Thailand’s Cool Season Will Be Cooler This Year
CHIANG RAI — Mountaintops peeking from a sea of fog, while groups of aunties in jackets raise their arms to the sunrise – that’s how Thais are greeting lower temperatures this week, a sure sign that the Cool Season is indeed around the corner.
Milk Coffee Alliance? Starbucks to Open in Laos
BANGKOK (AP) — Starbucks said Monday it plans to open an outlet in Laos as it expands its network of more than 10,000 stores in Asian countries.
Expat Says Police Will Deport Him Over Facebook Posts
BANGKOK — A longtime expat and politics commentator said Monday he was informed by the immigration bureau that he was to be deported for writing about the protests in Thailand on his Facebook.
There Goes Another One: ‘NYX Cosmetics’ to Exit Thailand
BANGKOK — An LA-based cosmetics company known for their lip creams and eye palettes will close all of their stores at the end of November, the company announced Sunday.
Safety at Quarantine Hotels to Be Tightened in Wake of 2 New Infections
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Friday said it will revamp and re-adjust COVID-19 preventive measures at more than 100 hotels under the alternative state quarantine program.
You’re (About to Be) Fired! Trump Threatens to Remove Fauci After Election
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday’s election, as his rift with the nation’s top infectious disease expert widens while the nation sees its most alarming outbreak of the coronavirus since the spring.
Same Same But Different! Thais Enjoy Halloween-Loy Krathong (Photos)
BANGKOK — Thais took a break from the stress of the economic slump, coronavirus pandemic, and series of protests by giving a double celebration to Loy Krathong and Halloween on Saturday.
Choo Choo! Thai-Chinese High-Speed Train Contract Inked
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — A key contract for work on the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway from Bangkok to northern Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima was signed here on Wednesday, injecting new vitality to the country's sluggish economy.
Tokyu Department Store in MBK to Close Down
BANGKOK — Japanese-owned Tokyu Department Store in Bangkok’s downtown shopping area of MBK will close at the end of January, the company said.
Royalists Send 18,200 Baht to Woman Who Slapped Schoolgirl
BANGKOK — A woman charged with assault for slapping a schoolgirl who sat through the National Anthem on Thursday received a donation as large as many Thais’ monthly salaries from pro-establishment netizens.
