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...
The traffic police have expressed concerns over traffic at Lat Phrao junction and the Victory Monument where anti-government protesters will gather on Monday. Commuters are recommended to avoid the areas and use public transportation. Chief of the traffic police Pol.Maj.Gen. Chirasant Kaewsaeng-ek said the rallies at the Victory Monument and...
Transport Minister Chatchart Sittphan has announced that the Ministry of Transport will be providing updates on the transportation situation in Bangkok through the website www.mot.go.th and the hotline 1356, during the period the PDRC's attempt to paralyze Bangkok. Mr. Chatchart also expressed his belief that transportation in Bangkok will not...
Indian traders are set to export a record 4 million tonnes of basmati rice in the year to March on higher demand for the premium grade from the Middle East, bringing total sales to about 10 million for a third straight year, sources said. More supplies from India, which toppled...
Chicken egg farms in Nan province have experienced lowered production output due to reduced daylight hours caused by morning fog. According to egg farm owners in Mueang district of Nan, the thick fog in the mornings has blocked out the sunlight, which is an important stimulating factor in making the...
