Tag: City

Chulalongkorn University's Geology Professor Discovers Evidence of 'Another Ancient City Overlapping the Old City of Nakhon Ratchasima'.

News

March 7, 2025

Chulalongkorn University’s Geology Professor Discovers Evidence of ‘Another Ancient City Overlapping the Old City of Nakhon Ratchasima’

“A professor at the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, has discovered evidence of an earthen embankment indicating another large ancient community in the location overlapping the old city of Nakhon Ratchasima.” The Beginning of a Discovery A research project headed by Prof. Dr. Santi Pailoplee from the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, […]

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Bangkokians spend an average of 800 hours travelling by car.

News

March 27, 2024

Designing ‘Walkable City’ Revitalizing the Economy, Enhancing Quality of Life for City Dwellers

Chula joins hands with the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) to design “Walkable City” using the GoodWalk Score as the criteria for selecting the pilot area to be developed as Walkable City in Bangkok as well as many cities around the country. The plan is to help reduce pollution, revitalize tourism, and the local economy […]

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Bangkok

February 27, 2023

Bangkok Ranks 30th in World’s Best Cities

BANGKOK (NNT) – Bangkok has been ranked as the 30th best city in the world and the second-best in ASEAN by Resonance Consultancy, a prominent tourism consulting company. The rankings evaluate the most desirable places to visit, live, work and invest in based on categories such as attractions, infrastructure, culture and environment. The list of […]

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Elephant Building (Chang Building) in Bangkok

Tourism

February 19, 2023

10 must-see places to visit in Thailand

There are many must-see places to visit in Thailand, a perfect country to have a first contact with what is considered the backpacker’s paradise; Southeast Asia.

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The Grand Palace architecture in Bangkok

Bangkok

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Bangkok Awarded as Best City in Asia Pacific

BANGKOK, March 21 (TNA) – Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha is pleased with Bangkok being awarded as best city in Asia Pacific, said a government spokesperson. Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said the Prime Minister was reported that Bangkok has been awarded as the best city by “DestinAsian 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards”. Full […]

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The Siam Commercial Bank building in Phuket

Phuket

September 23, 2018

Phuket fosters ties with Australia’s Gold Coast as sister cities

PHUKET, 22 September 2018 (NNT) – Phuket and Australia’s Gold Coast city signed a letter of intent to establish themselves as sister cities. The intent of the agreement is to explore a stronger relationship between the two municipalities and create international business opportunities. Full story: NNT Reporter: supawadee wangsri Rewriter: tewit kemtong National News Bureau […]

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Asia

May 30, 2014August 24, 2016

Second sinkhole appears in Australian city this week

Two sinkholes have opened near the Australian northern coastal city of Newcastle, New South Wales, in the last two days. The first appeared yesterday with another opening today, both developing by houses on Lambton Parade in the suburb of Swansea Heads. The first sinkhole measured around twenty metres across and ten metres deep, while the […]

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Bangkok

April 13, 2013April 13, 2013

Bangkok to modify city planning to accommodate high-speed rail projects

BANGKOK, 12 April 2013 (NNT) – The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) is planning to relocate the railway hub from Hua Lamphong train station to Bang Sue in a bid to prepare for the future links with high-speed rail projects. OTP Chief Chula Sukhamanop told the press that Bang Sue station […]

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