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Agoda Recommends Top Destinations for Dragon Boat Festival 2026

SINGAPORE, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda highlights unique destinations to experience the Dragon Boat Festival in 2026. Falling on 19 June this year, this traditional festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and commemorates ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan. The festival…

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Habitual malpractice caused fatal crane collapse on train: ministry

Multiple safety issues overlooked prior to accident that killed 31 people in Korat

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Songkhla demands aid schemes after flood

Amid a slump in Malaysian tourists and an uneven recovery from last year's severe floods, Songkhla tourism operators are calling for stimulus measures such as soft loans, land tax cuts, new tourism events, and eased entry at land checkpoints, with the cabinet set to convene in the province in June.

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Thunder Castle ready for final strike

Thai champions Buriram United are back at full strength, and the timing could not have been more critical.

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Mangrove, oyster concerns shadow coastal road plan

TRAT: Local residents have raised concerns that a proposed coastal highway could damage mangrove forests and threaten oyster-farming livelihoods, despite government claims the project would boost tourism and the local economy.

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Rescuers ‘not far away’ from 7 trapped in Laos cave

A rescue team racing to save seven people trapped for days in a cave in Laos is getting closer to reaching them, the head of the operation said, after breaking through 15 metres of obstacles in a ‌day.

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Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in a flooded Laos cave

A search operation for seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in central Laos has entered its seventh day as rescuers encounter difficult terrain and weather in their bid to reach the group

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Thai police dressed as ‘hot girls’ to trap drug dealer and successfully execute undercover raid

The music was loud, the streets were crowded and a troupe of glamorous dancers swayed through the festival in sparkling outfits and heavy makeup. To most people in the crowd, they looked like part of the entertainment. But hidden beneath the wigs, dresses and bright lipstick were undercover Thai police…

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What Bangkok is eating

Every city absorbs foreign cuisines, but Bangkok does it at a particular pace and with a particular lack of ceremony. The Italian restaurant has been on your soi for fifteen years. The Middle Eastern strip in Nana predates most of the city's current crop of diners. The Indian fine dining…

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The Philippines Sets a New Standard in Muslim-Friendly Tourism

MANILA, Philippines, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Philippines continues to strengthen its position as a rising Muslim-friendly destination in Asia, welcoming travelers from the Middle East and the wider Muslim world through a growing ecosystem of halal- and Muslim-friendly tourism experiences. This momentum is further complemented by the country's…

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Middle East seat capacity plummets

Monthly seat capacity on routes between the Middle East and Thailand has fallen by 33.7% compared with the period before the Gulf war, prompting the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to diversify its markets to remain resilient.

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Overcharging hurts tourism

A single mishap can be written off as an isolated incident. But when a problem repeatedly occurs across different locations, time and again, the failure is systematic. It indicates an inability -- or an outright unwillingness -- by stakeholders across the operational chain to intervene, driven either by institutional inertia…

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Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave

Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides

The Guardian - UK

Aura Bangkok Clinic × Rajadamnern Stadium: Beauty Meets Thailand’s Iconic Arena

Bangkok — Aura Bangkok Clinic, one of Thailand's most celebrated homegrown success stories in aesthetic wellness, has announced a landmark partnership with Rajadamnern Muay Thai Stadium — the world's first and most storied Muay Thai arena. The collaboration unites two of Thailand's crown jewels — its world-renowned beauty expertise and…

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A new lease on life

Located in Trok Tuek Din on Dinso Road, near the Giant Swing and Wat Suthat Thepwararam, Baan Phra Phithak Yutthaphan, better known as Baan Phra Phithak, is a teak wood house built some 88 years ago. When Baan Phra Phithak became a non-performing asset under the management of Bangkok Commercial…

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PM insists on 'equal' site visits

Paris: Thailand will insist that any future Unesco inspection of disputed border temple sites cover both the Thai and Cambodian sides of the frontier, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday.

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Rescuers search for 20 missing after Philippine building collapse

ANGELES CITY (PHILIPPINES) - Rescuers were racing on Sunday to free two workers pinned under a building that collapsed in the northern Philippines, killing a Malaysian man and leaving 20 people missing.

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21 foreign suspects in Koh Phangan nominee probe in court on Monday

SURAT THANI - Police will oppose bail when they apply to extend the detention of 21 foreign nationals arrested in connection with the operations of nominee businesses on Koh Phangan in the Samui Provincial Court on Monday.

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Dusit Poll: Chadchart favoured to win second term as city governor

Outgoing Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has cemented his position as the voters' favourite to win a second term, according to a Suan Dusit poll released on Sunday.

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A New Asia Next World-class Destination Takes Shape In North Movement

NHA TRANG, Vietnam, May 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North Nha Trang is experiencing a distinct geographical evolution, shifting the region’s social and tourism energy toward an open, integrated model of coastal living. Vega City Nha Trang has rapidly transitioned into an active coastal enclave where daily routines, local heritage,…

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City's reformer falling short

As Bangkok moves toward its next gubernatorial election, one question is already taking shape: after four years in office, what has governor Chadchart Sittipunt actually changed?

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Hard to take

Re: "Thai visa exemptions cut by cabinet" (Business, May 20).

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Couple accused of luring Thais into scam slavery

Police have arrested a young Thai couple in the northern province of Chiang Mai on suspicion of luring compatriots into slavery at a scam centre in Cambodia.

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Koh Phangan nominee crackdown nets 22 foreigners

Thai police in Surat Thani wrapped up the second phase of their crackdown on foreign nominee businesses on Koh Phangan on Saturday, arresting 22 foreigners and seizing more than 40 rai of land worth over 200 million baht.

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Tourism operators back 30-day visa return

Tourism operators in Phuket and Pattaya backed the government's decision to restore 30-day visa-free stays, saying the move would help curb illegal businesses and low-spending long-stay visitors.

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