Advertise Here Tsunami warning for Thailand’s coastal provinces has been lifted. Phuket Airport expected to re-open at 8am today. Fears of a tsunami spread throughout the coastal southern provinces of Thailand yesterday after a large earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. With the horror of the December 26, 2004 tsunami fresh [...]
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The number one killer in Thailand is cancer, accounting for approximately one-fifth of all deaths. Thailand’s Public Health Ministry hopes to raise awareness for World Cancer Day 2012. Statistics from Thailand’s Department of Public Health showed that in 2010, a total figure of 58,076 individuals died of the disease. A spokesman for Thailand’s Public Health [...]
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Thai government officials have expressed their concern about the increasing number of youth using a popular instant messaging program. The Thai Culture Ministry says that the Simsimi artificial intelligence app promotes the use of swear words and impolite language among youngsters. The app has prompted raised eyebrows of officials working at the Thai Ministry of [...]
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While Thailand’s neighbours including Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam shot ahead with 3G mobile technology such as high-speed mobile As official 3G services are yet to be introduced, authorities hope to make Thailand one of the first countries to handle 4G mobile phone services. internet and video calls, Thailand lagged behind, leaving some 30 million mobile [...]
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Malaysia’s tourism minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen has announced that tourist arrivals in Malaysia would most likely be affected by the recent travel warning issued by the US for travellers to Thailand. Visitor arrivals in Malaysia are likely to be affected by the recent threat of terrorism in neighbouring Thailand. She said than [...]
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Around 100 Thai students had the unique experience of trading in their usual English teacher, complete with mis-fitting shirt and tall stories; for the once in a lifetime chance to receive a lesson from a man who occupied Number 10 Downing Street for over a decade. That man is Tony Blair, who had visited Thailand’s [...]
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A senior customs official no longer has the word ‘senior’ in his job title after he was demoted when a video appeared on YouTube what shows the man hitting a security officer while avoiding a regulatory pat down. The video, which lasts about a minute, was allegedly taken at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday, shows [...]
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A Thai academic believes that “anti-coup” sentiment in Thailand is at an all time high. Former Thammasat University history professor Thanet Abhornsuvan said that public opinion has turned strongly against the 2006 coup. “Anti-coup sentiment has never been as strong,” he said. The 2006 coup was orchestrated by high ranking Thai army officials, saw former [...]
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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has expressed satisfaction with her first official state-visit to Cambodia where she met with counterpart Hun Sen in the capital Phnom Penh. One of the items on the agenda was the topic of assistance for Thai detainees, as several individuals are spending time behind bars after being found guilty of [...]
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A report from Vietnam claims that China was once the first choice for Vietnamese holidaymakers. However, destinations including Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and Japan are rapidly becoming the first choice. Nguyen My Phuong from Huong Giang Travel said in a newspaper interview that the number of travelers who want to go to cities in China [...]
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