Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday condoled the death of noted actor Suchitra Sen, who he said had “carved a special niche” in the hearts of millions of Indians with her “graceful cinematic” performances. “Ms Sen had carved a special niche in the hearts of millions of Indians through her graceful...
Raveena Tandon was recently in Krabi, Thailand, on a vacation with husband Anil Thadani and kids. While the family was exploring interesting adventure sports, they came across kayaking. Raveena was initially hesitant, but she eventually gave in and tried it for the first time. "When I saw that my son,...
Three-time Asian Tour winner Anirban Lahiri will lead a strong Indian contingent of nine golfers at the King`s Cup Golf Hua Hin starting tomorrow. Lahiri, ranked fifth on the Order of Merit, will be among a star-studded cast this week which include Scott Hend of Australia, who won three Asian...
Affluent Thai people have been wiser in taking their trips abroad by planning ahead of their journey and taking along electronic devices or new communication tools, according to the Visa Global Travel Intention Survey 2013. The survey shows that 60 percent of high-income travelers use such devices as smartphones and...
Tourists have reportedly made adjustments to their travel plans to Thailand to cope with the ongoing protests in Bangkok. After the PDRC’s big rally to immobilize Bangkok, 7 main intersections were blocked off which rendered many roads becoming inaccessible. Tourists, therefore, were forced to find detours and change their original...
Thailand has welcomed a total of 26,735,583 visitor arrivals in 2013, exceeding the year’s original target of 26.1 million and representing a 19.6 per cent increase over the 22,353,903 international tourists in 2012. Mr. Thawatchai Arunyik, Governor of TAT said, “This achievement brings much joy to Thailand and the country’s...
\ Suvarnabhumi Airport has announced Availability of Public Transportation at Suvarnabhumi Airport Guidelines during the political protest. The ongoing political protest in many areas and the planned closure of many roads in Bangkok may affect your planned route or mode of transportation, Suvarnabhumi Airport would like to advise passengers to...
Over 6,000 taxis at Suvarnabhumi Airport will provide 24-hour service to passengers in Bangkok during the PDRC rally, and they will carry orange stickers on windscreens, both back and front, for easy notice to passengers. Coordinator of the Public Taxi Drivers Group at Suvarnabhumi airport, Pathavee Meeraj said orange stickers...
Amidst the freezing cold weather, people of North India are all geared up to celebrate the long-awaited bonfire festival 'Lohri' on Monday, January 13, 2014. People celebrate the harvest festival 'Lohri' by lighting bonfire outside their house in the evening. People offer prayers to the fire and throw puffed rice,...
To help ease the problems caused by the anti-government protesters, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has changed the courses of its 137 bus service routes. According to Nares Boonpiam, acting director of the BMTA, service routes have been remapped to ensure conveniences for the more than 850,000 commuters who...
