Phuket’s governor says a proposed film memorabilia museum could be built in the resort town of Karon. Chamroen Tipayapongtada told reporters on the southern Thai island he had talked the matter over with local council officials in Karon and they seemed quite keen on the idea.
Thailand’s prime minister attended a test run on one of Bangkok’s new mass-transit Purple Line trains yesterday morning. He followed this up by going to a ceremony to commemorate the successful completion of the nation’s first tunnel under a river.
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has added some extra services to its timetable for the forthcoming New Year holiday period. The SRT explained that all of its trains for the period between 30 January and 4 January were fully booked.
Fishermen and national park marine officers have reported seeing whale sharks swimming in the waters of Phang Nga Bay over the past two weeks. One park ranger said one of the huge sea creatures swam beside his boat for several minutes on Friday while he was close to the shores of Krabi.
Ground frost provided a rare sight for people visiting the national park containing Thailand’s highest mountain late last week. Doi Inthanon National Park’s chief ranger, Pornthep Charoensuebsakul, said frost blanketed flowers and grass close to the radar station at the peak on Thursday morning.
Organisers at a country club in Phetchaburi Province are busy preparing for the biggest music extravaganza on Thailand’s annual calendar. Kaeng Krachan Country Club is the venue for the seventh Big Mountain Music Festival on 19 and 20 December.
The annual Geminids meteor shower phenomenon is scheduled to light up the sky over northern Thailand on Monday night. A National Astronomical Research Institute (NARI) senior director said the meteors would be visible throughout the night from around 20:30 onwards.
The developers of Phu Quoc Island’s newest attraction have scheduled a grand opening ceremony for Christmas Eve. Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc is set to welcome its first visitors on 24 December.
The developers of Phu Quoc Island’s newest attraction have scheduled a grand opening ceremony for Christmas Eve. Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc is set to welcome its first visitors on 24 December.
The developers of Phu Quoc Island’s newest attraction have scheduled a grand opening ceremony for Christmas Eve. Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc is set to welcome its first visitors on 24 December.
The Thai government cabinet gave the go ahead for construction of a brand new subway line on Tuesday. The Orange Line on the Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) system will run between the Thailand Cultural Centre Station and Min Buri.
A phalanx of the world’s top golfers are heading down to Thailand’s Chonburi Province for the start of tomorrow’s Thailand Golf Championship. The Lee Schmidt designed course at the Amata Spring Country Club is the venue for the fifth Thai championship.
On Friday, tens of thousands of cyclists in Thailand will take part in a rally to commemorate the birthday of the kingdom’s beloved monarch. The course for the Bike for Dad event in each province staging it is exactly 29 kilometres and will begin in front of their provincial halls.
The 32nd international motor show in Bangkok has pulled in record numbers of visitors since it launched last Wednesday. The annual show is staged at the Impact Muang Thong Thani exhibition and events complex in the Nonthaburi area of Bangkok.
Thailand’s national rail operator has announced the closure of Bangkok’s main railway station for this coming Friday. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is closing Hua Lampong Station to allow the 100,000 cyclists who have registered for Bike for Dad unrestricted use of roads around the facility.
The administrators of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temples have produced a television commercial promoting a code of behaviour for visitors. The four-minute-long video clip made its debut late last week and features both English and Khmer language soundtracks.
An ambitious project to transform Bangkok’s Bang Sue Station into a hub for Thai and Asian rail services is gaining pace. The deputy-governor of the State Railway of Thailand says work on the project should begin in 2018.
The organisers of Bangkok’s forthcoming Output Festival have confirmed David Guetta will be making an appearance. The legendary French DJ is set to make a stopover in Bangkok on the tour to promote his new album Listen.
A Trooping the Colour parade held two days ago marked the start of celebrations in honour of Thai King Bhumibol’s 88th birthday tomorrow. In excess of 2,000 military personnel took part in the parade before the supreme commander of the armed forces swore ongoing allegiance to the monarch.
Thailand’s transport division has announced it will automatically suspend taxi drivers in Bangkok who refuse to take passengers to requested destinations. The director of the Department of Land Transport (DLT) says first-time offenders will be suspended and repeat offenders will be sacked.