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From The Thaiger Southeast Asia, particularly Bangkok, is showing promising signs of growth in terms of flight traffic, according to Cathay Pacific, which has ranked the Thai capital as one of its stronger-performing flight routes. Post-Hong Kong’s reopening, Cathay has reported a steady ascent, keeping pace with global passenger traffic. One of the airline’s senior executives, Dominic Perret, highlighted Thailand as a key player in the recovery of the Asian sector. To further substantiate this point, in May, the company reported a 53% rise in recovery compared to numbers from 2019. Interestingly, flights from Hong Kong to Bangkok, Singapore and Manila are prese…

From The Nation Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday she is ready to become the next leader of Pheu Thai if the party chooses her to succeed Cholnan Srikaew, who quit on August 30. Cholnan had promised to resign as leader if the party formed a government with the Palang Pracharath or United Thai Nation parties, which it duly did. Paetongtarn, the daughter of former premier and Pheu Thai patriarch Thaksin Shinawatra, was speaking at an event to mark the party’s 16th anniversary at Pheu Thai headquarters on Tuesday. “I will accept [the party’s decision] if there is a more suitable candidate for leader,” she said, responding to questio…

From Thai PBS World Pol Col Wachira Yaothaisong, a superintendent at the Highway Police Division and the immediate superior to Pol Maj Sivakorn Saibua, who was shot dead in Nakhon Pathom last week , shot himself at his residence in Pathum Thani province this afternoon (Monday). He is one of the 25 police officers, who were at the house of Praween Chanklai, aka “Kamnan Nok” in Nakhon Pathom province last Wednesday night and who are under investigation following the murder of Sivakorn. Initial reports say that Pol Col Wachira with his service pistol. He was among a group of police officers who had rushed Sivakorn to a hospital in Nakhon Pathom after …

With most airlines still increasing mileage requirements, can any member advise what is the best site for finding out the cheapest mileage redemption tickets? I can find several but all seem to be based on travel ex-USA on US airlines. Asia has always been more stingy when it comes to mileage redemption and it is Asia in which I am more interested. Thanks in advance.

From Pattaya News First, thank you for reading this article. I am Mr. D Paul Baird (Volunteer at The CSC Rayong since 2006) here in Thailand. Today, I would like to request your help in supporting children who are infected or affected by the HIV/AIDS virus. Please take a moment to visit our English website at www.hiv-aids-kids-org. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly at aidskids@hotmail.com. If you are in Thailand and would like to visit us, please let me know. I will make the necessary arrangements for your visit and show you our center. I’d like to emphasize how crucial it is to hear from a sponsor and share their …

From CNN Travel It was around sunset on Sunday 3 September in Paros, a popular holiday island in Greece's Cycladic region. A crowd of around 50 were gathered on Parikia beach, close to the island's main port. Behind them, the sky blazed a deep orange over the azure sea. On one side, an iconic Cycladic windmill stood stark against the horizon. On the other, a strip of sun loungers belonging to a beach bar stretched out along the sand. Even if you've never visited Greece, parts of this scene probably sound familiar. However, on this day, there were also a few unusual details. Three of the attendees were holding up a huge sign saying, "Reclaim the Beach". A man wit…

From Pattaya Mail By Barry Kenyon The news that Britain’s old age pensioners are scheduled to receive an 8.5 percent increase next April, on top of 10.2 percent this year, has staggered foreign expats. Many had their entitlement frozen from the date ceased to be “ordinarily resident” in UK. There are about 500,000 British expats living abroad who are denied annual increases, mostly living in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. But the rule applies to Thailand too. The good news for British-based seniors only is based on the triple lock policy which means that the annual increase in the state pension is the highest of average earnings, inflation or 2.5 percen…

