Ogres take to the skies
Tourism-promoting ogre characters have taken to the skies to not only encourage Thai people to tour their motherland but also inspire foreigners to visit the country. Disputes whether it was appropriate to show the ogres, or yak in Thai, travelling in a van and on a multi-rider bicycle or cooking coconut cream cakes, were now irrelevant as […]
Swords and skewers at Phuket’s vegetarian festival
PHUKET – Swords, axe handles, kebab skewers and even a model boat were among the bizarre array of objects pushed through devotees’ cheeks on Sunday as Phuket’s gruesome vegetarian festival got under way. Many Chinese communities across Southeast Asia go vegetarian this week for the annual Taoist “Nine Emperor Gods” festival but few do […]
Government to expand “must-see” markets as tourism spots
The government has been successful in setting up “must-see” (tong chom) markets for local people to sell products with local characteristics and is planning to ask the Tourism Authority of Thailand to promote them as new tourist attractions, government spokesman Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Sunday. He said the Commerce Ministry had set up […]
The ‘silk road’ leads tourists to Buri Ram
Thais and foreigners are being drawn to a remote border village to experience the rural lifestyle and to learn how to weave in an ancient, traditional style Residents of secluded Ban Sanuan Nok on the Thai-Cambodian border have earned an enviable reputation for their silk cloth. Their silkworms are fed locally grown mulberry leaves before […]
‘White Temple’ to charge foreigners an entry fee
CHIANG RAI – Wat Rong Khun, better known as the White Temple, will charge foreigners an admission fee from Oct 1 onwards. Entry will remain free for Thais, local media reported on Thursday. Renowned national artist and creator of the temple Chalermchai Kositpipat said he had never before collected a fee from Thai or foreign […]
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