Thais nationwide will celebrate Loy Krathong festival tonight
The Loy Krathong festival will be celebrated across the country tonight, with people from all walks of life flocking to watercourses to float their “krathong”.
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The Loy Krathong festival will be celebrated across the country tonight, with people from all walks of life flocking to watercourses to float their “krathong”.
In a rare sighting, a mother and baby dugong were seen swimming together in Phuket's Pa Khlok Bay, further encouraging the Department of National Parks and the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources in their efforts to protect these marine mammals and restore their seagrass habitats.
A man has been arrested in the north-eastern province of Buri Ram on suspicion of killing and decapitating four puppies.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has launched a campaign urging “Loy Krathong” revellers not to use “krathongs” made of bread or Styrofoam and to use those made of natural materials, like corn husk, banana trunk or leaves, to protect the environment.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) estimates that the Loy Krathong festival, on November 15th, will generate about Bt6.9 billion baht in revenue across the country, about a 12% increase on last year, with the northern provinces being the favourite destinations for Thai tourists.
Search teams found the body of an Indian national in a pond today, about a kilometre from a cliff from which he accidentally fell into Namuang 2 Waterfall on Samui Island on Saturday.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office in Trat province has dismissed claims, by some resort operators on Kut Island that media reports on the MoU 44 controversy have led to the cancellation of up to 50% of their advance bookings, as misleading.
The number of passengers using the electric train system in Bangkok and its suburbs reached a new high of over 1.8 million on Friday November 8th, according to Pichet Kunadhamraks, director of the Rail System Department.
Airborne PM2.5 dust in 35 areas of Bangkok were measured this morning at 7am. The levels were found to exceed the 37.5 micron per cubic metre (µg/m³) standard level, according to the Air Quality Information Centre of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Thailand has been declared “2025 Destination of the Year” by US travel magazine Travel + Leisure, for its cultural richness, breath taking natural beauty and great food.
The Khao Luang National Park, in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Phrom Khiri district, has been ordered to close, due to rapid changes in water levels flowing over the park's waterfalls.
Backed by 450 organizations including the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF) and the Thailand Consumers Council (TCC), the Child Welfare Policy Working Group is calling on the government to implement more stringent road safety measures to keep kids safer on the road, particularly in home-to-school travel by public transport.