CHIANG RAI — About 20% of agricultural soil tested in the Kok, Sai and Ruak river basins in Chiang Rai has arsenic levels above the Department of Land Development’s standard, while another 50% requires monitoring, according to preliminary findings released on 10 October. Parinyanon Thongkham, director of the Chiang Rai Land Development Station, said more […]

BANGKOK — Thailand’s hotel industry is warning of a weaker-than-expected high season, with visitors from ASEAN markets down about 20% amid lingering flood impacts, while opposing proposed travel taxes that could add thousands of baht to the cost of flying. Thienprasith Chaiyapatranun, president of the Thai Hotels Association (THA), said tourism in the fourth quarter […]

TRAT — Thailand’s first three-day holiday weekend of the 2026 high season has brought a surge of tourists to Koh Kut and Koh Mak, with ferry operators expecting between 3,000 and 4,000 visitors to travel to the two islands over the three-day break. At 09:30 on 10 October, hundreds of Thai and foreign tourists gathered […]

Crafted from 100% Thai Arabica from Nan and Chiang Rai, a Limited-Edition Coffee for International Coffee Day BANGKOK, 2 October 2026 – NESCAFÉ, a global coffee brand of Nestlé, has partnered with Doi Tung to launch “NESCAFÉ ROASTERY DRIP COFFEE,” NESCAFÉ’s first-ever premium drip coffee, in a limited-edition release crafted from high-quality Thai Arabica coffee […]

CHACHOENGSAO — 9 October 2026, Residents of Pak Nam subdistrict in Bang Khla district, Chachoengsao, have endured flooding for more than two weeks, with reports that the situation could continue for another 30 days adding to their anxiety over how long they must live with the hardship. Flooding continued to disrupt daily life in Bang […]