Revenue target for tourism raised by 14%
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revised up the 2016 tourism revenue target by 14% year-on-year to 2.58 trillion following strong growth in the first nine months. Of the revised projection, 1.72 trillion baht will come from foreign tourists, up 18% from last year, and the remaining 860 billion baht from local travel, up […]
BMA to offer free rabies vaccines for pets
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is offering free rabies vaccinations across the capital from next Sunday until September 16, and is calling on people with pets to take advantage of the opportunity. BMA Health Department director Dr Chawin Sirinak said the department had joined hands with 50 BMA district offices to launch the campaign by […]
Thai Doctor: Never eat toads – there is no antivenin
BANGKOK: — A leading public health official has given a stern warning to people thinking of eating toads – don’t! The warning from Dr Opas Karnkawinphong comes after two men died from eating the creature this week, reported Daily News. Dr Opas said that the creatures contain poison that has no known antidote or antivenin. […]
Jing ror? Thailand to ensure schoolchildren speak English
Although most Thais spend at least twelve years in school learning English grammar and memorizing different tenses, most still can’t deliver a proper English sentence. The Ministry of Education has a plan to change that as it sets a goal that all primary school students should be able to speak enough English to handle everyday […]
Bangkok drivers wasting 97 million baht daily on gas burned while stuck in traffic
Traffic in Bangkok is a total nightmare, but it was still surprising to find out that traffic jams in Bangkok waste about THB97 million worth of fuel a day on average. That’s THB35 billion a year, according to the chairman of a National Reform Steering Assembly sub-panel. The traffic problem is one that should be […]
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