Phuket airport to open new terminal on 16 Sep
PHUKET, 13 September 2016 (NNT) – Phuket International Airport will be unveiling its brand new international passenger terminal on 16 September, effectively increasing the airport’s annual passenger capacity to 12.5 million. Phuket International Airport General Manager Monrudee Gettuphan has said regarding the readiness of the airport’s new international passenger terminal, that Prime Minister Gen Prayut […]
Use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 banned on three Thai airlines’ planes
Three Thai airlines have separately announced the ban of the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on board their airlines and in storing the phones in their check-in luggage. The ban followed announcement by manufacturer Samsung to recall all its Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after it was reported that a smartphone exploded during […]
Koh Phangan airport could open to next year to cater to full moon party revelers
If everything goes according to plan (which it probably won’t), the Koh Phangan airport could be open by the end of 2017, after being pushed back from a 2014 projected opening. The airport has been in some stage of construction for several years. But no buildings have yet been built. The 200 rai of land […]
Cycling in Sing Buri
On Sept 10-11, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s Lop Buri office, which also oversees tourism in Sing Buri, will host the “Cycling To The Town Of Heroes: Sing Buri — A Nice Place To Live” tour on a route called paying respect to and seeking blessings from the Reclinging Buddha, the Meditating Buddha and […]
Survey: Majority of Thais have tried online shopping
BANGKOK, 2 September 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce has discovered that more than half of Thai citizens have shopped online while the majority is in support of legal action against crooked vendors on the internet. Director of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office Somkiat Triratpan disclosed that an opinion poll has been conducted […]
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