Thai Festivals, Illuminated Boats, Reopened National Parks Light Up October
With coronavirus restrictions easing and domestic tourism restarting, festivals and events are being scheduled across the country. National parks also are reopening in the...
Photo View: Visit Thailand’s Pavilion at Dubai’s World Expo 2021
The Thailand Pavilion at Dubai’s World Expo is one of the top destinations among visitors, having welcomed a large number of people since it...
Thailand Dumps ‘Safe Countries’ List; Sandboxes Now Open to Travelers Worldwide
Thailand finally has ditched its list of “safe” countries from where it will accept fully vaccinated travelers for the Phuket, Surat Thani, Phang-Nga, and...
Only Fully Vaxed, Negative-Testing Mask-Wearers Allowed at Loei’s Phu Kradueng National...
Phu Kradueng, a popular tourist destination in Loei Province, reopened to visitors this weekend after having been closed for a long period due to...
Mekong Dams Inflicting Untold Damage on N. Thailand Wildlife
Otters, fish and birds along the Ing and Ruak rivers face threats from hydropower dams on the Mekong, but understanding is lacking of the true impacts on the ecology of these Mekong tributaries
TAT, Thai Navy to Stress Marine Safety, Conservation to Push Sustainable...
The Tourism Authority of Thailand and Royal Thai Navy will promote marine safety and conservation of marine natural resources to fuure tourists to further...
Phuket Restaurants Get OK to Sell Alcohol Again
After openly defying the island’s alcohol ban and being raided by police, restaurants in Phuket can resume sellng booze on Oct. 1. Bars, nightclubs, pubs,...
Khon Kaen Zoo debuts albino barking deer cub
Khon Kaen Zoo has welcomed the latest member of the zoo’s animal family, with a newborn albino barking deer now ready to be admired...
Subsidized Travel Programs for Thais Resume in Oct.
The Cabinet has endorsed a third phase of the “We Travel Together” hotel-subsidy scheme and people can exercise their right to the subsidy in...
Campers Return to Phitsanulok’s Phu Hin Rong Kla
The first tourists since travel restrictions were relaxed returned to Phitsanulok’s Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park for camping excursions. Closed for two months, Phu...
Bangkok’s Good Shepherd Sisters Get Fundraising Support from Australian Group
Missionary organizations in Australia has launched a donation campaign to support Catholic nuns serving poor, disadvantaged children in Thailand. The Pontifical Mission Societies, an umbrella...
Lisa ❤️ Pork Balls; So Now All Thais Do Too
The popularity of Thailand’s No. 1 K-Pop export Lalisa “Lisa” Manobal is driving demand for her music, traditional headdresses and pork balls. Customers this weekend...
Thailand Takes Step Toward Carbon-Neutral Tourism; Aims for Net Zero Emissions
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to drive Thailand towards zero-emission tourism with seven partner public and private organizations. The...
UNESCO Lists Chiang Mai’s Doi Chiang Dao as Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO is preparing to announce that Thailand’s Doi Chiang Dao, part of a karst geological mountain range in Chiang Mai Province, will be designate...
Koh Samui Ranked World’s 7th Best Island by Travel+Leisure Mag
Travel+Leisure magazine ranked Koh Samui as the world’s seventh-best island and the second-best in Asia in its 2021 survey. The votes for the “World’s Best...
Rising Chao Phraya Prompts Flood Warnings
The Royal Irrigation Department warns of the rising level of the Chao Phraya River due to heavy downpours in the upper part of the...
Thai Films Enjoying Best Year Ever Abroad, But Remain Unseen at...
With cinemas closed since April, Thai movie lovers have been deprived of perhaps the greatest crop of homemade films ever
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WATCH: ‘Lalisa’ Video Hits 64 Million Views in 20 Hours, Giving...
Blackpink's Lisa sets Thai hearts aflutter by appearing in 1st solo video wearing an hand-made traditional Thai silk dress
Thailand Jumps 2 Places to 7th in World’s Best Heritage Rankings
Thailand rose to seventh place in the 2021 Best Countries Heritage ranking, moving up two spots from 2020 to be the only Southeast Asian...
Humorless MPs Tell Wise-Cracking Monks to Cut Livestream Humor 30%
Laughter may be the best medicine, but, in Thailand, it apparently has no place in religion. So says conservative zealots on the House religions, arts...
Scuba Divers, Navy Remove 550kg of Fishing Nets from S. Thailand...
Scuba diving volunteers and the Royal Thai Navy removed about 550 kilograms of fishing nets from coral reefs off the Koh Kra islands in...
Sa Kaeo’s Pang Sida National Park Reopens
The Pang Sida National Park in Sa Kaeo reopened Monday with visitors limited to 700 a day. Park chief Booncherd Charoensuk said that after having...
Phuket to Allow Fully Vaxed Domestic Tourists from Sept. 8
Those who plan to stay a week or more must pay for Covid-19 test on Day 5.
Thailand Legalizes Kratom, Sets Free 1,038 Jailed Users
The use and sales of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) leaves were legalized in Thailand Tuesday setting free 1,038 prison inmates jailed earlier for previous use...
Thailand Reopens 60 National Parks
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has reopened 60 of its 155 national parks nationwide from this month with more to...