A BIG Chinese New Year celebration is taking place at a cemetery in Phichit province tonight (Feb. 1) with three movies being screened for the ghosts of 330 people buried there to enjoy, Naewna newspaper said. The Phichit Samakkhi Foundation hired a team from Boon Cherd Film to put up a large screen and bring
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Indonesia parliament passes bill on new capital, paving the way for construction to begin
By Channel NewsAsia Jakarta – The Indonesian parliament passed a bill on the country’s planned new capital in eastern Kalimantan today (Jan. 18). This means that the construction of the new capital can soon begin, ahead of the planned relocation from the current capital of Jakarta starting 2024. Speaking in parliament, House of Representatives Speaker
Read moreDrunk woman slaps policeman with her shoe in New Year’s eve drama
AN intoxicated woman who drove the wrong way down Lum Luk Ka road on New Year’s eve and then slapped policeman with her shoe faces four charges, Matichon newspaper and Sanook.com said today (Jan. 8) Khu Khot police station released details of this case after a video clip of the woman slapping the policeman’s face
Read moreNetizens wonder if photos of barely attended New Year event are for real
BEING widely discussed in the Thai online world today (Jan. 2) are photos of a countdown event in Phuket showing Gam Wichayanee singing but most of the chairs unoccupied as they wonder whether this actually happened or were they shots of a sound test prior to the show, Sanook.com said. Most netizens commented that it
Read moreBad traffic jams as exodus from Bangkok starts
PEOPLE are continuously departing Bangkok to celebrate New Year in their Northeastern home province with parts of the route now heavily congested and this despite factories and some companies yet to shut down for the holidays, Siam Rath newspaper said this evening (Dec. 29) Vehicles are moving very slowly at two stretches with one being
Read morePM: No additional ticket sales at the door for New Year countdown events
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Dec. 25) ordered strict implementation of measures for holding New Year countdown events and forbade the sale of additional tickets at the door, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, said Gen. Prayut emphasised that those organising New Year countdown festivities must strictly implement
Read morePM: Only BMA’s New Year countdown events cancelled
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said via his adviser this evening (Dec. 23) that only New Year countdown events organised by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have been cancelled, meaning not those staged by the private sector, Matichon newspaper said. Ms. Natreya Thaweewong, the Prime Minister’s adviser who clarified this cancellation via Line messaging app to
Read moreBuriram holding ‘Kite Flying Countdown New Year 2022’ festival
NORTHEASTERN Buriram province is inviting locals and tourists to join its unique “Kite Flying Countdown New Year 2022” festival being held from December 24 to January 2, 2022, Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 13). This festival is taking place at Chang Arena Stadium where there will be an “aek” kite flying contest. These are
Read moreNew Year celebrations allowed till 1 a.m.
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee today (Dec.13) passed a resolution allowing the public to drink alcoholic beverages in restaurants on New Year’s Eve till 1 a.m. New Year’s Day, Matichon newspaper said. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, however said this is only allowed at open-air restaurants or those with good
Read moreNew type of meth pills found in latest drug bust
THE seizure of over 1.4 million methamphetamine (yaba) pills in northern Lampang province yesterday (Nov. 25) showed that they are a new type of the drug being darker and smaller with this indicating that they are more potent than before, Amarin TV said today. Provincial Police Region 5 Commander Pol. Lt. Gen. Piya Tawichai
Read moreBrand-new, pro-Prayut party aiming to recruit MPs from Prawit’s camp
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FORMER ELECTORAL STRATEGIST said today (Sept. 29) he aimed at talking 13 MPs of the Palang Pracharath Party into leaving for a brand-new one with intent to help Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha prolong his rule. Suchart Jantarachotikul, the former electoral strategist for the Palang Pracharath Party in the southern
Read moreCommerce Ministry launches new site
The Commerce Ministry has launched the MOC Online One-Stop Service to simplify business processes and to spare clients the hassle of visiting a ministry office or provincial commercial office. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the new website gathers 85 services covering new business registration, intellectual property, international and internal trade, earlier provided by nine agencies
Read moreEco-friendly firework display at the riverside
HERALDING the entry to 2021 was a dramatic display of 25,000 eco-friendly fireworks made with sticky paper at Iconsiam’s River Park with 1,400-metre length of Chao Phraya River ablaze with the shimmering and magical show. Arranged by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) together with Iconsiam and other agencies, associations and businesses along the Chao
Read moreGatherings banned nationwide, eating and drinking also banned on airplanes
SOON after the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) banned gatherings nationwide amid an upsurge in coronavirus infections the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) also issued new regulations forbidding passengers from eating and drinking on domestic flights, Amarin TV reported today (Dec. 30, 2020). These steps followed CCSA’s announcement that over the past 24
Read moreTwo seafood vendors at On Nut market catch Covid-19
AFTER the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced late this morning (Dec. 25) that 81 people had tested positive for Covid-19 over the last 24 hours, Onnuch Fresh Mart revealed that two seafood vendors had contracted the deadly disease, Amarin TV reported. Of the 81 new patients, 37 were domestic cases, 35 found through
Read moreEmporium, EmQuartier cancel New Year countdown amid Covid-19 outbreak
THE operators of the swanky downtown shopping malls Emporium and EmQuartier today (Dec. 24) announced the cancellation of their Funtastic Countdown to 2021 event while reducing to appropriate level The Magical Christmas activities during Dec. 24-27 due to the new outbreak of Covid-19, Amarin TV reported this afternoon (Dec. 24). This is for the safety
Read moreVillagers chase out returnees from coronavirus-hit Samut Sakhon province
FOUR construction workers who returned to their village in Surin province at 3 a.m. this morning (Dec. 22) after working many months in Samut Sakhon province where the new round of Covid-19 outbreak started were driven away by fearful villagers and force to be quarantined in a small hut at the periphery, Siam Rath newspaper
Read moreWorld closes borders to Britain as new coronavirus strain breeds panic
By Reuters Staff, published by Yahoo! News Dover, England: More countries closed their borders to Britain today (Dec. 21) over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, heightening global panic, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of UK food shortages just days before the Brexit cliff edge. India, Poland, Switzerland, Russia and Hong
Read morePM to assess new Covid-19 outbreak in seven days’ time
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Dec. 21) that he is closely monitoring the new outbreak of Covid-19 that is spreading out from Samut Sakhon province next door to Bangkok and will assess the situation in seven days’ time while urging the public not to panic, Siam Rath newspaper reported. He added that he is
Read moreTHAI unveils special New Year blessing flight
WITH the New Year just round the corner Thai Airways International has introduced a special flight to welcome 2021 under the slogan, “fly to receive blessings for the New Year, happy all year round,” Amarin TV reported today (Nov. 27, 2020). This special New Year’s Day flight, TG899, takes passengers on a northern route with
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