Thailand's economy in jeopardy over oil, tourism risks: Report
Mar 24, 2022, at 06:58 am
Bangkok: Thailand is staring at a rare back-to-back current-account deficit as the outlook for tourist arrivals becomes less promising with growth in Covid cases globally and energy import bills increasing amid growing oil prices, media report said.
Belt road railways: Thai traders anxious over ‘influx’ of Chinese produce
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Thai traders are increasingly growing anxious over the influx of Chinese goods and agricultural produce since the opening of the Boten-Vientiane high-speed railway in Laos.
Thailand worries China-Laos railway may open floodgate for Chinese goods
Dec 23, 2021, at 02:12 am
Bangkok: The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has expressed concern that the China-Laos railway will hurt Thailand’s agricultural economy and the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to media reports.
Thailand: Powerful blast results in massive fire at chemical factory
Jul 05, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Bangkok/UNI/Sputnik: A powerful explosion occurred at a plastic foam factory in Thailand’s Bang Phli district early on Monday, resulting in the injury of at least 21 people, the Bangkok Post reports.
Thailand provides medical supplies to Nepal
May 31, 2021, at 11:02 pm
The Thailand government has extended medical supplies, including surgical masks, PPE sets, face shields, rapid antigen test kits, and oximeter among others to Nepalto boost its Covid-19 response.
UN rights experts alarmed by rise in use of lèse-majesté laws in Thailand
Feb 09, 2021, at 04:31 pm
New York: United Nations independent human rights experts on Monday voiced grave concerns over increasingly severe use of lèse-majesté laws in Thailand, warning that a rise in their usage is further restricting civic space and the enjoyment of fundamental freedoms in the country.
Thailand: UN rights office deeply troubled by treason charges for protestors
Dec 19, 2020, at 03:57 pm
New York: Thailand’s decision to charge protestors with treason is deeply troubling, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday following the arrest of at least 35 activists, including a teenager, in recent weeks
At least 1 killed, 3 injured as Thailand hit by flash floods due to tropical storm Nangka
Oct 18, 2020, at 08:48 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua:Twenty-five provinces in Thailand have been largely affected by flash floods and torrential rain water due to tropical storm Nangka over the weekend, causing at least one death and three injuries, according to Sunday's report of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
Thailand: More than 100 companies pledge to strengthen women’s economic empowerment
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:42 pm
New York: Chief executives of 110 companies in Thailand on Wednesday, have signed up to a new set of UN principles on women’s economic empowerment, pledging to improve gender equality in the boardroom, equal pay for equal work, and safer and more inclusive workplaces.
Thailand: 7 killed, 40 injured as tour bus crashes
Sep 26, 2020, at 09:58 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua: Seven people were killed and 40 others injured in a collision between a tour bus and a trailer truck in northeastern Thailand on early Saturday.
India-Australia-US join party to shatter Chinese dream of Kra canal project in Thailand
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:52 am
New Delhi: China might receive a hit in the diplomatic front as India, Australia, and the USA—three of the four integral members of the Quad- have now shown interest to invest in the Kra Canal project which is being actively entertained by the Thailand government.
Sep 08, 2020, at 06:15 pm
Thailand, a key ally of China, is slowly pushing back against Beijing and recently the country decided to not only postpone the procurement of two submarines from China but has also shelved the Chinese proposal for building a canal in the Bay of Bengal replacing it with its own project, media reports said.
Armed electrician opens fire in Thai radio station killing three employees
May 27, 2020, at 07:11 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: An armed man has opened fire in a building belonging to the Thai state radio broadcaster in the city of Phitsanulok on Wednesday, killing three staff members, domestic media reported.
Thailand registers 6 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours : Authorities
May 11, 2020, at 04:04 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: Thailand's southern provinces have recorded six new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of those infected to 3,015, Taweesin Visanuyothin, a spokesman for the national coronavirus response center, said on Monday.
Two flights to evacuate Russian citizens from Bangkok on late Sunday - Ministry
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Two flights from Bangkok to Russia's Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Samara (via Irkutsk) – will evacuate Russian citizens from Thailand on late Sunday amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media said.
Thai authorities put Pattaya under 21-day lockdown due to COVID-19: Response centre
Apr 09, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik: The world-famous resort city of Pattaya in the Thai province of Chonburi will be closed for non-residents for 21 days, starting at 2 p.m. (07.00 GMT) on April 9 to combat the spread of COVID-19, a spokesman of the national coronavirus response centre said on Thursday.
Thailand reports 127 new COVID-19 cases, 1,651 in total
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:47 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 127 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 1,651.
Thailand to shut down Phuket airport for 20 days amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 31, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: Thailand's Phuket International Airport will be shut from April 10 to 30 after Phuket Province sealed its entry points by land and sea amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Thai authorities announced on Tuesday.
Thailand's Phuket on lockdown until April 30 to curb COVID-19 spread : reports
Mar 30, 2020, at 12:39 pm
Moscow/Sputnik.UNI: Phuket, Thailand’s biggest island and major tourist destination, was put on lockdown on Monday in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus, national media reported, citing the governor’s order.
Thailand reports 109 new COVID-19 cases, one more fatality
Mar 28, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Bangok/Xinhua: Thailand on Saturday reported 109 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,245.
Thailand sees biggest daily increase with 35 new COVID-19 cases, 212 in total
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:04 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 35 new COVID-19 cases, its largest one-day increase so far, bringing the total number to 212.
Thai economy to surge over 3 pct next year: central bank
Feb 18, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Banghok/Xinhua/UNI: The Bank of Thailand (BOT) on Tuesday said that despite the slowing global economy, drought and delay of the fiscal 2020 budget, a gradual recovery will come at the second and third quarter this year.
Forest fire breaks out at major national park in northeastern Thailand
Feb 17, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: A forest fire suspected to have been caused by nearby burning activities broke out on Sunday inside a major national park in northeastern Thailand, a senior government official said on Monday.
Death toll from shooting spree in Thailand rises to 30 people - Reports
Feb 09, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: The death tolls from the mass shooting in the central Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima rose to 30 people, the local news outlet, Khaosod, said on Sunday, citing the police.
Thai Police chief confirms mall shooter is dead, police operation over
Feb 09, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: Thai National Police Chief Gen. Chakthip Chaichinda has confirmed that the mass shooter who killed over 20 people at a shopping mall in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima had been eliminated.
Thai Health Minister Confirms Death of Special Forces Policeman in Shootout With Gunman
Feb 09, 2020, at 07:59 am
Bangkok/Sputnik: Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has confirmed the killing of one special forces serviceman in a shootout with the gunman at the shopping mall in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Thailand: Soldier opens fire in Korat, 17 killed
Feb 08, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Bangkok/IBNS: At least 17 people were killed as a Thai soldier shot at them in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima city on Saturday, media reports said.
Soldier opens fire in northeastern Thailand, at least 12 killed
Feb 08, 2020, at 08:30 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: A soldier opened fire in Thailand's northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and injuring others, Bangkok Post has reported.
Fifteen killed in attack on security checkpoint in Thailand - Reports
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:20 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Fifteen people were killed in an armed attack on a security checkpoint in central Thailand's Muang district, media reported Wednesday.
‘Are we ready for the age of disruption?’, Thailand’s Foreign Minister asks UN Assembly
Oct 01, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York: “The Twenty-First Century is often described as the age of disruption. The question is, are we ready for it?”, asked Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, as he addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday.