Bangkok will tighten rules for diesel vehicles
On December 1, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt announced stricter exhaust standards for diesel vehicles to combat PM2.5 microdust particles. Following a meeting with the Energy Ministry, measures include more frequent…
Korean Air to operate seasonal flights to Don-Mueang airport
Korean Air will offer seasonal flights from Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea, to Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok from January 3 to February 24, 2024. The flights aim to…
Thailand and Hong Kong to start cross-border QR payment linkage
Residents of Hong Kong can now use their digital wallets to make payments in Thailand through a cross-border QR payment linkage between Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) and Thailand’s…
Lufthansa flight from Munich to Bangkok diverted due to man yelling at wife
A Lufthansa flight heading to Bangkok had to be diverted to Delhi due to a couple having a fight onboard. The couple was taken off the plane in Delhi, while…
Origin Condominium Group react to increase in pet parents rolling out pet friendly accommodation
Apisit Soonthronchukiat, chief executive officer of Origin Condominium, said at a press conference on Thursday that the company had seen 10-15% annual growth over the last five years since launching…
Thai senator gets luxury cars confiscated as links to drug trafficking emerge
The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has impounded more assets from the house of Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun, suspecting that they might have been acquired with laundered revenues from…
Korn resigns as leader of Chart Pattana Kla in unexpected announcement
Former leader of the Chart Pattana Kla party, Korn Chatikavanij, has formally left the party, effective Wednesday. In his Facebook post following his resignation, which was delivered in writing to…
Vikrom named in top 15 of Asia’s leading philanthropists
The unranked list highlights business leaders who are donating from their own fortunes and giving personal time and attention to their selected causes. The list does not include corporate philanthropy…
New red and purple lines in Bangkok to have fare capped at 20 THB
The EMV gates only accept EMV cards, which comprise Europay, MasterCard and Visa credit cards of any bank, as well as MasterCard and Visa debit cards of UOB and Krung…
Armed Forces in Thailand told to guard the borders and prioritise pork and drug smuggling
The instruction was conveyed to a meeting of commanders at the Royal Thai Armed Forces headquarters. The meeting was chaired by General Songwit Noonpackdee, chief of the Royal Thai Armed…