Thailand’s residents and tourists will soon be able to breathe easily. It has just been announced that a vaccine designed to protect against the type-A (H1N1) virus will soon be fit for human trials. Next month, the Government Pharmaceuti-cal Organis…
Travellers flying to Bangkok with leading airline Thailand International (THAI) will be pleased to discover that standards have significantly improved. The airline has introduced a new fleet of Airbus A330-300 jets, which offer economy passengers 32 in…
For the first time in many years, the baht is becoming stronger, already having strengthened by 6% since March. In many ways the strengthening of the Baht will have a positive impact on Thailand. Essential materials will become significantly cheaper as…
Those who like to visit the seaside city of Pattaya will now find getting there even easier. Last week Pattaya’s U-Tapao airport received the first passengers, who flew in from Korea to receive a warm welcome.
According to a report in the Pattaya D…
One of the toughest things about travelling to Thailand is the language barrier. Even the most confident linguist can get their tongue caught up in knots as they try to work out the tones and nuances of the Thai language.
However, all that may soon be…
The airport on Koh Samui has reopened after the fatal crash on Tuesday afternoon of Bangkok Airways flight PG 266, in which the main pilot, Chatchai Punsuvan, was killed and four passengers and the co-pilot were seriously injured.
There has been a lo…
Good news for those who plane to visit Thailand at the end of the year. Governor Yutthana Thapcharoen of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has just announced that the Airport Link is nearly finished and will be ready to carry passengers into the city…
Anyone who has spent time traveling through Asia will know that having to constantly exchange different currencies and work out the cost of goods can be a real headache. The good news is that all that could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the Ch…
