A BIG JUMP in fuel prices has severely impacted tourist boat operators at Bang Saray and Sattahip in Chonburi with unsustainable costs forcing many of them to dock temporarily as they called on the government for assistance, Amarin TV and TNN said today (March 26). Retail prices of diesel and petrol rose by six
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Illegal Thai, foreign guides rounded up on Koh Phangan
KOH Phangan police arrested three Thais and two Myanmar nationals for illegally working as tour guides on Koh Phangan with the company they work for specifically targeting Israeli holidaymakers, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Oct. 16). Acting on a complaint to 1155 hotline that illegal tour guides were leading foreign tourists on all terrain
Read moreThai army tells envoys Chong-arnma area is part of Thai territory
THE THAI army clarified to ambassadors and diplomats from 23 countries who visited the border area where clashes with Cambodia took place today (Aug. 1) that Chong-arnma is within Thai territory despite Cambodian authorities having taken another party of diplomats to visit it yesterday, Thai Rath newspaper said. Ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission
Read moreFormer Israeli officer held for illegally working as a guide on Koh Phangan
TOURIST Police on Koh Phangan today (Apr. 9) arrested a former Israeli special forces officer on the charges of illegally working as a tour guide taking Israeli children to visit various tourist attractions at this popular island, MNG Online said. Acting on a complaint to Tourist Police hotline 1155 a police team followed and observed
Read more9 decommissioned buses gutted in fierce blaze
A FIRE which broke out at a decommissioned bus depot this afternoon (Dec. 25) badly damaged nine old tour buses collectively worth at least 80 million baht but fortunately there were no injuries, Amarin TV said. At 12.50 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Senee Kanpawong, an investigation officer at Bang Sao Thong police station, was
Read moreOlivia Rodrigo adds Asia and Australia legs to Guts world tour
By Variety and published by AOL.com OLIVIA Rodrigo will tour Asia and Australia for the first time in her career, the singer announced yesterday (May 8). Rodrigo has added nine international dates to her massive “Guts” world tour for a total of 82 shows globally. The new dates kick off on Sept. 16 at
Read more2 dead, many injured in double-decker tour bus accident
A DOUBLE-DECKER tour bus heading for Bangkok from Bueng Kan hit a pillar and overturned in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) in the wee hours of this morning (Mar. 19) killing two persons and injuring 43 others, Matichon newspaper said. At 2.10 a.m. police at Pho Klang station, city district, were alerted of the accident in
Read morePark defends entrance fee for visiting ‘Wild Boars’ cave
AMID social media criticism of the entrance fee for visiting Tham Luang cave where the 12 “Wild Boars” youth football team and their coach were trapped for 17 days in 2018 park officials defended charging Thais 950 baht and foreigners 1,500 baht per visit as appropriate because this covers going through chambers two and
Read more39 foreign tourists escape bus blaze
THIRTY-NINE French tourists travelling in a tour bus to a restaurant in Kanchanaburi for lunch today (Dec. 1) narrowly escaped after the large vehicle’s rear engine caught fire with the driver unaware of the looming disaster and only stopped upon being alerted by a passing motorist, Naewna newspaper said. A 11.30 a.m. just as
Read moreSrettha downsizing army of officials accompanying him on provincial tour
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Sep.26) told all members of his cabinet to no longer manage to have too many government officials accompany him during his official trips to the provinces. Government spokesman Chai Wacharong quoted the prime minister as suggesting that all cabinet members no longer give orders for
Read moreTour boats moored at Samut Prakan pier catch fire
THREE TOUR boats moored for servicing at a pier in Samut Prakan province were destroyed in a fire that erupted from a faulty electric battery fitted on one of them while one other is partially damaged, TV Channel 7 and FM91 Radio said today (Feb. 21). There were no injuries in the fire that
Read moreProbe into Prayut’s nephew’s connection with grey business suspect hits snag
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO an alleged connection between a Chinese-born grey business suspect and a tour bus operator has apparently hit a snag up to now since the latter has been known as a nephew of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s, said an opposition legislator today (Jan.12). Move Forward MP Padipat Santipada
Read morePrayut’s nephew traced to providing 500 tour buses to grey businessman: Chuwit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NEPHEW OF PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha’s was found to have provided, either knowingly or not, as many as 500 tour buses for use by a Chinese-born businessman arrested for various crimes which he had allegedly perpetrated in Thailand, said outspoken ex-MP Chuwit Kamonvisit today (Jan.5). During a press conference
Read more5 dead, 20 injured as tour bus crashes into bridge in Saraburi
A TOUR BUS got badly damaged and tilted after crashing into a bridge at its entrance ramp in Saraburi province at around 3 p.m. today (Mar. 12) killing five passengers and leaving 20 other injured, Matichon newspaper said. The driver of the Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi tour bus, owned by Sahaphan Roiet Tour Co., Ltd., lost control of
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