Artikel erschien Juni 2019

  • BKK taxi driver arrested after scamming British tourist with ‘turbo-charged’ meter

    BKK taxi driver arrested after scamming British tourist with ‘turbo-charged’ meter

    PHOTO: 77kaoded Tourist Police have arrested a Bangkok taxi driver who charged a British tourist nearly 4,000 baht for a trip from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Khao San Road in Bangkok.

  • Blacklisted Chinese and Bangladeshi arrested in Phuket

    Blacklisted Chinese and Bangladeshi arrested in Phuket

    A blacklisted Chinese and Bangladeshi man have been arrested in Phuket.

  • Two Nigerians arrested in Phuket over romance scam

    Two Nigerians arrested in Phuket over romance scam

    Two Nigerian men have been arrested in Patong over an alleged romance scam. Police have arrested 25 year old Nigerian man Okoro Ifeanyi Daniel. He is facing charges of possession or use of an electronic bank card of another person wrongfully in a manner likely to cause detriment to other persons (fraud), and being an alien who has stayed in the Kingdom without permission or with their permission expiring or being revoked

  • Myth: Strong baht deterring western tourists to Thailand

    Myth: Strong baht deterring western tourists to Thailand

    The rise and rise of the Thai Baht, and it’s pushing through the 31.05 to the US Dollar barrier on Wednesday, tops off a turbulent decade of current movement against some of the western currencies. The decade’s currency rise has also been matched by a meteoric explosion in tourism pushing Thailand into the top ten list of popular tourist locations in the world. In 2009 Thailand attracted 14,149,841 tourists.

  • Thailand’s Ayutthaya Elephant Palace says they will fight eviction orders

    Thailand’s Ayutthaya Elephant Palace says they will fight eviction orders

    The Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal, an elephant ride business at the Ayutthaya Historic Park north of Bangkok, says it will fight an order to leave the park. The business manager for the company, Ittiphan Khaolamai says the attraction is ‘nationally recognised’. “We will petition the Central Administrative Court next week.

  • Suspect arrested over British International School Phuket theft

    Suspect arrested over British International School Phuket theft

    A suspect has been arrested yesterday after breaking into the British International School in Koh Kaew, Phuket. The Phuket City Police have arrested 26 year old Tanakarn Tongprapai. He was taken to the Mueang Phuket Police Station to face charges of night theft.

  • China-North Korea leaders meet. “Ties good for regional peace”

    China-North Korea leaders meet. “Ties good for regional peace”

    In a clear signal to the US President, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has welcomed the Chinese President Xi Jinping in a grand parade. Kim Jong Un and China’s President agreed that amid “serious and complicated” international affairs, strengthening bilateral ties was good for both countries and regional peace, according to North Korean state media. Xi arrived in Pyongyang yesterday for a two-day visit aimed at bolstering their neighbour who remains under pressure from UN sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs and a breakdown in denuclearisation talks with the US

  • Four Chinese passengers injured in Phang Nga as wheel comes off tour bus – VIDEO

    Four Chinese passengers injured in Phang Nga as wheel comes off tour bus – VIDEO

    PHOTOS: Newshawk Phuket Four Chinese tourists have sustained minor injuries after a tour bus accident in Kok Kloi, Phang Nga, just north of Phuket, yesterday afternoon. Newshawk Phuket reported that emergency responders headed to the scene of the accident at 4pm . They arrived to find the tour bus in the centre-road ditch. A bus wheel was found near where the bus skidded off the road.

  • Private hospitals briefed on new drug prices and medical fee notifications

    Private hospitals briefed on new drug prices and medical fee notifications

    Internal Trade department officials have briefed representatives of 353 private hospitals around Thailand about the public notification of prices of drugs, medical supplies and medical services to patients are treated at their hospitals. Internal Trade Department Director General Wichai Phochanakit explained that the private hospitals need to notify the public of the prices of drugs separately, not including the hospital room, air-conditioning or pharmacist fees

  • Thai Baht hits six year high – 31.05 to the US dollar

    Thai Baht hits six year high – 31.05 to the US dollar

    The Thai baht has hit a six-year high, reaching 31.05 to the US dollar yesterday after the US Federal Reserve signalled possible interest rates cuts. The US Fed says their monetary easing would be in response to increased economic uncertainty and a drop in inflation expectations. The Thai currency is forecast to keep trading in a range of 31.15 to 31.25 to the US dollar. Journey of the USD-THB since the start of 2016 – xe.com At a meeting on Wednesday, the US Fed kept interest rates on hold in a 2.25-2.5 per cent target range, amid the trade tensions with China. That was enough to push the Baht to its highest since October 2013.