Discount airline AirAsia has launched special fares to lift Thailand’s tourism industry in the wake of the bloody political clashes in Bangkok that prompted the Australian government to warn travellers to avoid the capital. AirAsia is offering a limited number of free flights from Bali to Bangkok, and $10 fares from Kuala Lumpur to the […]
Kuala Lumpur – A group of suspected pirates shot and killed a Thai fisherman in waters off Malaysia’s northern state of Penang, official news reports said Monday. The victim, Aung Sirichai, 24, was fishing with four other people late Sunday when a small boat with seven men approached them. “One of the men fired four […]
Cool music to beat summer heat The grand Pattaya Music Festival is back in town to entertain music lovers. This is an unrivalled opportunity to enjoy a weekend of listening and dancing to beautiful music performed by more than 100 musicians. Fun awaits everyone, on March. According to Pattaya’s city hall it was revived to […]
March 10 (Bloomberg) — Thailand kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a seventh meeting, refraining from following neighbor Malaysia in raising borrowing costs as political protests threaten the nation’s economic recovery. The government plans to invoke the Internal Security Act to control anti-government protests this weekend, amid concerns political unrest will hurt an economy […]
Suspended Army officer Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol announced Saturday that he is a leader of the red-shirt movement and is training the movement’s fighters for fighting against the military. He called a radio programme to say that he had not escaped into Malaysia but he went to Hat Yai on Thursday to train the red-shirt […]
Bombs, guns greet Abhisit, Najib The Malaysian and Thai prime ministers made a historic joint visit Wednesday to Thailand’s restive south where a bloody separatist insurgency has left more than 4,000 dead. Security was tight for the trip after a spike in deadly bombings and shootings that has left 10 people dead since Monday, underscoring […]
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shunawatra confirmed this week that he spent the night in Malaysia.
Residents of Udon Thani, which is located in the north of Thailand near the city of Chiang
Mai tuned into FM 97.5 Udon Lovers community radio station to…
The hub of Songkhla province in Thailand’s deep south, Hat Yai, has embarked on a 200 million baht spending spree to greatly enhance its tourist attractions. Despite the ongoing tensions in this region of Thailand, Hat Yai is generally quite safe, es…
