By Amarin TV and Reuters – published by CNA THAI Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (March 4) urged the public to not stockpile fuel with the price of diesel fixed at 29.94 baht per litre for 15 days, effective immediately, while internationally oil prices rose 1 percent as the US-Israeli war on Iran
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As Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify
By AP and published by Yahoo!News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Israeli and US airstrikes pounded Iran in an escalating campaign that US President Donald Trump said Monday (March 2) would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies retaliated across the region, striking Israel and a variety of targets inside Gulf states, including
Read moreThailand has enough oil reserve for short term: Panel
WITH the US-Israel air war against Iran having expanded today (March 2) engulfing Lebanon, Gulf states and a British air base in far-away Cyprus, Thailand’s Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) reassured that there are sufficient oil reserves for 60 days and contingency plans could be utilised to secure supplies from
Read moreThailand remaining neutral in Middle East war: PM
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (March 1) that Thailand is staying neutral in the US-Israel war on Iran with the conflict also affecting Phuket as 24 flights were either cancelled or delayed today, Amarin TV said. All relevant agencies, including Foreign Affairs, Defence, Labour, Interior, Public Health and Finance ministries, have made
Read moreIran hit with more strikes after Khamenei’s death, Trump issues new warning
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Jerusalem – Israel said on Sunday (Mar. 1) it had launched another wave of attacks on Iran, as Iranians grappled with uncertainty after the killing of their veteran supreme leader in US and Israeli strikes a day earlier, while President Donald Trump warned Tehran of consequences for retaliation.
Read moreMinister sets up war room to monitor US-Israel attack on Iran
THAI Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has set up a war room to deal with tensions arising from US and Israel’s attack on Iran and has urged Thais in both countries to evacuate risky areas immediately, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Feb. 28). As the conflict could escalate and potentially affect the well-being of
Read morePassengers urged to check flights amid cancellations and routes changes
By PPTVHD36 and Hindustan Times PASSENGERS are urged to check with their airline before departure as many have cancelled flights or changed routes after several Middle Eastern countries either closed their airspace or restricted air traffic as US and Israel have launched waves of strikes against targets in Iranian cities while Iran retaliated by
Read moreIsrael says it launched pre-emptive attack against Iran in coordination with US
By Reuters – published by CNA and Agencies – published by DW ISRAEL said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran in coordination with the United States on Saturday (Feb. 28), pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s long-running nuclear dispute with
Read moreTwo tourists lost in Koh Phangan forest rescued
A BIG search for two men holidaying in Thailand and getting lost in a forest at Koh Phangan late last night (Feb. 3) successfully found and rescued them with neither having been injured, Amarin TV said today. The island’s District Chief Mr. Paisit Thongjerm was alerted about the two tourists, Mr. Boris Sand Responton,
Read moreRemains of Thai man killed during Hamas attack being repatriated
THE FOREIGN Ministry is preparing to repatriate the body of a Thai man who was killed during the multipronged attack on Israel by Hamas-led fighters on Oct. 7, 2023 and held at Gaza Strip since then while expediting the search for one remaining Thai person’s body, Amarin TV said this morning (Oct. 20). The
Read more‘War is over’, says Trump as Hamas releases 7 hostages
By AFP – published by CNA and AP – published by CBC Gaze City – Hamas started releasing all surviving hostages on Monday (Oct. 13) in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as US President Donald Trump headed to the region for a peace summit, having declared the war “over”. Trump’s lightning visit
Read moreIsraelis being recruited to work illegally on Koh Phangnan?
A KOH PHAGNAN journalist shared a Facebook post today (Oct. 7) alleging that Israeli nominee companies are recruiting only their country folk or those who speak Hebrew to work for them and they could be coming here on tourist visas to illegally take up these jobs, Naewna newspaper said. Calling himself Suer Thuen (Illegal
Read moreThe most catastrophic leadership failure in Travel & Tourism history
EXACTLY 30 years ago this November, the International Hotel Association convened for its annual convention in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was truly a Golden Age. Peace talks were under way to end centuries of conflicts in the Holy Land. Hope and optimism were in the air. The Dream Theme was “Peace Promotes Tourism Promotes
Read morePM orders strict monitoring of Israel-Iran conflict and Thai-Cambodian border
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (June 17) ordered strict monitoring of the Israeli-Iranian conflict 24 hours a day and the Thai-Cambodian border tension on hourly basis with no Thais in either Iran or Israel having been injured in the ongoing aerial war so far, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Jirayu Huangtrakul, spokesperson of the
Read moreAnutin joins hands with Israeli ambassador in solving problem at Pai
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Israeli Ambassador Orna Sagiv visited the Chabad House at Pai district, northern Mae Hong Son province, today (Feb. 26) to resolve misunderstanding after news spread that Israelis have settled there and are causing chaos and were reassured by the provincial governor that situation is back to normal,
Read morePai locals question set up of Chabad House amid terrorism warning
LOCAL residents of Pai district, northern Mae Hong Son province, still question the validity of a Chabad House being set up in their midst despite proper authorisation having been obtained from the Interior Ministry to do so while a former official warned of terrorism threat, Amarin TV said this evening (Feb. 21). Tourist Police
Read moreNot true Israeli tourists are occupying Pai: PM
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said today (Feb. 18) that there is no truth to rumours spreading in the country that Israeli tourists have occupied Pai district, northern Mae Hong Son province, with an investigation having confirmed this, TV Channel 7 said. Paetongtarn issued the denial after dissatisfaction spread among Thai people that Israelis built
Read moreIsraeli doctors say five released Thai hostages in ‘fair’ health after 15 months of captivity
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Beer Yaakov, Israel – When the mother of one of the Thai hostages held in the Gaza Strip for over a year caught sight of her son on a Facebook livestream after his release yesterday (Jan. 30), he had changed so much that she didn’t recognize him at
Read moreFive Thai and two Israeli hostages released from Gaza now in Israeli territory, military says
By Reuters – published by CNA and CNN Jerusalem/Cairo – Two Israeli and five Thai hostages released by Palestinian militants in Gaza are now in Israeli territory, the Israeli military said today (Jan. 30). It identified the five Thai nationals as: Pongsak Tanna, Sathian Suwannakhan, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat and Surasak Rumnao. The military
Read moreIsrael-Hamas ceasefire: Three Israeli hostages freed, 90 Palestinian prisoners released
By Agencies and published by CNA Gaza – Three Israeli hostages were reunited with their mothers and Palestinians returned to their bombed-out neighborhoods on Sunday (Jan. 19) with the start of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated Gaza and inflamed the Middle East. In Tel Aviv, hundreds of Israelis cheered and wept
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