Bangkok: Yaowarat Dragon Road is set to welcome tourists from around the world for the 2025 Chinese New Year Festival, scheduled for January 29-30. According to Thai News Agency, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is making extensive preparations to celebrate the occasion, which marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China. The event aims to celebrate

Bangkok: This year’s Chinese New Year festival is lively, with people coming out to spend money and pay respects to their ancestors and gods in large numbers, and fully cooperating with the ‘Temple Reduction’ policy, which calls for ‘reducing’ or ‘refraining’ from lighting incense, a cause of PM 2.5 dust. According to Thai News Agency, the festival has seen a

Bangkok: The Corrections Department has officially denied reports suggesting that Kant Kantathawon, a suspect in the ‘Icon Group’ case, has died in prison. The department confirmed that Kant’s physical and mental health remains stable. According to Thai News Agency, Mrs. Kanokwan Jiwchueaphan, Commander of Nonthaburi Provincial Prison and Deputy Spokesperson of the Department of Corrections, reported receiving information from the

Bangkok: DSI sends case to prosecutor to indict ‘Boss Paul-Samart and mother’ for money laundering, The Icon Group Company Limited, first lot, preparing to proceed with another 18 cases. As the Department of Special Investigation has investigated and prosecuted the executives of The Icon Group Co., Ltd. and has decided to prosecute 19 suspects for the offenses of 1. ‘Jointly

Bangkok: Immigration Bureau 1 has arrested a Vietnamese national for illegally cultivating cannabis. The operation led to the seizure of a significant quantity of evidence, including cannabis flowers and 929 cannabis plants. According to Thai News Agency, the arrest occurred following a coordinated operation by Pol. Col. Prasart Khemaprasit, Commander of Immigration Bureau Division 1, and Pol. Col. Rapipat Utsaha,

Bangkok: Six foreigners have been apprehended for illegally operating a full-service beauty salon in the heart of Bangkok, reportedly catering to Chinese customers and taking jobs from local Thai workers. The operation was conducted by the Tourist Police in collaboration with the Department of Employment and Huai Khwang Police Station. According to Thai News Agency, Pol. Lt. Gen. Saksira Pueak-am,

Bangkok: The entire gang known as ‘Miss Decoy’ has been apprehended and detained by officers from the Thung Kru Police Station. This marks the first arrest of the group, which has been implicated in an incident involving the deception of a young man, although their motive for the act remains undisclosed. According to Thai News Agency, the incident involved Ms.