Thai Travel News

In this undated photo, a tessakit inspects broken sidewalks in Bangkok. Photo: Matichon   BANGKOK —  City Hall on Tuesday pledged to fix broken sidewalks across five districts in southern Bangkok, an issue city planners blamed on street vendors writes Khaosodenglish.com Wanchai Thanomsak, director of city planning at Bangkok city hall,...

Today you need to be 20 to buy cigarettes Credit to Bangkok Post News Website A sign is put up at the entrance to Wat Samian Naree in Bangkok to designate a space for smokers as the latest amendment to the tobacco control law goes into effect. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)...

Bangkok Observation Tower to be finished and open to visitors in 3 years Credit to Thai PBS English News         Construction of the 4.6 billion baht Bangkok Observation Tower will be finished and open to visitors in three years. Assurance of the completion of the project which is set to be...

Bangkok Weekenders Welcome Latest Hangout ‘Changchui’ Credit to Khaosod English News BANGKOK — Crowds flocked to Bangkok’s latest art and creative space Changchui on its first weekend. Distance did not seem to be able to stop Bangkokians from traveling far from the heart of the capital to Bang Phlat district as...

Tourists warned against jellyfish while swimming in Pattaya By Thai PBS Reporters         Tourists in Pattaya have been warned to take extra caution when swimming in the sea on the Chom Thien beach due to the presence of millions of mini jellyfish in the sea. Huge amount...

Nok Cabin Crew Gives ‘Toxic’ Welcome to Britney Spears Credit to Khaosod English News BANGKOK — A day after American pop singer Britney Spears touched down in Bangkok, a cover of her hit “Toxic” by four fetching Thai flight attendants was posted online to celebrate her arrival. To welcome the millennial...

Government to meet EIT to discuss Thai-Chinese train project on Monday Credit to Thai PBS Reporters         The government will hold a discussion with the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) on Monday after the former’s invocation of Section 44 of the interim Constitution to speed up the...

LumyaiGate: Teen’s Golden Hot Pants Overheat Culture Wars Credit to Khao Sod English News Loke Maeng Dudjrit page compared the cultural double-standard between “high-class” ballet and “low-class” luk thung. Image: Loke Maeng Dudjrit / Facebook   BANGKOK — After the prime minister became preoccupied with a teen luk thung singer’s...