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The Russia-Ukraine crisis will have an adverse impact on foreign tourist arrivals, says a Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) official. Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, TAT deputy governor for marketing communications, said on Thursday that the Russia-Ukraine d…

YALA: Two policemen were wounded when a bomb exploded at a level crossing near Taseh police station in Muang district on Wednesday morning. Pol L/C Cholathee Srikaeo received wounds to his hands and head and Pol L/C Suebpong Sopikul suffered injuries t…

Setting down roots in the Land of Smilespublished : 23 Feb 2022 at 04:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) It was at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics that Thailand’s national tae…

PATTANI: Peace talks between the Thai government and a southern separatist group will resume next month, according to a government negotiator. Gen Wanlop Rugsanaoh, head of the Thai delegation, was speaking as he visited the forward command of the Inte…

PHUKET: The government’s Phuket Sandbox scheme, which is aimed at revitalising the economy and tourism, has generated about 43 billion baht in revenue since its launch on July 1 last year. The island province had seen growth in tourist arrivals. On Mon…

WELLINGTON: New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters pelted police with a “stinging substance” sending three to hospital with injuries Tuesday, as tensions spilled over in an angry weeks-long protest. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern decried “absolutely disgra…

PATTANI: A former assistant village head was shot dead in Nong Chik district on Monday night. He was killed on a road a road in Moo 2 village of tambon Pulo Puyo and the attack reported to police about 7pm. Police said Arong Yeng, 61, a native of Ban T…

BEIJING: A Beijing Winter Olympics beset by concerns about rights and Covid in the build-up and tarnished by a Russian doping scandal once underway were set to close on Sunday. The curtain will come down on a Games which will be remembered for sporting…

Thai Airways International (THAI) is reportedly planning to launch direct flights between Bangkok and Riyadh in May. Nond Kalinta, the airline’s chief commercial officer, said THAI has filed a plan for the flights to the Civil Aviation Authority of Tha…

The planned merger between Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC) and True Corporation Plc should be suspended because it would scale up mobile market dominance, jeopardising consumers and hindering the country’s journey towards a digital economy, accor…