From the Thaiger Free rides are on the horizon for Thailand’s Pink Line mass-transit system in November as announced on the government’s Thai Khu Fah Facebook page. The 34.5-kilometre monorail system is currently undergoing trial runs, a crucial step in the preparation phase before its official launch, as revealed by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). The Pink Line’s trial runs are divided into two phases, with the first phase covering the stretch from Min Buri station (PK30) in eastern Bangkok to the Government Complex (PK12). This initial phase will continue until October 22. The subsequent phase, which will encompass the entirety of th…

From Thai PBS World Phat Kraphao is the most basic dish available at most street food stalls. It is sometimes called the “thoughtless” dish, for people who have no idea what to order and now it has topped the “Best Stir-Fries in the World 2023” list, released by TasteAtlas.com today (Saturday). Another favourite, Pad Thai, was placed 8th with a score of 4.4, while Phat Kraphao scored 4.8. South Korea’s Dak Galbi comes second with 4.7. Other Thai dishes which made it into the top 50 were Phat Si-io (4.3), Khua Kling (4.2) and stir-fried chicken with cashew nuts (3.7). The website features recipes and food reviews from critics around t…

Fidelity Investments, one of the US's leading brokerage houses that specializes in retirement planning, has published an interesting chart of growth projections for some developed and developing economies. Surprisingly, three southeast Asian nations rank just behind India that tops the list.

I know this story is several months old. So we may have already discussed it here. But apparently penises have been getting bigger over the last 30 years. I wonder if there's an element of women choosing bigger guys to reproduce with. https://www.iflscience.com/human-penises-are-getting-bigger-at-a-fast-rate-but-that-might-not-be-a-good-thing-67566

From Thai PBS World Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward party, who almost became Thailand’s 30th prime minister, has been included on Time magazine’s “TIME100 Next” list for 2023. Pita is the only Thai listed by the US-based magazine among leaders whom they identify as shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. The list is divided into five categories: Artists, Phenoms, Innovators, Advocates and Leaders. “The only thing more stunning than Pita Limjaroenrat’s election victory was the radical agenda he ran on to achieve it,” according to Time’s Charlie Campbell. The Harvard graduate’s upstart Move Forward Party secu…

Just curious about the twenty hour site outage we just had. Was that scheduled? I don’t remember seeing any announcement about it. When I got the message on Chrome about downtime, and went back to Explorer and got the message about the site being dangerous, I began to get paranoid that the powers the be for the internet were trying to kill it 😪

From The Thaiger A crane collapse at a construction site within Srinakharinwirot University in the Asoke neighbourhood of Bangkok resulted in the death of a Thai engineer and caused injuries to two Burmese workers. The crane operator fled the scene amid the tragedy. Thong Lor Police Station officers rushed to the construction site at 4pm yesterday together with the rescuers and medical professionals. The crane collapse occurred on the balcony on the third floor of an under-construction hall. On the balcony, officers found a broken crane toppled over 38 year old engineer Thitiphon Rattana-arpa. Although rescuers worked diligently to free him from benea…

https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-war-based-lies-wagner-183213913.html STORY: The head of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary organization is, for the first time, publicly rejecting Moscow's official justification for the war in Ukraine, saying the reason for the invasion was based on lies... ... running directly counter to President Putin's own statements... ...And marking a new milestone in the months long feud between the Wagner founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and Russia's top military brass. This is part of Prigozhin's video, which was posted on Telegram: "Why was the war needed? The war was needed so that a handful of scumbags could have a blast and…

From Thai PBS World National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found 15 individuals, including former national police chief Somyot Poompanmuang and former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk, guilty of involvement in changing the speed of the car driven by Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya, to help him avoid speeding charges in the infamous hit-and-run incident in 2012. NACC Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol told the media on Wednesday that they had reached a ruling, adding that the anti-graft watchdog’s ruling is not final and all the accused have the right to prove their innocence in court. Vorayuth was originally accused of driving his Ferrari …

