For World Environment Day the Prime Minister announced that the 15th of each month will be a day to not use plastic bags. The idea is to set aside one day a month to raise awareness and encourage Thai people to use cloth bags. The PM is asking for assistance from retailers in the campaign. […]
WITH 38 Thais dying every day in road accidents, the world’s third-highest rate, the National Health Commission Office (NHCO) earlier this week launched a campaign for a public policy on road safety. It aims to reduce fatalities from road accidents, especially during the upcoming Songkran Festival when the death toll was expected to double. Meanwhile, […]
We all know tourism numbers are down in Pattaya. We also know the mayor is on a campaign to rebrand Pattaya as a tourist destination that is family friendly and sports oriented. There are a number of green initiatives underway, such as the tunnel under Sukhumvit and Phratamnak Hill being relandscaped to be an eco […]
SURAT THANI, 15 November 2014 (NNT) – Many agencies are campaigning for Koh Tao Island to be a smoke-free area in efforts to boost the island’s tourism image. The Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the Koh Samui municipality, and the Action on Smoking and Health Foundation are pushing to make Koh Tao Island in Surat Thani […]
BANGKOK, 28 July 2014 (NNT) – Suvarnabhumi Airport is inviting passengers to take photos with an interactive photo shooting screen under the theme of ASEAN, while Chinese tourists are exempted from a visa application fee during the next 90 days. Raweewan Natarakavesana, the Director of Suvarnabhumi Airport, has launched an “Amazing Smile of AEC” campaign […]
Thailand’s new global tourism campaign, “Amazing Thailand: Happiness Within,” will be launched for visitors to experience the “Thai way of happiness.” The campaign is part of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s marketing plan for the 2015 fiscal year, with special international events organized starting in October 2014. According to TAT Governor Thawatchai Arunyik, the […]
BANGKOK, April 13 – Road accidents have killed 102 people as the country is celebrating the annual Songkran festival, marking the start of a new year according to the traditional Thai calendar, according to the Road Safety Centre of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Probation Department director general Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, said statistics compiled […]
BANGKOK, March 24 – Thailand’s anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) today marched in the capital campaigning for public support for its ‘reform-before-election’ mass rally this Saturday. PDRC secretary general Suthep Thaugsuban led the 5.8 kilometre warm-up march which started from the group’s rally site at Lumpini Park, walking through Rama IV and Silom Roads […]
