The USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), one of the world’s most powerful Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, has docked at Laem Chabang port on a scheduled visit.
Chulalongkorn University’s Halal Science Centre has introduced “Halal Route,” an application created to help Muslim travellers from around the world explore Thailand with ease by providing information about Halal tourism services.
Small-scale fishermen in Thailand’s southern province of Chumphon are complaining that Blackchin tilapia are now thriving in the coastal waters and canals connected to the sea, to the extent that every time they cast their nets, they will only catch the non-indigenous species and rarely any other. They said that, although Blackchin tilapia were detected
In a captivating exploration of minimalism and space, the “Landscape of Emptiness” art exhibition, is a beacon for admirers of contemplative art. Renowned Thai artist Sanitas Pradittasnee has captured the essence of tranquillity in her latest solo exhibition. Sanitas is interested in contemplative spaces. The ‘Landscape of Emptiness’ exhibition creates a condition through which the
Police in Si Maha Phot district of Prachin Buri province are looking for an informal money lender who allegedly shamed defaulting debtors by posting half naked images of them on social media. Police and the district chief officer searched the house of the lender, known to her debtors as “Sor Tan”, in Tha Toom sub-district
The naked body of a foreign male was found on the beach in Pattaya on Sunday morning. After being alerted to the presence of the body, opposite Soi 3 on Beach Road, a team of police, led by Pol Cpt Anan Mahakitasavakul, a deputy enquiry officer, and EMTs rushed to the scene. Police say that
The 900-year-old bronze statue of a Hindu god, named “Golden Boy”, will go on public display at the National Museum from Thursday. The Golden Boy, and another statue, the Kneeling Lady, were returned to Thailand on Monday from the United States, after being kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET) in New York
Thirteen cases of KP.2 and KP.3, or FLiRT sub-variant of the COVID-19 Omicron JN.1 variant have been found in Thailand, but there are, as yet, insufficient data on its severity, according to Dr. Yongyot Thummavudhi, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department. He said that Omicron JN1 and its sub-variants are still the dominant COVID virus
A traffic police officer, who suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a car while directing traffic during the Songkran break, has undergone a second operation on his skull and, while his response to the surgery is positive, he remains under close monitoring, according to doctors at the Police General Hospital. Pol Col Bancha
Former deputy prime minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has criticised a large group of senators who are planning overseas study trips before the end of their terms in office and has urged them to cancel their plans for “the sake of their dignity”. In his Facebook post today, Plodprasop said that the European study trips, planned by
The diesel price is expected to increase by one baht, to 31.44 baht/litre, from tomorrow, unless the Fuel Fund Executive Committee decides to absorb the increase, fully or partially. At its meeting on Tuesday, the cabinet decided not to extend the one baht/litre excise tax cut for diesel, which is due to expire today. This
