Media Zeroes In On Superstitions in Deadly Train-Bus Crash
CHACHOENGSAO — The collision between a tour and a cargo train that left at least 19 people dead in Chachoengsao on Sunday...
Driver’s ‘Negligence’ Led to Bus-Train Crash Killing 19
CHACHOENGSAO — Police said Monday that a bus collision with a train that killed 18 people yesterday was likely the fault of the bus driver.
Phuket Reopening: Chinese Tourists ‘Agree to Arrive After Oct. 25’
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's National Security Council Secretary-General Natthaphon Nakpanit on Thursday has confirmed that no tourists will arrive in Thailand's resort island of Phuket until its annual vegetarian festival is over by the end of this month.
World Food Program Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Hunger Fight
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting hunger and seeking to end...
AP Fact Check: Trump’s Shaky Claims on Virus, Dem Misfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — Impatient to return to the campaign trail, President Donald Trump dubiously claimed he’s fully recovered and immune from COVID-19, hailed a cure that isn’t so and declared the coronavirus is “disappearing” even as cases spiked.
LGBT Information Center Opens in Tokyo Prior To 2021 Olympics
TOKYO (Kyodo) — An information center on sexual minority individuals opened Sunday in Tokyo in the run-up to the postponed Olympics and Paralympics, as part of efforts to raise awareness of prejudice faced by them.
Trump Claims He’s Free of Virus, Ready for Campaign Trail
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday declared he was ready to return to the campaign trail despite unanswered questions about his health on the eve of a Florida rally meant to kick off the stretch run before Election Day.
Jailed American Apologizes for Defaming Koh Chang Resort
TRAT — An American on Thursday offered a formal apology to a hotel that accused him of cybercrime for a series of disparaging reviews he wrote online – a complaint that resulted in the expat spending two nights in a police jail.
2 Stimulus Packages Planned to Salvage Economy Sickened by Virus
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Finance on Wednesday proposed to the Center for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) two stimulus packages aimed at reviving a grim economy set in the last quarter of the year.
Pandemic Tourist Visas Shelved in Favor of Local Vacationers
BANGKOK — A visa program that would allow foreigners to visit Thailand and bring in the much needed tourism revenues was delayed until later this month for the sake of Thai tourists who wish to vacation without concerns of possible virus outbreak, officials said Thursday.
