Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge in Thailand
[Bangkok Post] - 01/29/2025
BANGKOK - Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.
In Thai newspapers
Prime Minister announces approval of 7.987 billion baht for education fund, aims at ‘zero dropouts’
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Ms. Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced that the Cabinet had approved the allocation (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 28/01/2025
Govt will plug shortfall in US funding
The government will continue to support healthcare services for refugees after US President Donald Trump ordered a (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 29/01/2025
Chonburi Police vow to clamp down on foreign criminal influence in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pol. Maj. Gen. Thawatakiat Jindakwansanong, the Police Commander of Chonburi, chaired a meeting (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 29/01/2025
DeepSeek’s ‘Sputnik moment’ exposes holes in US chip curbs
BEIJING - US export controls on high-tech chips may have inadvertently fuelled the success of the AI startup (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 29/01/2025
Hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the Snake
BEIJING - Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on Wednesday, (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 29/01/2025
More than just superstition
Many Chinese-Thai families believe in the concept of zodiac years which includes belief in pi chong, or unlucky (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 28/01/2025
Comes Sun or Rain for a Boat Trip in Pattaya – 95% completion of Bali Hai Pier canopy project
PATTAYA, Thailand – The construction of the canopy covering the Bali Hai Pier in South Pattaya has reached over 95% (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 29/01/2025
15 dead in India after stampede at Hindu mega-festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India - A stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 29/01/2025
The Princess Cup B.Grimm Thai Polo Open 2025: A Spectacle of Passion and Prestige
PATTAYA, Thailand – Amidst the rolling green fields of the Thai Polo & Equestrian Club in Pattaya, Chonburi, the (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 29/01/2025
Illegal language school raided on Koh Phangan
SURAT THANI - Police have arrested four Myanmar people for illegally running a Burmese-language school for 190 (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 29/01/2025
TikTok to invest $3.8bn in Thailand data centre
TikTok will invest 127 billion baht ($3.8 billion) in Thailand in a data hosting service, the Board of Investment (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 29/01/2025
