Artikel erschien März 2018

  • Australian engineer says he’s ‘found’ MH370 – Malaysian search team says ‘no’.

    Australian engineer says he’s ‘found’ MH370 – Malaysian search team says ‘no’.

    A report has emerged saying that Malaysia Airlines MH370 has been found.

  • THAIGER TODAY Tuesday, March 20

    THAIGER TODAY Tuesday, March 20

    MH370 has NOT been found | Bar owner in Pattaya bashed unconscious | 10 million baht worth of marijuana seized in Chumpon | Officials concerned over damage on Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao | Nok Air being asked to ‘please explain’ over poor on-time record | 103 ‘practice bombs’ found near Vachira Hospital Bangkok.

  • Fear is your friend – ‘Winds of Change’ TEDx UWCT

    Fear is your friend – ‘Winds of Change’ TEDx UWCT

    by Darren Scherbain Who am I to share my story? I’m nothing but an ex-snowblower, who can still wrestle with that voice that says it’s so much easier to sit down and fit in then it is to stand in your strength and expose your raw nakedness.

  • Marine rescue workshop underway in Phuket

    Marine rescue workshop underway in Phuket

    The Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Phuket Office, held a marine rescue workshop at the Dara Hotel in Kathu this morning (March 19) chaired by Deputy Secretary General of the ministry, Santi Pawai. The workshop was aiming to teach attendees about methods to deal with divers in case of emergency, both underwater and on the surface, in the most professional way to ensure safety to both the rescuer and the diver

  • THAIGER TODAY Monday, March 19

    THAIGER TODAY Monday, March 19

    Wrist band ID for tourists and facial recognition tech. for 7-11s | DNA results are in for the Premchai case | PM encourages Thais to wear traditional costumes when in public | Chiang Mai air pollution ‘sixth worst in the world’ | Fire in BKK factory | Scaffolding collapse on BKK worksite

  • Migrant workers registered with iris scan technology

    Migrant workers registered with iris scan technology

    Five southern coastal provinces with large numbers of migrant workers have pioneered the use of iris scans in the registration procedure, the governor of Samut Nakhon announced today (Monday). Prapas Malakan said labourers on fishing trawlers, at fish and seafood processing factories and at related industrial establishments had undergone the scans in his province and in Samut Prakan, Rayong, Ranong and Pattani. The national government aims to conduct iris scans on 200,000 migrants in 22 coastal provinces, the others being Samut Songkhram, Phetchburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Trat, Chon Buri, Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Songkhla, Satun, Narathiwat, Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga

  • Car thieves arrested in Soi Namtok in Kathu

    Car thieves arrested in Soi Namtok in Kathu

    Police received a report from Weeraporn Khamyindee that her Toyota Vios had been stolen inside Soi Namtok, Kathu, on March 17.

  • Dual pricing. Fair or price gouging?

    Dual pricing. Fair or price gouging?

    Photo TIT – This Is Thailand Facebook page Thailand’s dual pricing policy continues with, it seems, a completely random application of the system. In some places flashing your Work Permit might get you an exemption so you can pay local price but there is no consistency. What are your experiences with dual pricing

  • Chiang Mai – the sixth worst air pollution in the world

    Chiang Mai – the sixth worst air pollution in the world

    Air pollution in the North continues to be critical, with small dust particles of 2.5 microns in size (PM2.5) exceeding safe limits at almost every air-quality testing station. The Pollution Control Department (PCD) revealed on Sunday that although PM2.5 levels had dropped from the previous day at almost every station, the amounts were still higher than safe standards. On average, the amount of PM2.5 in the North ranged between 48 and 91 micrograms per cubic metre of air during the 24-hour period.

  • 30 million baht to be spent on Rawai wastewater treatment

    30 million baht to be spent on Rawai wastewater treatment

    Following the complaint about wastewater in front of the Fisherman Way Village in Rawai being released into the public water in Chalong Bay, Phuket’s Governor has announced that Rawai Municipality is preparing to spend 30 million Baht on building a public water treatment lagoon.