With fewer of the Buddhist faithful visiting pagodas to make donations, monks are venturing out from Bangkok’s Ladprao temple to collect alms amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to monk Phra Surasak Suthanto. But other daily rituals, religious rites and holiday celebrations are being adapted, restricted or cancelled for now, Surasak said. “We still receive alms […]
Thailand will give the public free mobile data as companies initiate work-from-home policies and schools use remote learning amid the coronavirus outbreak. An official said on Tuesday as operators considered investment to expand capacity “Individuals can register for 10 gigabytes (GB) of mobile data each month starting from April 10,” said Takorn Tantasith, the Secretary-General […]
The second MotoGP race of the season, which was scheduled to be held in Thailand this month, has been postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus fears, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnivukal said in a statement Monday. READ ALSO: Sports Minister rules out postponement of Edo 2020 over coronavirus fears The decision to postpone the Sunday, […]
The Department of Livestock Development under the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on Friday listed 24 provinces as “surveillance areas” for African Swine Fever (ASF). The Livestock Department has ordered the 24 provinces to be under strict animal control to prevent and deter any signs of emerging ASF, said in the Ministry of Agriculture […]
Nigeria’s Super Falcons defeated Thailand 3-0 as they wrapped up their Cyprus invitation adventure in style on Wednesday. Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala and captain Onome Ebi were among the scorers as Thomas Dennerby’s ended the tournament with a win. Asisat Oshoala and Onome Ebi scored in the first-half strikes before Anam Imo added the third […]
Up to 39 explosions injured 22 people over three days in Thailand’s restive southern province of Yala, an army official said on Monday. “There were 36 to 39 bombs from Thursday to Saturday,” said a spokesperson for the Internal Security Operations Command. Most victims suffered minor injuries, but two remained in hospital, he […]
A bomb explosion in a shopping mall parking lot in southern Thailand has triggered fears of more violence targeting the country’s highly lucrative tourism industry. Police and officials are intensifying investigations into possible links to Thailand’s fragile political climate or to Muslim insurgents from nearby southern provinces. The bomb blast in the […]
China and Singapore have joined Japan and South Korea in restricting flights by Thailand’s airlines as the kingdom scrambles to address “significant safety concerns” by the U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The January audit in Thailand “revealed some safety concerns, primarily relating to air operator certification procedures,” said Anthony Philbin, communications chief for the […]
Thailand’s National Assembly has passed amendments to anti-trafficking laws with harsh penalties. The legislation comes as American media reports put spotlight on slave-like conditions on Thai fishing vessels triggering calls for Thailand to crack down on labor exploitation, especially in the seafood industry. Thailand’s tough new measures to combat human trafficking were passed overwhelmingly Thursday […]
Boosting tourism may be high on the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, but the higher tax regime has made India one of the costliest destinations in the world. A foreign tourist landing here ends up paying over 20 percent tax for various services, while India’s competing countries like Malaysia and Thailand score in […]