Keepers at Songkhla Zoo are busy preparing the facility’s new inmates for their public debut. The trio of rare white lions recently arrived from Ubon Ratchathani Zoo and are due to be showcased at Songkhla on 7 July.
A leading Pattaya restaurant is staging a grand party to mark American Independence Day on 4 July. The All American Restaurant is hosting the full-day event and is providing live music, gourmet specialities and even free beer.
The Foreign Affairs Ministries of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed on a schedule to improve checkpoints on their common border. The upgrade is part of a master plan to enhance trade and tourism options between the neighbouring Southeast Asian nations.
The local electricity board office in Lopburi has installed safety devices to prevent monkeys from touching live wires. Lopburi comes under Region III of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and its technicians have developed a gadget that stops the ubiquitous monkeys from getting to high voltage cables.
Religious authorities in the Thai town of Phitsanulok have just announced the discovery of a long disused historic chapel. The abbot of Wat Nam Pad Temple says the chapel was built according to the designs of yesteryear and has no support beams and features some amazing artwork.
Passengers arriving at Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong Railway Station may soon have an onward transportation option if a proposed ferry service gets the thumbs up. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has submitted a proposal to Thailand’s Interior Ministry to operate boat services along Phadung Krungkasem Canal.
Authorities in the Thai town of Yala say they plan to seek funds to inaugurate a horse-drawn carriage sightseeing service. Officials in the town say the project would offer tourists something different and also provide much needed employment for local residents.
Authorities on Phuket Island say they are set to open discussions on reducing the flag-fares for taxis. The announcement came late last week after a meeting between the local governor and Land Transportation Division officials.
Cambodia’s transport-minister says a proposal to build a high-speed rail line from Phnom Penh to the Thai border has attracted lots of interest. Sun Chanthol told reporters last week that the project had drawn enquiries from private contractors.
The deputy-prime-minister of Thailand was among senior officials to attend celebrations to mark the 100th birthday of the nation’s main rail hub over the weekend. Somkid Jatusriphitak rang the bells at Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong Station to signal the start of the ceremonies on Saturday.
Environmentalists in southwest Thailand say they have found a trio of new hot springs at a wildlife preserve in Krabi Province. Niwat Wattanayomnaporn is a member of the local Environmental and Cultural Conservation committee and he told reporters the springs were in the Khao Pra Bang Khram Wildlife Preserve.
Thailand and Laos are preparing to inaugurate an international bus route which will link key tourism destinations. The service from Muang Nan in northeast Thailand to the Lao UNESCO town of Luang Prabang is due to launch next month.
Thailand’s National Disaster Warning Centre has revealed that a device designed to give early warnings of any impending tsunami is not working. Thaworn Charoendee is an oceanographer attached to the centre and he says the problem is probably that the buoy’s battery is dead.
The committee in charge of the planned rail line upgrade from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima has agreed on a schedule. The project is a collaboration between Thailand and China and representatives say they will lay the first part of the new tracks in Pak Chong District.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has agreed terms with a leading Chinese online services provider to market the nation’s bountiful attractions. TAT’s new partner is Baidu International and the operator of the most widely used internet search engine in China.
Heavy monsoon rainfall on Monday night caused flooding throughout Bangkok and left residents marooned in their homes yesterday morning. The Flood Prevention Division of the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) warned that 30 arterial roads in the city were virtually impassable.
One of Europe’s premier tourism and development organisations has placed Cambodia at the top of its rankings of global travel destinations. Cambodia garnered the number one place in the European Council on Tourism and Trade’s 2016 World Best Tourism Destination list.
Thailand’s national rail operator has scheduled activities to mark the centenary birthday of Hua Lamphong Station in central Bangkok. Saturday marks the anniversary of the auspicious day in 1916 when the grandiose structure welcomed its first passengers.
The occupants of illegally built houses in north Bangkok were given their marching orders by Thailand’s national rail operator last week. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) served eviction notices to the occupiers of 20 residences on Kamphaeng Phet Road.
The pristine beaches of the Koh Lanta islands became that bit easier to access on Friday with the opening of a new bridge. Thailand’s transport-minister presided over ceremonies to inaugurate the 650-metre-long Siri Lanta Bridge in the nation’s southwestern Krabi Province.