Thailand encourages families to have more children
BANGKOK: Each Thai family should aim to have at least two children to help halt the country’s falling birthrate, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) quoted Thai Department of Health Director General, Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai as saying to the Bangkok Post “There had been at least one million births in Thailand each year from 1963 to 1983, but […]
Thailand seeks regional cooperation to tackle haze problem
BANGKOK: Thailand yesterday called for efforts to create constructive and concrete approaches to tackle the region’s transboundary haze problem. This came as Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hosted an online trilateral meeting Friday with Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Myanmar Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, according to Xinhua. At the […]
Fadillah to visit Thailand for talks on palm oil
BY NATASHA JEE & ABIDGAIL MERTA KUCHING: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof will visit Thailand to further discuss on European Union’s (EU) regulation on palm oil products. He said however a scheduled date has yet to be fixed for the said official meeting. “A date has yet to be set because Thailand is […]
Thailand works with TikTok to combat fake news
The Election Commission of Thailand is collaborating with the short video platform TikTok to disseminate accurate information about the upcoming 2023 general election. Vietnam news agency (VNA) citing local media reported that an election centre will be created on TikTok to handle all misinformation on the platform during the election and campaign for each political […]
Thai beauty wins Miss Tourism International crown
KUCHING: Suphatra Kliangprom of Thailand won the Miss Tourism International (MTI) World Final 2022–2023 crown, edging nine other contestants in the pageant’s finale. In addition to the prestigious title, she took home a crown, sash and trophy, as well as a cash prize of RM10,000. She also won the Best in Social Media subsidiary title. […]
Water experts attend three-day conference
KUCHING: Speakers and participants from across the globe including The United Kingdom, France, Thailand and Singapore are taking part in the Borneo International Water and Wastewater Exhibition and Conference (BIWWEC) 2022. Organising chairman Chang Kuet Sian stated that many of them are in water industries ranging from academia, regulators, practitioners and young water professionals. “As […]
Watch what you eat or drink in Thailand
‘Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.” ― Robert Frost, American poet Now that the borders are open again, many Malaysians are heading to Thailand for holidays. One of the reasons is that Thailand is near to Malaysia. The main draw is, of course, the Thai food. For instance, […]
Thailand approves visa extension to boost high season tourist arrivals
BANGKOK: In bid to boost tourist arrivals during tourism high season, starting October 1, travellers from 64 countries and territories on the visa exemption list including Malaysia will get to stay in Thailand up to 45 days compared to 30 days at present. Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday also approved the proposal to extend the duration […]
Malaysia to beef up border security after Thailand legalise planting marijuana
MELAKA: Malaysia to beef up control at the country’s borders to curb the increase in cannabis smuggling from Thailand following the government’s decision to allow its citizens to plant marijuana effective last June 9. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) director Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said Thailand’s decision was seen to have an […]
Malaysia and Thailand agree to implement air, land and sea Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) soon
BANGKOK: Malaysia and Thailand have agreed in principle to implement air, land and sea Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) to ease the movement of people of the two countries. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the related ministries and agencies would be holding discussions on the details of the standard operating procedure (SOP) to […]
