BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand is considering a departure tax on everyone leaving the country, with the Revenue Department opening public consultations on a draft law proposing an initial 1,000-baht levy for air travel. Thailand’s 450-Baht Tourist Fee Set for April 2027 Feedback is being accepted until 29 October via the department’s website, with the consultation […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Her Majesty the Queen took to the skies alone in a Gripen fighter jet on Thursday, completing her first solo flight in the aircraft at Wing 7 in Surat Thani’s Phun Phin district. Queen Suthida begins Gripen fighter jet training in Surat Thani The day began at 10am when the Queen received […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered all southern provinces to brace for heavy rain from today through 14 October, telling the National Command Centre for Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation that the Meteorological Department and related agencies must keep the public accurately and regularly informed of forecasts and step up the frequency […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand, Laos and Myanmar have rolled out a joint strategy to combat the seasonal haze and forest fires that blanket the Mekong sub-region in dangerous air pollution, with the plan unveiled by Thailand’s Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the governments of Laos and Myanmar. Indonesian Wildfire Haze […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Flooding continues to disrupt lives in Bangkok and 26 provinces, most of them on the Central Plain, with about 3.52 million people affected, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said Monday. Nine Dead, Seven Districts Submerged as Floods Devastate Prachin Buri In the North, Lampang’s Thoen district reported 15 affected families […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Authorities have widened flood warnings to provinces along the Chao Phraya River, plus Phetchaburi, Chachoengsao and the South, as accumulated water and fresh rainfall keep the crisis alive despite receding levels in the Mae Klong and Chao Phraya basins. Thai PM Orders 76 Provinces To Prepare For Rain Deputy government spokeswoman Lalida […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai Airways International’s board dismissed chief executive Chai Eamsiri on Friday, blaming persistent operational failures — from mass flight delays and baggage chaos to wider ground-service breakdowns — during the Bangkok flooding that began on 25 September. Thai Airways Targets Normal Flight Schedule Within a Week The board said the disruption had […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed governors across all 76 provinces to prepare for possible widespread thundershowers on 4-5 October, citing a Meteorological Department forecast and warning that conditions remain unpredictable even as floodwaters in hard-hit areas begin to ease. Bangkok Braces for Fresh Downpours and Possible Flooding from 5-10 October In […]
