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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged agencies concerned to streamline procedures so the country can achieve the target of receiving 25 million tourists this year, deputy government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Are escalators and moving walkways safe?

An airline passenger had part of her leg amputated this past week after an accident on a moving airport walkway in Bangkok, authorities said.

Bangkok Post

Help was given to blind ex-embassy worker: ministry

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has countered a former embassy worker's claim she was made blind during her employment and left without adequate assistance.

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Freshwater shortage hits Samui

SURAT THANI: Koh Samui is facing a shortage of freshwater due to a lack of rainfall and increased water demand.

Bangkok Post

Overdue return to land of rocket men

Last weekend I found myself in the Northeastern province of Yasothon for the first time in more than 20 years. It brought back fond memories as there was a time ''Yaso" was something of a home away from home.

Bangkok Post

Safety first with public facilities

Tragedy struck at Don Mueang Airport this week when a woman bound for Nakhon Si Thammarat ended up in a Bangkok hospital instead after her leg became caught in a moving walkway at the capital's low-cost carrier hub -- forcing an emergency amputation by rescue workers in full view of…

Bangkok Post

Prachin Buri warms to wellness bug

Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital (CPA), the main hospital in Prachin Buri province, is broadening its scope to become a wellness destination.

Bangkok Post

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Panel set up to determine cause of walkway accident

Airports of Thailand (AoT) has formed a committee to investigate an incident on a moving walkway that cost a woman her leg, with results expected within 15 days.

Bangkok Post

Hun Sen kicks off campaign for one-sided election

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday opened his ruling party’s campaign for an election later this month — a poll that has been criticised as a sham after the main opposition party was prevented from running.

Bangkok Post

Underage customers found in pub-front food shop

Twenty-five customers aged below 20 were found at a food shop that served as a front for a pub during a raid conducted in Bangkok’s Pathum Wan district in the early hours of Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Just four pupils left: how the sea rose up on a Thai village

The school is on stilts, the shore has advanced by 2km – and the mangroves that used to reduce the waves have been lost for shrimp farms. How long can residents stay ahead of rising sea levels?

The Guardian - UK

Rethink after shady street lamp buys

A fresh effort is under way to ensure accountability and transparency in any new local administrative organisation procurement projects and installation of so-called sculptural street lights.

Bangkok Post

'Dead' woman gasps and opens eyes while being transported before her funeral

Chataporn Sriphonla, 49, had seemingly died in transit as she was being transported from a hospital to her home in Udon Thani province on June 29

Daily Mirror

Five people found after missing for 2 months

Five missing people were found at Wat Chong Lom Temple in Pak Kret district of Nonthaburi province on Friday after losing contact with family members for over two months.

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Tourism confidence declines in Q2

The Tourism Confidence Index remained below the 2019 rate in the second quarter, slipping from the first quarter because of the low season and weaker tourism income.

Daily Mirror

Son is 'still praying' for mum after her leg is amputated in airport travelator mangling

The unnamed passenger, aged 57, lost her foot after it was sliced off when she fell on a 'death trap' travelator at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand

The Hindu

Why Kozhikode’s Paragon Restaurant is on Taste Atlas’ list of 150 Most Legendary Restaurants in the World

Paragon Restaurant, started in 1939, has secured the 11th place on Taste Atlas’ list of 150 Most Legendary Restaurants in the World

The Hindu

Colonial Bengal explored through ‘pat’ paintings at DAG’s art show in Delhi

DAG exhibition on art from early 20th Century Bengal

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Plays from South Korea and Chennai feature in this international children’s theatre fest

The 12th edition of The Little Festival will feature clowning, and Korean puppetry as two productions and a panel discussion comes to stage

Dynamite News

Uttarakhand: Drones banned in Haridwar ahead of Kanwar Yatra

In view of the security during the upcoming 'Kanwar Yatra', the Haridwar district administration has banned the flying of drones by the public in Har ki Paidi and its surrounding areas from July 4 to July 17. Read further on Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post

Your horoscope for June 30 - July 6

Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond!

Bangkok Post

Walkway safety alert at airport

Airports of Thailand (AoT) has ordered a safety check on every moving walkway at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport, following an incident in which a woman lost a part of her left leg after falling on one of the airport's travellators on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

TAT homes in on Asian expatriate segment

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is eyeing Asian expatriates, including Chinese nationals residing in Laos and Cambodia, due to their increasing wealth and demand for sending their children to study in Thailand.

Manchester Evening News

Tragedy as 'ultra-talented' DJ Jason Winder dies at Glastonbury festival

"Everyone loved him. You don’t meet people like J in life often"

Daily Mirror

Woman's leg swallowed by airport travelator as she gets wedged in conveyor belt

The tourist , who hasn't been identified, jumped on the moving travelator while on her way to catch a domestic flight from Bangkok's international airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat when her left leg was swallowed up by the walkway

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