Tourists and locals take part in water fights in #Patong beach in #Phuket as the country celebrates the #Songkran festival. #Thailand #Bangkokpost

Cool spots for Songkran

A roundup of festivities you can expect in Bangkok malls.

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Chinese teen jumps from car to seek police help

A Chinese teenager jumped from a car to seek help from police in Prakhon Chai district in the early hours of Friday, claiming that another Chinese national had offered him and his friends restaurant jobs in Vietnam, but they were…

A splash of water may be welcome amid scorching Songkran heat

As the entire Thai nation celebrates Songkran, holidaymakers are expected to encounter scorching heat during the water-splashing festival.

Surajit Jit-areerat, a duty official at the Meteorological Department, on…

Electronic payment usage hits record high

Financial transactions via Thailand's national electronic payment platform tallied a new high last year, while cash transactions posted a notable decline.

In December 2023, the total number of financial transactions using PromptPay…

#BangkokPost : The outcome of the Royal Thai Navy's (RTN) internal investigation into the sinking of the HTMS Sukhothai may draw the final curtain on one of the country's worst maritime tragedies.
#Thailand #RoyalThaiNavy #HTMSSukhothai #security #marine #tragedies …

#BangkokPost : The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) will not proceed with its plan to turn Bangkok Port in Klong Toey district into a mixed-use development until the Transport Ministry receives more details of the order to move the facility to Chon Buri.
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Govt seeks legal counsel on loan for wallet handout
The government will ask the Council of State to verify the legality of its plan to borrow 172.3 billion baht from the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperative to partially finance its 500-billion-baht digital wallet…

#BangkokPost : People have started travelling upcountry ahead of the Songkran holiday amid concerns from road safety advocates over increases in road accidents outside of the so-called 'seven dangerous days' of travelling.
#Thailand #travel #Songkran #holiday #accidents …

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PromptPay usage hits record high in 2023

Financial transactions via PromptPay, Thailand’s national electronic payment platform, tallied a new high last year, while cash transactions posted a notable decline.

In December 2023, the total number of financial transactions using…

#BangkokPost : More tailings found at premises of Bangkok company owned by buyer's wife. #Thailand #cadmium #toxic #cancer
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#BangkokPost : Chachoengsao pair had sold more than 1,000 weapons to young customers nationwide, say police. #Thailand #weapons #manufacture #guns #online #trade
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#BangkokPost : Bangkok stood as the only city blanketed by red-coded (seriously hazardous) levels of fine dust pollution among 63 provinces battling thick smog late Thursday morning, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda). #Thailand …

#BangkokPost : The Democrat Party has launched a fact-finding investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving a party member and a Buddhist monk, following the circulation of a video online which sparked widespread criticism. #Thailand #politics #sexual #Buddhist …

#BangkokPost : Renowned concert promoter HAVE YOU HEARD? proudly presents the debut Bangkok performance of South African singer-songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou. Prepare to be captivated by her soul-stirring tunes such as Glow, Open My Door and Lose My Head as she takes the stage on…