail to hit 2019 ‘normalcy’ level
PRELIMINARY visitor arrivals stats for 2024 show that Thailand ended the year below expectations. In fact, they are fraught with early-warning danger signs about the future growth prospects of Thai tourism in a rapidly changing and highly unstable operating environment, locally, regionally and globally. The preliminary stats show that Thailand ended 2024 with 35,545,714
Read moreUS election: Trump set for return to White House, hails ‘magnificent victory’
By Agencies and published by CNA DONALD Trump declared victory in the US presidential election today (Nov. 6), telling supporters that America had given them an “unprecedented mandate”. Speaking in Florida not long after projections gave him a win in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Trump told a jubilant crowd that he would fight
Read moreThai visitor arrivals stats prove link between tourism and peace
THAILAND has reported 26.08 million arrivals in the nine-month Jan.-Sept. 2024 period, up 30.09% over the same period of 2023. A deeper analysis shows how the country is benefitting from both internal peace and external conflicts as it seeks to safeguard the role of tourism as an economic mainstay in the second year of
Read moreThai tourism on track to hit 50 million by 2028 – IF peace prevails
THAILAND’S tourism comeback forged ahead in the first half of 2024 with 17.5 million arrivals, up 35% over 12.9 million in the first half 2023. Thai tourism is on track to regain the 2019 level of 40 million this year and hit 50 million by 2028, only IF global, regional and local risks and
Read moreThai team in France as Olympics 2024 kicks off today
WITH the extravagant Olympics opening ceremony taking place in Paris, France, today (July 26) a Thai contingent of 25 athletes accompanied by six supporting staff are gearing up to join a procession of barges taking nearly 7,000 athletes along the Seine river passing Paris’s most famous landmarks, Naewna newspaper and Reuters, published by CNA,
Read moreVillagers in central provinces alerted of likely flash floods
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS IN LOW-LYING areas of the central region were today (July 25) alerted to brace for the likelihood of flash floods due to torrential rain over the next few days. Department of Disaster Prevention & Mitigation director-general Chaiwat Junthirapong said heavy downpours were forecast to prevail over the lower northern
Read moreFrench vote gives leftists most seats over far right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Paris – A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections, according to final results early Monday (July 8), beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and
Read moreRed Bull co-owners top Forbes list of Thailand’s 50 Richest
THE combined wealth of tycoons on the 2024 Forbes list of Thailand’s 50 Richest declined by nearly 12% or US$20 billion to $153 billion. The benchmark stock index fell by 15% since last year, in addition to a weaker baht which also affected net worths. As a result, 39 listees are less well-off this
Read moreGet ready for increased rainfall as La Niña roars back
WITH La Niña, the cooler counterpart to the famed El Niño, now making a grand return Thailand faces above-average rainfall from July to September with this continuing till January-March, 2025, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (July 29). The Thai Meteorological Department’s Climate Centre said as the southwesterly monsoon covers Thailand from mid-May to
Read moreMany big names tipped to be voted senators
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY BIG NAMES ranging from former high-ranking government officials and former lawmakers to a former prime minister are likely to be named among a total of 200 senators in tomorrow’s (June 26) election. Among those big-name contestants vying at the national or final tier of the complicated, triple-tiered race to
Read moreOver 1,700 held for betting on Euro 2024 football matches
WITH the European Football Championship now in full swing, police are going all out to suppress gambling on the outcome of matches with more than 1,700 punters arrested over seven days, Naewna newspaper said this evening (June 21). Pol. Lt. Gen. Akradej Pimolsri, assistant national police chief, said continuous action is being taken to
Read moreDon Mueang tollway rates to rise from December
THE Don Mueang Tollway Pcl, operator of Uttraphimuk elevated tollway better known as Don Mueang tollway, today (June 20) announced that it is increasing toll rates from Dec. 22, 2024 onwards, Amarin TV said. Thenceforth for five years, Dec. 22, 2024 to Dec. 21, 2029, the toll fee for Din Daeng-Don Mueang stretch will
Read moreThousands of gambling websites shut as Euro 2024 kicks off today
By TV Channel 7 and AP – published by Yahoo!News CYBER CRIME police have been busy tackling widespread online betting on UEFA Euro 2024 football matches with the tournament kicking off in Munich, Germany, today (June 14) and have shut as many as 8,000 gambling websites this month alone, TV Channel 7 said late
Read moreThai punters will likely bet 67 billion baht on Euro 2024 football matches
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ESTIMATED 67 BILLION baht in betting stake is forecast to circulate among gamblers nationwide during the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 football championship. The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s Centre for Business & Economic Forecasting Director Thanawat Polvichai announced today (June 10) some 67.04 billion baht in cash
Read moreForeign film shoots bring in over 3 billion baht so far this year
WITH Thailand considered a prime location for foreign film shooting, including movies, TV series and commercials, this sector has raked in over 3.431 billion baht through 214 films produced here from January to May this year, Thai Rath newspaper said earlier this week. The draw card is the government having increased the cash rebate
Read morePM rooting for England In UEFA Euro 2024
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin said today (June 6) he is definitely rooting for England in the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 football championship. Among a total of 24 national teams contesting the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany, the prime minister told reporters he is decidedly rooting for England, one of the
Read moreIndia’s Modi set for tougher ride after close election win
By AFP and published by CNA New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (June 5) faced the prospects of a far tougher-than-expected third term after his party failed to secure an outright majority for the first time since sweeping to power a decade ago. The release of the results on Tuesday upended
Read more2,000 senatorial applicants disqualified in triple-tiered election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ABOUT 2,000 PEOPLE contesting next month’s triple-tiered senatorial election nationwide have been found so far to be disqualified by law, according to an official of the Election Commission. Out of a total of 48,117 applicants running in the unprecedented election of its kind for a total of 200 senators, 2,021
Read moreThai industrial sentiment falls in April on weak demand, wage hike plan
By Reuters – published by CNA and US News & World Report THE Thai industrial sentiment index dropped in April, dented by slowing domestic demand, a government wage hike plan and drought, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said today (May 15). The FTI said its industrial sentiment index fell to 90.3 in April
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