Turkish Airlines have just announced their plans to increase its service from Istanbul to Bangkok. This is great news for anyone who plans to use the airline to explore South East Asia as they will be offering connecting flights from Bangkok to a numbe…
Trouble may be on the horizon for leading airline Thai Airways Internationals. It seems that their route from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son has such a positive effect on local business that tour companies and other local companies are planning court actio…
Anyone who has visited Phuket recently may have taken a trip to the ‘monkey viewpoint’ area, which can be found on Koh Sireh. This is a great place to watch the colony of crab-eating macaques that live in the area.
The monkey viewpoint has proven …
Residents and holiday makers on the island of Samui need to think twice before taking illegal drugs. The island’s District Chief Sakchai Jorphalit is heading an operation to stamp out the use and dealing of narcotic drugs.
Known as Post Box 188, th…
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…
