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Nong Samo Hospital Reveals At Least One Million People A Year Get Bitten By Dogs

Nong Samo Hospital in Pong held a seminar on rabies after statistics showed that at least one million people a year got bitten by dogs in Thailand. The seminar was organized yesterday, September 25th, following several rabies cases in the Pattaya area and concerns that people may not know what to do when they got…

How Will Life In Thailand Change When The COVID State Of Emergency Ends This Month?

  Thailand will officially lift its COVID-19 emergency decree at the end of this month, paving the way for millions of people to return to normal life. Let’s check out all the changes this move will bring. The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), which was set up in the wake of the pandemic’s arrival…

Economists Foresee 38 Baht To 1 US Dollar This Year

  With the US dollar strengthening and Thailand’s struggling economy, economic experts predict the baht may fall to 38 to the dollar by the end of this year. The head of capital markets research for Kasikorn Bank believes the baht will continue its instability along with the global money markets as a result of domestic and international factors. While the US dollar…

Tropical Storm Noru Is About To Hit Thailand

  Tropical Storm Noru has been brewing in the Pacific Ocean and is on its way to Thailand, according to the Meteorological Department. Noru is expected to cause isolated and heavy rainfall in northern and northeastern Thailand from Tuesday to Thursday (September 27-29). A tropical depression just east of the Philippines intensified into a tropical storm on Friday at…

More Heavy Rain To Continue Today In 62 Of Thailand’s Provinces

  More heavyrain is in today’s forecast for 62 of the 72 Thai provinces. The Meteorological Department has warned civilians in these provinces, which include Bangkok, to brace for torrential rain. According to the forecast, a monsoon trough is moving its way down the lower northern region of the country and the upper Central Plains over the next day. A moderate southwesterly monsoon…

Vegetable Prices Soaring Due To Shortage

PHOTO: Naewna   Vegetable prices are soaring due to product shortages and will possibly increase again during this year’s vegetarian festival in October.   Local reporters reported on Tuesday, September 20th, that the price of all vegetables sold in Trang’s Ta Klang Market has risen by 10 baht per kilogram or even higher on vegetables…

Cabinet Approves Minimum Wage Increase To Take Effect On Oct 1

  The cabinet approved an increase in minimum wages from Oct 1 onwards.   Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said the approval was for nine rates of new minimum wages for different provinces in the country. The highest minimum wage will be 354 baht per day in the Eastern Economic Corridor provinces of Chon Buri…

New Traffic Law Requires All Passengers In Vehicles To Wear Seat Belts

  A new traffic law that requires all passengers in vehicles, including backseat passengers, to wear seat belts throughout the journey is put into effect today, September 5th. This also includes the requirement of a kids car seat for children under six years old.   Additionally, passengers who are under 135 centimeters tall must wear…

Heavy Rain Forecast For All Of Thailand From September 5th To 9th

The whole of Thailand faces heavy to very heavy rainfall from Monday to Friday this week, due to  the intensifying monsoon trough over the northern, central and north-eastern regions, according to the Meteorological Department. The southwestern monsoon over the Andaman Sea, the Gulf of Thailand and the southern region is forecast to gain strength during…

Traffic Fines Will Be Much Higher From Sept 5

Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat said the amendment increased punishment on the traffic rule violations that were main factors behind road accidents. They included the violation of speed limits, traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, he said. The maximum fine of such offences rose from 1,000 to 4,000 baht, Pol Gen Damrongsak said….