Phuket airport to open new terminal on 16 Sep

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 […]

Four Chiang Mai waterfalls closed after heavy rain

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

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

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 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 […]