News in Asia

Until 30 November passengers are offered to flight from Thailand capital Bangkok to Colombo in Sri Lanka with hot fares. Sri Lankan Airlines sells tickets with special prices.

Deputy Transport Minister of Thailand, Pong Chewananth, reported that new law forcing passengers to use seat belts in public vans and inter-provincial buses might come into a force up to the end of this year.

As unknown official reported to The Vientiane Times, restoration work on the road connecting Loei province in Thailand with Luang Prabang, the second city in Laos, would be finished up the Laos New Year, which hold in April.

Lao Airlines has reported the reopening of flights from Vientiane to Phnom Penh, Cambodia after they were canceled in April 2008 year. The reason to resume flights was the increased number of Laos travelers in Cambodia and the expansion of airline's air-fleet.

In the nearest future Don Mueang Airport, which was opened to support the main Airport of Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi, may become its competitor. The Airports of Thailand (AoT) is working to expand Don Mueang.

Up to the June 2018 year the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Bangkok will be replenished with new 19km Dark Green Line. On this Tuesday the Ministry Cabinet of Thailand had given permission for its construction.

From 26 October the visa exemption pact, signed between Myanmar and Vietnamese Foreign Ministers in New York earlier in this month, enters into force. This is only one step in the great ASEAN program to abolish visa-regime in the all region for its residents.

Some days ago one of the best low cost airlines of Thailand, Nok Air had started flights from Bangkok to Yangon in Myanmar. The company also plans to launch new routes to Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw and Bagan.

The State Railway of Thailand will start total renovation directed by the Transport Ministry. Primarily the old Ratchathani Hotel at the main train station in Bangkok, Hua Lamphong station will be revived.

Thai Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning calls to support the high speed railway project. Supporting program has started from Nan, Phitsanulok, Yala and Suphan Buri provinces.

The second city of Thailand, Chiang Mai is pending the thousands more Chinese tourists, which will be coming there by new Air China flights from Beijing since 7 November.

Nakhonchai Air Co is going to become first Bus Company in Thailand offering routes outside of the country. Now it is in talks with officials from Myanmar and Cambodia.

While Phitsanulok is becoming the gate of northern Thailand, Air Asia has launched its new route Bangkok – Phitsanulok. From 30 November this year airline will operate two daily flights.

The construction of the much-anticipated Karawang International Airport will start in 2014 year. It would help to support the Indonesia’s main gateway of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

While Indonesia's neighbours for a long time have MRT systems to cope with traffic congestion in their capital, the project of MRT construction in Jakarta, one of the busiest cities in Southeast Asia, had started just on this week.

The Ho Chi Minh City’s Administration has announced the construction of new railways to connect it with Long Thanh Airport and neighboring provinces like Tau, Binh Duong, Tay Ninh, BA Ria-Vung and Long An.

Dubai based airline Emirates has announced the cutting of usual fares on flights departing from Bangkok, Thailand. Passengers are able to book until 15 October, let's hurry up!

According to Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of Thailand heavy rains has caused a rise in water level in Sakeo province and three more: Chanthaburi, Chon Buri and Khon Kaen.

The realization of widescale project the construction 868,262 kilometres Myanmar-Chinese high speed railway is still in the limbo. The Chinese government still continues to negotiate and doesn’t give its consent for US$20 billion budget.

Hong Kong based airline Cathay Pacific has cut prices on its flights departure from Bangkok until the end of November. Passengers are offered to save about 20% of standard fares.