New routes have been launched connecting Thailand’s second largest city Chiang Mai and the major Asian cities of Macau and Hong Kong. Hong Kong carrier, Dragonair, has announced it will commence flights to the popular northern tourist destination in July. Thai AirAsia will begin services between Chiang Mai and Macau starting in late May. Hong [...]

The EU has agreed to suspend all sanctions against Myanmar following last month’s free elections.  The European Nations agreed to lift all trade sanctions for a year, with the exception of an arms embargo that would remain. One diplomat said that lifting the sanctions for the 12-month period would give the EU time to assess [...]

Thailand’s national parliament was interrupted when pornographic images of a nude woman flashed on screens throughout the building while a debate was in progress. Members of Parliament were treated to a close up pic of a young woman striking a provocative pose. The racy images featured in between video footage of an ongoing debate on [...]

A report has revealed that 40% of Asia’s medical tourism takes place in Thailand. Thailand has long been considered a favourite for many to go under the knife for surgical procedures for its specialised medical treatments and relatively cheap price tag. The nation has become a hub for medical tourism, now possessing more than four percent [...]

Thai tourism officials are currently examining the option of building a second airport at the resort island of Koh Samui in the gulf of Thailand. At present, the island is served by one airport, Samui International Airport (USM) which is wholly owned by the country’s largest private carrier, Bangkok Airways. Bangkok Airways owns Samui International [...]

The resort island of Phuket was shaken by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Sumatra. The quake rattled the island at roughly 5pm local time with seismologists saying that its epicentre was situated at around the same location in the Indian Ocean as the one that occurred last week. Phuket was shaken [...]

All around Thailand, both travellers and locals have joined in what is the world’s largest water fight to celebrate Songkran – Thailand’s traditional New Year celebrations. Chiang Mai Thailand’s PM Yingluck Shinawatra with her husband, Annusorn Amornchat and family in Chiang Mai. To celebrate the start to the Thai year of 2555, Prime Minister Yingluck [...]

Tourists have returned to the beaches of southern Thailand less than a week after a major tsunami scare throughout the region. An earthquake underneath the Indian Ocean measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale sent panic throughout many popular Thai resorts situated on the coast of the Andaman Sea.  The warning brought back memories of the [...]

Police are worried about the rising number of drug dealers from Iran and West Africa selling methamphetamines in Thailand. According to a spokesman from the nation’s Narcotics Control Board, foreign drug dealers are selling illicit substances at a cheaper rate and targeting younger individuals who earn a lower-income. Narong Rattananukul, the board’s deputy secretary-general, said [...]

A transvestite was arrested during Songkran festivities in Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, for putting on a lewd act. 19-year-old Sarawut Suparb was yesterday charged with indecent exposure after it is alleged he was dancing provocatively in the streets.   Police say that he took his top off and revealed his breasts in a prominent area of [...]