Suicides spike during pandemic, police ask social media influencers for helpUnsplash: Jude Beck Suicides are on the rise in Thailand and some say stress brought on by the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the spike in self inflicted deaths. To help prevent the future suicides, mental health officials are asking social media influencers for help. Over […]
Teen arrested for allegedly killing school security guard in Pathum ThaniThairath A teenager at a Pathum Thani school allegedly has killed the duty security guard after an argument about smoking marijuana on the school’s grounds. The body of 36 year old Parinya Unsab was found near a teacher’s house. Police say the man’s skull was
‘Snake’ cave closed after visitors, looking for lottery numbers, graffiti the rocksSanook A cave known for its rocks resembling snakeskin is closed after some visitors vandalised the cave by rubbing the rock formations, hoping to find lucky lottery numbers. Other people wrote insulting graffiti on the rocks. The Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa ordered the immediate
Thailand tries to seal land borders to prevent migrants bringing virus into countryWikimedia Officials have ordered all provinces bordering Myanmar to increase patrols and surveillance, in an attempt to stop illegal migrants crossing over the leaky borders into Thailand. Myanmar is currently experiencing a spike in Covid-19 infections, leading to concern here that illegal Burmese
Phuket police arrest man for using ‘hookah’ pipesUnsplash: Wesley Balten A 29 year old Isaan resident has been arrested by Phuket police for possessing 6 hookahs… the Middle Eastern water pipes are illegal in Thailand (although not too difficult to find being used in some commercial premises). Krissada Pimchanda, from Khon Kaen, was charged with
23 Cambodians found in Thai forest after allegedly crossing the borderKhaosod Nearly 2 dozen Cambodians were found in a forest near the Thai-Cambodian border. Thailand recently increased border patrol in fear that those sneaking in could be unknowingly be carrying the coronavirus. Numerous migrants have been arrested in the recent weeks for illegally entering Thailand
PM ignores opposition calls for him to step down… “I have a job to do”Thai PBS World Calls from opposition parties for Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign have been brushed aside by the Thai leader, who insists he has a job to do. Politicians from the Pheu Thai and Kao Klai parties have called
Covid-19 is capable of infecting the brain – Yale studyYale Study A new paper from a time at Yale University, Connecticut, in the US, says that headaches, confusion and delirium experienced by some Covid-19 patients may be the result of the coronavirus directly invading the brain. The preliminary research offers several some additional evidence to support
Airport officials deny French tourists were allowed to travel in Thailandwww.cgtn.com The general manager of Phuket International Airport denies reports that 2 French nationals were allowed to visit the country while its borders are shut to international tourists. Thanee Chuangchoo says the French visitors’ arrival was in accordance with all the usual Covid procedures, and
언택트 시대, 붐비는 여행지 대신 가까운 호텔에서 로맨틱한 분위기를 즐기며 휴식이 가능한 호캉스가 뜨고 있습니다. 요즘은 호텔이 숙박을 넘어 일상 속 문화생활의 공간으로 주목받고 있죠. 호텔 내 레스토랑이나 라운지, 바, 스파 등을 즐기기 위해 누구나 쉽게 찾아갈 수 있는 공간이 되었는데요. 그중에서도 스파 이용은 빼놓을 수 없는 즐거움입니다. 몸에 쌓인 스트레스를 날리는 동시에 힐링을 즐길
여행은 우리에게 힐링을 가져다줍니다. 이렇게 마음먹고 떠난 여행지에서 우리는 좋은 추억만 남겨오길 바라죠. 때문에 사람들은 해당 여행지에서 어떤 관광명소를 돌아다닐 것인지, 무엇을 먹을지 그리고 어떤 기념품을 사 올지 와 같은 점들을 미리 계획해 가곤 합니다. 하지만 상황은 항상 예기치 못한 곳에서 발생하죠. 해외여행 시 가장 주의해야 할 점은 바로 ‘바가지’가 아닐까 싶은데요. 외국인들은 현지 가격을
매년 수많은 외국인들이 여행 차 또는 출장 차 우리나라를 방문합니다. 근래 들어서는 K-POP, K-드라마 등의 한류 열풍으로 한국을 찾는 외국인 관광객들이 많아지고 있죠. 한국관광공사의 통계에 따르면 지난해 한국을 방문한 외국인 관광객은 1,750만 명에 이르며 역대 최대였던 2016년 1,724만 명을 넘어 사상 최대를 기록했습니다. 한편 우리에겐 너무 보편적이어서 별로 감흥을 느끼지 못하지만, 우리나라를 처음 방문한 외국인에게는
여름이면 가장 먼저 생각나는 피서지가 있습니다. 바로 바다를 온몸으로 만끽할 수 있는 해변입니다. 차가운 바닷물에 몸을 담그면 뜨거운 햇빛도 더 이상 생각나지 않죠. 하지만 2020년 세계를 강타한 코로나로 더 이상 예전의 자유로운 해변의 모습은 찾아보기 어려울 것 같은데요. 충격적이게도 이런 가운데 누드해변에서 집단감염이 발생해 논란이 되고 있습니다. 심각한 역병이 끝나기도 전에 누드해변을 개장한 곳, 과연
중국인 여행객이 전 세계적으로 증가하고 있습니다. 일명 중국인 관광객의 경제력을 뜻하는 유커 파워는 우리나라를 포함한 전 세계에 영향력을 넓히고 있는데요. 특히 중국 경제의 급성장 및 중국인들의 소득수준 증가에 따른 해외여행에 대한 수요 폭발로 인해 전 세계 관광산업에서 이들이 차지하는 중요성은 과거와 비교하기 힘들 정도로 커지고 있죠. 지난 2018년 한국을 찾은 외국인 관광객이 1,500만 명 중
Top 10 ways life is different in the Covid EraThe Thaiger Get used to it. Things have changed. There is no ‘new normal’, there is just NEW. We’re living in the Covid era and all having to adjust to economic calamity, changed schedules and some things, previously easy, are now difficult, or banned altogether. What
Bangkok prisoner tests positive for Covid-19… first local transmission in 100 daysFile Photo A 37 year old prisoner has tested positive for Covid-19 on the same day Thailand reached 100 days since a local coronavirus infection. The male inmate has already been moved from the Bangkok prison to a Corrections Department hospital and the other 34
Holiday plans cancelled at border district, Koh Samui expects tourist boomChiang Rai Times People are cancelling their trips to a Kanchanaburi district for the 4-day weekend after a coronavirus scare at a local school. Koh Samui is expecting the opposite. The southern province Surat Thani is expecting such a large influx in tourists that some
1,500 year old human bones and pottery found in Isaan provinceKomkhaotuathai.com An Isaan woman found what experts say are 1,500 year old human bones and pottery. Fine Arts Department officials say they believe the bones and pottery were buried together during a funeral hundreds of years ago. A Surin local, 60 year old Muay Maichai,
Bangkok cop under fire after releasing inmateBukkalo Police A Bangkok police officer is looking at potential criminal charges after he allegedly let a drug suspect go free and took her to a hotel. Some reports claim officer Pot Boontip made a deal with the inmate, trading sex for freedom. The officer says that part of
British man killed in a hit and run incident in KoratPrasit Tangprasert A 43 year old British man has been killed by a hit-and-run driver whilst driving his motorcycle at an intersection in the main city area of Nakhon Ratchasima last night. Emergency responders headed to the Phon Lan gate intersection on the Ratchasima-Chok Chai Road
