Artikel erschien Mai 2018

  • UPDATE: Coral bleaching around Thailand waters

    By Pratch Rujivanarom PHOTO:  Save Coral Reefs More coral reefs in Thailand’s seas are suffering from mass bleaching as the result of continuous warm seawater. A special task force to tackle coral bleaching has been set up by the Marine Science Association of Thailand to monitor the bleaching problem and suggest mitigating measures.

  • Yingluck granted 10 year UK visa – BBC Thai website

    The UK is reported to have granted a ten-year visa to former Thailand prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who has been ruled in absentia to a five-year prison term back home for her role in her government’s rice-pledging scandal. The BBC Thai website has quoted a close aide as saying that Yingluck is now free to travel in and out of the UK, although each visit can only be for a maximum of six months.

  • Thaiger Radio News – Tuesday – Visakha Bucha Day

    Thaiger Radio News – Tuesday – Visakha Bucha Day

    Listen to the daily news from The Thaiger, anytime, anywhere. http://thethaiger.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Thaiger-Radio-News-6.mp3 The post Thaiger Radio News – Tuesday – Visakha Bucha Day appeared first on The Thaiger .

  • Chiang Mai hoteliers say the licensing laws are ‘unjust’.

    Chiang Mai hoteliers say the licensing laws are ‘unjust’.

    PHOTO: www.delannahotel.com A few weeks ago a Hua Hin condo lost a court case when the judge ruled that the condominium was not allowed to rent out its rooms on a daily or weekly basis. This has big ramifications for websites and business models like AirBnB. Now the crackdowns are happening in Chiang Mai but local hoteliers believe the registration laws need updating.

  • The future of Bangkok’s Chinatown

    by Bill Barnett of  c9hotelworks.com  (First appeared on linkedin.com) The emergence of boutique hotels, hostels, hip bars and cafes has revolutionised the way Chinatown, Bangkok is seen. This, together with the entry of international branded operators setting the stage for exciting changes.

  • Property report tips Phuket property boom

    Property report tips Phuket property boom

    According to Knight Frank Thailand’s research, the Phuket condo market is expected to perform better in line with the brighter economic situation and the growing population of the island. Increasing supply and higher selling prices will be the key drivers, while demand is forecast to improve slightly.

  • Man rescued after jumping off Thepkrasattri Bridge in Phuket

    Tha Chatchai Police were notified of a suspected suicide incident in Mai Khao this afternoon (May 27).

  • Landlords petition PM to kill off the new tenant protection laws

    Business operators are urging PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to cancel a Consumer Protection Board measure implemented at the start of May1 to protect customers from being overcharged on utility fees by hostels, apartments or rented rooms in residential buildings. Another measure in the new Consumer Protection Board legislation prohibits landlords from removing the belongings of a tenant alleged to have breached a rental contract and to instead take the matter to court.

  • Man arrested for raping his neighbour

    A re-enactment of an alleged rape was held at a worker’s house in Soi Baan Klang, Chalong last Friday (May 25) led by Chalong Police Chief Col Pakayot Tanongsak.

  • Two Nigerians arrested in Pattaya over alleged romance scam

    Pattaya police have arrested two Nigerians alleged to be members of a romance scam preying on Thai women.