Four Chiang Mai waterfalls closed after heavy rain
CHIANG MAI – Four waterfalls in two national parks in Chiang Mai have been closed to tourists after heavy rain and subsequent run-off made the areas too dangerous for visitors. The waterfalls are in Doi Inthanon National Park and Doi Suthep-Pui National Park. Pornthep Charoensuebsakul, chief of Doi Inthanon National Park in Chom Thong district, […]
New wave of high-spending Russian tourists roll to Phuket
A resurgence in the number of Russian tourists coming to Phuket has piqued hopes for a Russian revival pumping much-needed life-blood back into the country’s critical tourism industry. Fueling interest in the revitalized tourist market are more than six consecutive months of over 20 percent growth in the number of arrivals from Russia, and the […]
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 […]
Thailand assures no spread of Zika virus in the country
Thailand yesterday assures international communities that the contagious Zika virus did not spread in the country, but concentrated only in certain areas where the disease could be contained with its efficient implementation of intensive measures against the virus. The assurance was given by the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Sek Wanna-methee yesterday following recent disclosure by the website […]
Thai Public Health Ministry opens travel medicine clinics in 9 major cities
BANGKOK, 5 September 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has opened nine travel medicine clinics in major cities to prevent diseases and health hazards commonly caused from traveling. The clinics offers counseling and health care services before and after travel, including vaccination, medical check-ups, issuing health certificates and offer treatments of common diseases […]
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