The management authority in charge of Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex says it plans to cut down lofty trees before the annual monsoon season arrives. An Apsara Authority spokesperson said only really high trees which posed a danger to tourists would be felled.
Divers joined a 100-strong crew of volunteers in removing rubbish from a coral reef close to Phuket’s Nai Yang Beach over the weekend. Divers pulled discarded fishing nets, ropes, bags and various other trash from the reef during the two-day Phuket Heart Coral initiative.
The Immigration Bureau of Thailand has put forward a proposal that could see a Kanchanaburi province border crossing upgraded. On an official visit to the Three Pagodas Pass checkpoint over the weekend, immigration boss Nathathorn Prousoontorn explained that the border crossing with Myanmar was becoming strategically more important as a tourism and commerce link between the neighbouring nations.
Keepers at Bangkok’s Dusit Zoo yesterday introduced two new residents to the general public. The two additions to the zoo’s 5,000-strong collection of creatures are African nyalas and their public debut was timed to coincide with Thailand’s National Labour Day.
Thailand’s SRT Electrified Train company has added lifts to stations on the Airport Rail Link between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Phaya Thai. The State Railway of Thailand subsidiary has installed two lifts at the six stations on the elevated railway line.
Tomorrow sees the start of Pattaya’s annual youth sailing regatta at the Thai resort’s Ocean Marina Yacht Club. The organisers of the Thailand Optimist National Championships say that around 150 young yachting enthusiasts have registered to compete in the 41st event in the series.
A violent storm swept into the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday and blazed a trail of destruction. Driving wind and rain brought down power poles and cables and lofty advertising billboards and damaged houses.
A Thai owned company has joined hands with public sector agencies in a project designed to create a smart car specifically for tourists. Sammitr Group engineers are hard at work on the development of the vehicles which will feature the finest in modern technology and comfort devices.
The prime-minister of Thailand has asked relevant officials to crack down on any taxi drivers caught cheating passengers. Prayuth Chan-ocha says the Ministry of Transport needs to take action against rogue cabbies who refuse to turn on their meters or work any other scams.
The government of Thailand yesterday endorsed the first of several planned railway line upgrades. The cabinet gave the green line for a project to turn the track from Prachuap Khiri Khan to Chumpon from single to double.
A hospital on the southern Thai island of Koh Samui has announced plans to establish emergency response centres in key locations. The director of Koh Samui Hospital says highly-trained personnel will be on hand at all the new centres to deal with any medical emergencies.
A ban on food and drink on the beach at one of Vietnam’s most popular seaside towns came into effect today. The People’s Committee responsible for Vung Tau first announced the prohibition last Friday and ordered all restaurants, vendors and other entities selling food or drink to remove their equipment forthwith.
Local authorities in Phuket have draughted in backhoes to clear debris from Surin Beach following last week’s demolition of illegal buildings on it. Ma-ann Samran is the head of Cherng Thalay Sub-district and he said the operation was proceeding smoothly and the two backhoes and cranes were being used to load up trucks to cart the rubble offsite.
The drivers of Bangkok’s ubiquitous tuktuk taxis have mostly come out in support of a recommendation by the government that their numbers should be capped. Journalists quizzed drivers on a statement by the Land Transport Department’s director-general that there were too many tuktuks on the Thai capital’s streets.
The move to remove all illegal buildings from beaches on Phuket Island is gaining pace. On Wednesday, authorities started knocking down the last remaining buildings on Surin Beach and say they will be taking similar action at two more beaches next week.
City authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have slapped a ban on dining and drinking in the downtown area of the city. They say that food and drink vendors are no longer allowed to set up stalls in the environs of the park at the front of City Hall.
Heavy rain and strong winds have damaged over 700 houses in the northern provinces of Thailand during the past few days. Isolated storms have struck regions of Chiang Rai, Loei, Chaiyaphum, Mukdahan and Nakhon Ratchasima.
Tuesday saw the opening of a unique dinosaur and fossil exhibition at a major shopping mall in Khon Kaen. The expo highlights the discoveries of pre-historic fossils and relics in the northeastern Thai province’s Phu Wiang Dinosaur Valley.
Police on southern Phuket Island are sifting through the debris of six speedboats incinerated during an early morning blaze yesterday. The fire broke out at about 03:00 at Chalong Pier when one of the boats erupted in a ball of flame.
A bus service that takes in most of the major city sights and attractions in Chiang Mai is due to start rolling again on Friday. The operators of the Khwan Wiang bus service temporarily shelved it a couple of months ago citing issues with funding and operational expenditure.