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Covid fears, high prices curb Chinese group tours

China's travel agencies have resumed promotion of overseas package tours in an effort to jump start the tourism sector, but they could face a hard time finding customers ready to travel abroad.

Bangkok Post

Small airline to revive service to Betong

Landarch Airlines plans to start offering flights early next year from Hat Yai to southern cities including Betong, where a new airport has seen little traffic since it opened last year.

Bangkok Post

Hmong family of 5, including 3 children, murdered

TAK: A Hmong family of five, including three children aged between three months and ten years, were found dead in a remote plantation in Wang Chao district on Wednesday morning.

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VIP escorts 'impossible to stop'

Authorities claim VIP escort packages on sale in China are difficult to police as the transactions are made outside of Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Consumer confidence at 26-month high in Jan

Thai consumer confidence rose for an eighth straight month in January, bolstered by a rebound in tourism and government stimulus measures, but the high cost of living remained a worry, a survey showed on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

TAOs buoyed by Prayut's wage pledge

More than 400,000 officials from tambon administrative organisations (TAO) across Thailand are expecting the interior minister to approve their proposed salary increases as their wages have not been boosted for 15 years.

Bangkok Post

Time travel at Varaporn House

Bangkok Design Week 2023 has extended its creative sphere to encompass a number of districts this year. Among them is Charoen Krung, where focus is on Varaporn House which opens its green space to those interested in learning more about the history and culture of the area until Sunday.

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Love is an adventure at Central Embassy

Central Embassy has been transformed into a land of love packed with suitably lovely products and activities for "Happy Valentine's 2023: Mr Valentine And His Land Of Love", running until Feb 28.

Bangkok Post

VIP escorts beyond state's scope

Authorities say VIP escort packages on sale in China are difficult to police as the transactions are made outside of Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Site specific

Functional seat prototypes in various forms and materials have been designed to find methods to enhance landscapes and provide people ease... traffic barriers doubling as flower pots to create green spaces... augmented reality is used to connect people's imaginations to the metaverse.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar vendors nabbed on Khao San Road

Immigration police have raided kebab and roti shops owned by Myanmar vendors in the Khao San Road area as part of a crackdown on foreigners working in jobs reserved for Thai citizens.

Bangkok Post

Yala durian registered as GI product

A type of durian unique to the southern border province of Yala has been given official geographical indication (GI) designation, which should help sales and increase growers’ income, according to Deputy Commerce Minister Sinit Lertkrai.

Bangkok Post

Sontaya 'group of 12' to join Pheu Thai

A group of 12 politicians led by veteran Chon Buri politician and former Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome will contest the general election under the Pheu Thai Party banner.

Bangkok Post

Khao San businesses told to turn down volume

City Hall has given businesses on Khao San Road 15 days to control noise levels or face legal action, following complaints from local residents.

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Indonesian police in Bali detain Australian wanted by Italy

Police on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have detained an Australian who is wanted by Italy since 2016 on drug trafficking charges

Bangkok Post

Cute Press executes ‘rebranding of the decade’

Being a Thai beauty brand, Cute Press knows well what the skin has to weather in Thailand’s tropical climate.

Bangkok Post

Lost diamond earrings returned to visitor

PHUKET: Tourist police arranged for the return of a pair of diamond earrings said to be worth 75,000 baht to a Russian woman on Koh Samui who left them behind in a Phuket hotel room last month.

Bangkok Post

Pattaya e-cig extortion cop dismissed from service

A Pattaya police officer accused of demanding 60,000 baht from a tourist for possession of an e-cigarette has been temporarily dismissed from the police service pending a serious disciplinary investigation.

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Pattaya cop on e-cig extortion charge dismissed from service

CHON BURI: A Pattaya police officer accused of demanding 60,000 baht from a tourist for possession of an e-cigarette has been temporarily dismissed from the police service pending a serious disciplinary investigation.

Bangkok Post

Phuket apologises for attack on Chinese tourist

Phuket officials have met with a Chinese consular official, apologised for a tour agent's attack on a Chinese tourist and reported on the penalty given in the case.

Bangkok Post

Making nice in the city

The 6th Bangkok Design Week is now under way with the theme "Urban'NICE'zation". The event's catchword refers to the aim of helping to create a friendlier, nicer city for residents as well as entrepreneurs in six aspects -- environment, mobility, culture, business, community and diversity.

Daily Mirror

'Mauritius does much more than completing the tropical island cliche checklist'

Chris Granet didn't just find perfect beaches and a coral reef which turned the coastline into a stretch of lagoons, but a cultural mix of Indian, African, French, British and a sprinkling of Chinese

Bangkok Post

Love is all over town, and beyond!

Regardless of being single or “taken” (alien abductions included), the season of love is for everyone. Guru by Bangkok Post has compiled a list of celebrations in the city and beyond for St Valentine’s Day. Take your pick!

The Independent UK

Russian plane catches fire in Thailand after official claims country’s planes are safe

Chief of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said it had ‘not become more dangerous to fly’ in Russia

Bangkok Post

Phuket apologises for attack on Chinese tourist

PHUKET: Phuket officials have met with a Chinese consular official, apologised for a tour agent's attack on a Chinese tourist and reported on the penalty given in the case.

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