A SPEED boat collision 100 meters off the southern Pattaya shore in Thailand yesterday afternoon killed two Chinese men and injured 15 others while one person remained missing. The accident happened at 12:30 p.m. near the Bali Hai Cape pier. Police officers and rescue workers rushed to the scene after a one-engine speed boat collided […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Sunday expressed its concerned that the planned anti-government rally of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) in Chiang Mai would lower the number of foreign tourist arrivals in the northern province. The red-shirt UDD planned to stage another protest when Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will visit […]
NEWARK, N.J. — A small-time actor and former children’s entertainer who was known for playing Santa Claus was sentenced Monday to nearly 20 years in prison for his role in an international sex tourism ring that preyed on young children. Wayne Nelson Corliss, whose 2008 arrest was the culmination of an international manhunt, had admitted […]
As the Royal Thai Navy prepares to develop Koh Ped into a monkey-centric tourist attraction, it has realized a messy problem needs to be solved first: garbage. The end of the rainy season has brought with it blustery northern winds and high tides that are blowing trash out of Sattahip, Jomtien and Pattaya communities into […]
Rumored having a fling after their joint performance at MTV Video Music Awards last month, they are said having a getaway to Thailand and have been photographed together in London. Speculation that Katy Perry and Russell Brand are dating is escalating yet again after both of them tweeted about holidaying in Thailand. The story, which […]
Clips ‘not intended to harm tourism industry’ Widely distributed video recordings of foreign tourists reputedly being ripped off over damage to jet skis on Phuket and other incidents have been made to damage Thailand’s tourism reputation, authorities say. The producers of the video clips – shown on British cable television and YouTube – and the […]
Long associated with debauchery and wild Full Moon parties, moves are afoot to change Koh Phangan’s image and make it a drugs-free island. Koh Phangan, long associated with wild Full Moon parties, is undergoing an image change to make the island a family destination. The monthly all-night Full Moon party on the Surat Thani island’s […]
The slump in Thailand’s tourism industry has resulted in at least 22 hotels in Bangkok worth a combined 17 billion baht being offered for sale, according to Patima Jeerapaet, managing director of the property consultant Colliers International Thailand. One of the properties on the block is valued at around 3 billion baht while the average […]
