BANGKOK, 7 July 2014 (NNT) -The Puppetry Association has voted for Thailand to host ‘The 2014 World Festival of Puppet Art’, presenting a parade of figures from 74 nations and being held from 1st to 10th November 2014. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture has revealed that Thailand has been selected by the […]
In some parts of China, dog meat is considered a delicacy at the dinner table and the practice of consuming dog meat has been around since 500BC, or possibly even earlier. However, as more and more Chinese are raising dogs as pets nowadays, they consider eating dog meat as cruel and barbaric behaviour. In the […]
BANGKOK, April 13 – Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra has imparted holiday blessings and wishes for happiness, urged the public to help in preserving Thai traditions for Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year. Ms Yingluck, on her pre-recorded weekly TV programme, said she would like to take an opportunity to call on the people […]
The official website of the Cultural Ministry of Thailand was still off the air on Wednesday, as police continued to hunt for hackers who tampered with the website yesterday and again today. The Ministry’s permanent secretary Prisana Pongtatpitakkul said the hacking violates the Computer Act and the hacker or hackers could face a jail term […]
Thailand’s Culture Minister Sukumol Khunplome said Monday that she will seek an explanation from producers of a popular television show following a topless painting show aired on prime-time slot yesterday (June 17). Mrs Sukumol said she was shocked when viewing a video clip featuring a female contestant painting a canvas using her bare breasts in […]
BANGKOK, 15 April 2012 (NNT) – According to a recent survey by famous Scottish travel website, Skyscanner, Thailand is one of most polite countries for travelers whereas France, Russia, UK, Germany and China tops the list of the World’s rudest countries. Skyscanner asked 1,200 tourists from Europe, North America and Australia to vote for the […]
BANGKOK, 23 February 2012 (NNT) – The Thai tourism authority is set to unveil a new campaign to promote the country’s tourism in the southern region. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Suraphon Svetasreni said that the TAT is now working on the promotional plan dubbed “Miracle Thailand 2015”, which will be officially launched during […]
BANGKOK, 3 February 2012 (NNT) – Thai Culture Minister Mrs. Sukumol Kunplome is set to hold talks with related agencies to monitor the use of technology in the Thai society after a new smart phone application called ‘Simsimi’ which interacts with users using foul language is becoming popular. The program is similar to other chatting […]
