Meet Rural Health Volunteers, the Unsung Heroes on Virus Frontline
BANGKOK — As soon as a woman in her rural community registered a high fever, Auntie Arun alerted the local hospital doctors, who soon arrived in at least three cars, prepped to transport a COVID-19 patient.
Japan to Consider Including Sex Workers for Virus Compensation
TOKYO (Kyodo) —The Japanese government will consider making bar hostesses and sex workers also eligible to receive compensation for parents unable to work due to school closures in the wake of the spread of the new coronavirus, a senior official said Monday.
Two Russian women refuse to pay for two, sparking Pattaya ride dispute
PATTAYA — A motorcycle ride-hailing rider in Pattaya has spoken out after a viral video showed him angrily confronting two Russian tourists over a...
Koh Samui Welcomes Scoot Jet to Start One Flight Per Day
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, started the inaugural flight TR 642 flying directly from Singapore to Koh Samui, Surat Thani Province, at 11:15 a.m. on May 13.
Monk Accused of Hosting Teen Meth Parties at Temple
SISAKET — Police arrested a monk Friday in Si Saket province after he hosted one too many teen drug parties at his temple.
Boys Greet World in New Clip From Inside Cave (Video)
CHIANG RAI — New footage of the boys trapped several kilometers inside a flooded cave was posted online Wednesday morning.
Thai Court Hands a YouTube Chef a Life Sentence for Murder in Koh Pha-ngan
A court in Thailand on Thursday found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison
Families Still Hopeful for Polish Man, Thai Woman Missing at Sea
PHUKET — The families of a Polish man and Thai women who disappeared almost three weeks ago at sea in the south said they still have hope for their safe return.
Gov’t Greenlights Bailout for Virus-Stricken Thai Airways
BANGKOK — The Minister of Finance said on Thursday that the government will inject a new round of cash bailout for Thai Airways, whose operations have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Thailand’s Virus Death Toll Rises to 6; 109 New Cases Reported
BANGKOK — Government officials said on Saturday one more patient died of coronavirus infection, raising the total death toll to 6 in Thailand.
