Regular metro fares to resume as 20-baht cap ends
Operators of Bangkok"s suburban Red and Purple metro lines are preparing to revert fares to standard rates from Oct 1, as the previous government"s 20-baht fare cap policy ends.
Operators of Bangkok"s suburban Red and Purple metro lines are preparing to revert fares to standard rates from Oct 1, as the previous government"s 20-baht fare cap policy ends.
Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is suffering from neck bone deterioration in the Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok and a doctor will examine him there on Monday, according to the Department of Corrections.
A Dutchman was arrested for stealing an ATM in Khon Kaen early Sunday morning.
Police were hunting for two foreign suspects who allegedly rammed a motorcycle ridden by an American tourist before robbing him of a luxury wristwatch worth more than 300,000 baht in Phuket on Thursday evening.
A People"s Party MP has asked the newly formed government to urgently address the widespread use of cannabis in Phuket, warning the province"s image as a world-class tourist destination is at risk.
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in good spirits when his daughters visited him and gave him 15,000 baht for his spending at Bangkok"s Klongprem Central Prison on Thursday morning.
Customers who continue to drink in pubs after closing time for alcohol sales face fines of up to 10,000 baht from early November, the Department of Provincial Administration has warned.
The bank accounts of innocent people frozen during police investigations into scammers" mule accounts will be unlocked within half a day, police said on Tuesday.
Thailand"s foreign tourist arrivals from Jan 1 to Sept 14 fell 7.08% from the same period a year earlier, the Tourism and Sports Ministry reported on Tuesday.
