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  • MRT extension from Hua Lamphong to Tha Phra opens Mother’s Day in Thailand

    MRT extension from Hua Lamphong to Tha Phra opens Mother’s Day in Thailand

    PHOTO: The Nation A free trial service of the MRT Blue Line extension from Bang Sue to Tha Phra in Bangkok will be launched at the beginning of next year, and commercial services will begin in March.

  • Helicopters high over Halong Bay, Vietnam

    Helicopters high over Halong Bay, Vietnam

    Your visit to Vietnam’s Halong Bay, a cruising Mecca for half a century, can now be enjoyed from above. The  Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company will now provide scenic flights over the famous bay, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Vietnam.

  • Two Indian tourists lose cash and a necklace to ladyboy thieves in Pattaya

    Two Indian tourists lose cash and a necklace to ladyboy thieves in Pattaya

    PHOTOS: Pattaya Message Pattaya police are hunting ladyboys who allegedly stole money and a necklace from two Indian tourists in Pattaya City this morning. Pattaya Message reports that at 3.30am the Pattaya Police were notified of the incident near a hotel in South Pattaya. 26 year old Thilagaraj Balasubramanian Chedurpandian reported that he’d lost a necklace valued at 18,000 baht and 30 year old Karada Kanakaraju said he’d had 1,100 baht cash stolen. They both told police that there were three ladyboys who tried to present themselves as prostitutes but the Indian tourists refused their offers

  • HM The Queen celebrates her birthday today

    HM The Queen celebrates her birthday today

    Her Majesty Queen Suthida’s birthday is being celebrated across the country today.

  • Four Thai marine species announced as ‘reserved animals’

    Four Thai marine species announced as ‘reserved animals’

    PHOTOS: DMCR / Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat Bryde’s whale, Omura’s whale, whale sharks and leather back turtles have been added to the list of ‘reserved wild animals’. The new Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act was announced yesterday. Animal species which included Bryde’s whale, Omura’s whale, whale shark and leather back turtle are now a registered ‘reserved animal’, before they are just a protected animal

  • Thailand’s pro-army party hopes to seal deal with Democrats and Bhumjaithai today

    Thailand’s pro-army party hopes to seal deal with Democrats and Bhumjaithai today

    PHOTO: The Nation Palang Pracharat, the political party supporting Thailand’s Junta, is hoping it can complete negotiations and make a deal today to which would see it with enough parliamentary seats to keep Prayut Chan-o-cha in power as prime minister. This analysis from a lawmaker who is a board member of the Palang Pracharat party in a Reuters article

  • 100 baht tourist tax to cover basic insurance and repatriation

    100 baht tourist tax to cover basic insurance and repatriation

    Every foreign tourist arriving or departing Thailand will be charged 100 baht for basic insurance which would cover money for emergencies and repatriation of their body if they meet with misadventure. As reported yesterday, the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports proposes that every foreign tourist visiting Thailand should be charged a levy to cover basic insurance and life insurance

  • Thanathorn forced to sit out Parliament opening today amid media share controversy

    Thanathorn forced to sit out Parliament opening today amid media share controversy

    “This is not the time to lose hope. It’s the time to stand against injustice.” – Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit The Constitutional Court has agreed to hear the Election Commission’s plea to disqualify Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit from the House of Representatives over his alleged shareholding in media company V-Luck.

  • Chinese ‘red notice’ fugitive arrested at Suvarnabhumi

    Chinese ‘red notice’ fugitive arrested at Suvarnabhumi

    A Chinese fugitive wanted on an Interpol red notice has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport, acting Immigration Police chief Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang said.

  • How to save $24,000 a year – the move to Chiang Mai

    How to save $24,000 a year – the move to Chiang Mai

    An Australian couple say they’ve saved almost $24,000 a year after a move from life in Melbourne to Chiang Mai. Michelle and her fiance Jason moved from Melbourne in the southern state of Victoria to northern Thai ‘capital’ Chiang Mai at the start of 2018. Freelance journalist Michelle has shared her savings and new lifestyle experiences in International Living .