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State leaders urged to honour vow
Read more: State leaders urged to honour vowThe restaurant and tourism sectors hope the administration will remain intact to deliver on its memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the People’s Party by launching stimulus campaigns for people suffering in the South before the end of its term.
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BMA to expand city’s Water Taxi network
Read more: BMA to expand city’s Water Taxi networkThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has unveiled plans to renovate inner-city canals for tourism and improve water-based transport with an expanded Water Taxi service, supported by an on-demand mobile application set to launch by mid-December.
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Thai govt issues new rules for SIM cards
Read more: Thai govt issues new rules for SIM cardsThe government has announced stricter measures for SIM card registration to combat rising online fraud, following cases in which criminals have exploited SIM-swap scams to steal from victims.
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Hoteliers’ lawsuit targets minimum wage
Read more: Hoteliers’ lawsuit targets minimum wageMembers of the Thai Hotels Association (THA) voted on Wednesday to file a lawsuit against the national wage committee with the Administrative Court, arguing the 400-baht nationwide daily minimum wage violates the 1998 Labour Protection Act.
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Border village Ban Nong Chan ‘under Thai sovereignty’
Read more: Border village Ban Nong Chan ‘under Thai sovereignty’The government has reaffirmed Thailand’s sovereignty over Ban Nong Chan, a border village in Khok Sung district of Sa Kaeo province, amid concerns that Cambodia is attempting to exploit the area as part of an encroachment attempt.
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Cambodia says soldier who disrupted observers’ border visit was drunk
Read more: Cambodia says soldier who disrupted observers’ border visit was drunkAccording to the Cambodian military, the Cambodian soldier who caused a disturbance at Chong Arn Ma in Ubon Ratchathani during a visit by foreign observers on Tuesday was drunk at the time, a senior Thai military intelligence officer said on Wednesday.
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Influencer explains dispute over B4,000 crab omelette
Read more: Influencer explains dispute over B4,000 crab omelettePopular YouTuber PEACHII has explained in further detail how she was billed 4,000 baht for a crab omelette priced at 1,500 baht on the menu at a famous Michelin-starred restaurant in Bangkok.
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Michelin-starred crab omelette eatery fined B2,000
Read more: Michelin-starred crab omelette eatery fined B2,000The Michelin-starred Raan Jay Fai restaurant in Bangkok has been fined 2,000 baht for failing to display a 4,000-baht price tag for a special version of its famous crabmeat omelette, the Department of Internal Trade said on Wednesday.