Soon you’ll have to buy National Park tickets at 7-Eleven

Soon you’ll have to buy National Park tickets at 7-Eleven

Thinking of visiting a national park sometime soon? Better plan in advance and buy your tickets at 7-Eleven because, according to a new plan, park authorities want to control the number of people visiting the parks by making sure that they purchase tickets in advance. Officials hope that this will help them to better control […]

MahaNakhon celebrates completion and title of ‘Thailand's tallest building’ with light show

MahaNakhon celebrates completion and title of ‘Thailand’s tallest building’ with light show

MahaNakhon, the 77-story skyscraper that is the newest holder of the title of ‘Thailand’s tallest building,’ will host a light show next week to celebrate its completion. MahaNakhon, a mixed-use tower in Chong Nonsi, rises 314 meters into Bangkok’s sky. It has 77 floors and exceeds Baiyok II Tower, the formerly tallest building, by 10 […]

Save elephants: do not buy ivory

Bangkok, 28 July, 2016 – Thailand is continuing its efforts to bring an end to an illegal trade on ivory and ivory products by strengthening the nation’s legislations to be in line with the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). To create greater awareness on Thailand’s efforts to […]

BMA temporarily allows street vendors in Khao San Road

BMA temporarily allows street vendors in Khao San Road

BANGKOK, 21 August 2016 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has introduced a temporary permit for street vendors to continue their businesses on Khao San Road. Chairman of the Bangkok City Council Vallop Suwandee, chaired the meeting on Saturday to discuss the plan to bring order to the street vending business on Khao San Road, […]

Transport officials will make driver's license test harder but is it?

Transport officials will make driver’s license test harder but is it?

To curb road accidents in Thailand, the Department of Land Transport said it will make the driver’s license test for private vehicles more difficult to pass. After the World Health Organization placed Thailand in the second spot for having the deadliest roads in the world, transport officials are now looking to improve their driver’s license […]