From Pattaya News / NNT BANGKOK (NNT) – Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has confirmed that the military has outlined plans for an immediate reduction in military conscription quotas, in line with the new government’s policies. Minister Sutin, along with Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin, held discussions on September 3 with incoming military leaders. The talks focused on the nation’s present situation, addressing pertinent issues, and exchanging the requirements and demands of each party involved. Both the government and military said they are in agreement on several policy objectives, including transitioning to a voluntary military serv…

From Thai PBS World Here is the new confirmed list of 34 ministers and deputy ministers in the Srettha administration: Prime Minister – Srettha Thavisin (Pheu Thai) Deputy Prime Minister – Phumtham Wechayachai (Pheu Thai) – Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara (Pheu Thai) – Somsak Thepsutin (Pheu Thai) – Anutin Charnvirakul (Bhumjaithai) – Gen Prawit’s brother, Pol Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwan (Palang Pracharath) – Pirapan Salirathavibhaga (Ruam Thai Sang Chart) PM Office Minister – Puangphet Choonla-iad (Pheu Thai) Interior Ministry – Anutin Charnvirakul (Bhumjaithai) = Minister – Chada Thaiseth (Bhumjaithai) = Deputy – Songsak Thongsri (B…

From Thai PBS World Thailand has reported its first monkey pox related fatality, in a man who was also infected with HIV and syphilis, according to Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong, director-general of the Disease Control Department. He said today (Monday) that the 34-year old patient was admitted to a private hospital in Chon Buri province on July 3rd and was diagnosed with monkey pox a week later. The patient subsequently developed a sore throat and was found to have a fungal infection, an opportunistic disease found in those with HIV. After 4 weeks of treatment, he was discharged from the hospital, but was later sent to Bamrasnaradura Institute of Infectious …

I haven't had clothes made in Thailand forever. I want to have some custom shirts and a pair of slacks/pants....I'll only be a week in each place, so somewhere that you recommend that has quick/decent turnaround time and good products?

From Thai PBS World The Pheu Thai party’s popularity would drop by 62.24%,while the popularity of the Move Forward party would increase by 62.39% if there were to be a new election today, according to the findings of a Blockchain poll, jointly conducted by Sripatum University and D-vote. The two pollsters gauged the opinions of 1,253 people aged18 and over with various occupations and educational levels between August 21st and 24th on the question: “Which parties will you choose when there is another election?” The poll shows 49.05% of the respondents said they will vote for the Move Forward party, 14.69% for Bhumjaithai, 10.65%for Pheu Thai, 7.52%…

From Thai Enquirer Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) has announced that it was selling its fleet of A380 as it would cost more than a billion Baht each to fix the aircraft that has been lying idle for more than 2-years. The fleet of A380 were grounded after the outbreak of Covid-19 and THAI has a fleet of 8 aircraft. Globally A380 are being retired as A350 and Boeing’s 787 are starting to replace the 4 engine A380 that consumes a lot more fuel than the A350 and 787 that can fly the same distance but just on 2 engines.

eating up since Aug. 6, the ongoing Valorant Champions tournament broadcasting in Los Angeles has seen finalist esports teams like Fnatic and LOUD step on the stage to compete for the world championship trophy. After several matches in different brackets, the tourney is coming down to the wire with Paper Rex in the Grand Final. But before the team landed their spot in the last match, their face-off with Evil Geniuses (EG) in the Upper Final stirred up a bit of drama. During the Valorant Champions match, Paper Rex was teabagging members of EG, which fans later learned that Riot Games sent them a warning for their actions. …

From The Nation Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has scheduled a meeting on Monday (August 28) afternoon at the Pheu Thai Party's headquarters in Bangkok with Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) and the Thai Airline Association to address issues related to inadequate flights and high airfares. They will also discuss the challenges in accommodating tourists during the upcoming high-season period. AOT Plc had previously presented a plan on resolving airport congestion, while major airlines are requesting tax reduction on aviation fuel. Efforts are expected to be made to prepare the private sector for the tourism high season in the fourth quar…