TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) is quickly working on burnishing Thailand’s image among Chinese tourists who have been shaken by Chinese actor Xingxing being lured to a scam centre in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, just across the border from Thai Mae Sot town, which reportedly led to a drop in the number of tourists and
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Hoodwinked Chinese actor crosses back to Thailand
A CHINESE actor who disappeared at Thai-Myanmar border along Mae Sot last Friday (Jan. 3) said after being brought back to Thailand by Karen soldiers that another Chinese man had tricked into accepting work and he only realized after crossing the border to Myanmar that he had been conned by dared not resist, Naewna
Read moreChinese actor found in Myawaddy but was not kidnapped
THAI security agencies said at 12.50 p.m. today (Jan. 7) that a Chinese actor who disappeared after flying to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport from Shanghai has been found in Myanmar and the Border Guard Force said he was not kidnapped, Naewna newspaper said. The actor would likely be handed over at around 2 p.m. today
Read moreChinese actor missing at Mae Sot after being tricked into joining a shoot here
A CHINESE actor’s girlfriend posted a message on Sina Weibo social media platform that he had been tricked into travelling to Thailand to film a drama before disappearing at Thai-Myanmar border with the Chinese consulate in Chiang Mai confirming that he went missing in Mae Sot, Naewna newspaper and Global Times said this afternoon
Read moreDonald Sutherland, star of ‘M*A*S*H’ and ‘The Hunger Games’, dead at 88
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News DONALD Sutherland, one of Canada’s most versatile and gifted actors, who charmed and enthralled audiences in movies such as “M*A*S*H,” “Klute,” “Ordinary People” and “The Hunger Games,” has died at the age of 88. The actor, whose lengthy career spanned from the 1960s into the 2020s, died on
Read moreActor Bernard Hill, of Titanic and Lord Of The Rings, has died at 79
By AP and published by CNA ACTOR Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King and went down with the ship as the captain in Titanic, has died. Hill, 79, died on Sunday (May 5) morning, his agent
Read moreActor quizzed over fake vehicle registration scam
POPULAR Thai-German actor Mario Maurer was questioned by cyber crime police over a fake classic and vintage vehicle registration scam but it is initially believed that he did not deliberately buy one with a fake vehicle registration booklet attached, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 9). After the questioning Mario briefly told the press that
Read moreFormer top Thai actor commits suicide
A FORMER popular Thai actor shot himself dead at a house in Ayutthaya province this afternoon (Aug. 1) with personal problems or health issues likely having led to him taking his own life, Naewna newspaper and Sanook.com said. At 12.30 p.m. today Pol.Lt. Col. Phakanindej Prakkoworakan, deputy chief for investigation at Phak Hai police
Read moreTop actor’s pro-Prayut research draws flak
A THAI star’s research for a master’s degree thesis in 2016 showing that celebrities have a positive attitude towards the administration of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is going viral in the Thai social media today (Sept. 14) and attracting some criticism, Sanook.com reported. The popular actor, Mario Maurer, born to a German father and a
Read moreActor named UNEP goodwill ambassador for Thailand
THE United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today (June 5) announced Alex Rendell as a National Goodwill Ambassador for Thailand. Alex is an actor and co-founder and chief executive officer of the Environmental Education Center (EEC), an organization that raises environmental awareness among children. The half-British, half-Thai actor has long been a presence in Thai television
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