As Thais stray from the true path of Buddhism, a Vietnamese monk sheds light on achieving peace and enlightenment
The message of the Most Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, world-famous Zen master, seems like a quiet whisper amid the current clamour for Jatukam Ramathep amulets among Thais.
But if you listen attentively, you’ll find his teaching is very [...]
The Thailand Tourism Festival 2007 (TTF 2007), the annual travel and tourism showcase event targetting Thai and expatriate residents, will be held during 7-10 June, 2007, at the Challenger Hall 1-2, Impact Muang Thong Thani Exhibition Centre between 1000-2100 hrs.
This event will be held in conjunction with the Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2007 for international [...]
The Amazing Thailand Grand Sale, Thailand’s annual three-month shopping extravaganza, is all set to go from 1 June until 31 August, bigger and brighter than ever.
The sale is packed with world-class shopping, a diverse selection of quality products and services, special discounts of 10-70%, and promotional offers by participating department stores, shopping complexes and retail [...]
Tiger Airways, Singapore’s low fare airline, celebrates the start of the June holidays by offering more travel value to its customers with a great 2-for-1 travel deal. Simply book between 28May – 3June 2007 to enjoy a free seat for every seat booked! It’s the best time to travel with a mate to enjoy half [...]
Liverpool legends Ian Rush and John Barnes are on their way to Thailand to play in the Tesco Lotus Bangkok Masters Tournament at Dhepatsadin Stadium on June 2 and 3.
The tournament, organised by the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT), has attracted 24 teams from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and [...]
Let’s face it. It has been ages since adjectives like “sleepy” or “charming” have been attached to Chiang Mai. For years, Thailand’s second city has been grappling with the same environmental problems as Bangkok (explosive population growth, unsightly sprawl, heavily polluted air and incessant traffic) with little of the capital’s cosmopolitan sheen to compensate—except, that [...]
A senior archaeologist today expressed concern that the much-revered and loved Doi Suthep Pagoda could collapse if a powerful earthquake occurs before the project to reinforce it is complete.
Sahawat Naenna, director of the Chiang Mai-based Office of Archaeology and National Museums, said the reinforcement had not started yet.
He said so far the design for the [...]
ike hotels has taken over the management of two hotels in Thailand, the Ban Sabai Sunset Beach in Koh Samui and Ban Sabai Village in Chiang Mai.
The owner of both Ban Sabai properties, Mr. Matthias Froelich said, “With this move we expect to get greater and better marketing presence as well fine tuning our operations [...]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter Scale, rocked mainland Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle region, from its epicentre in an little populated area of Laos, sending tremblors across Thailand’s northern provinces , according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was felt as far away as the Thai capital of Bangkok. There were [...]
Air Bagan, established in 2004 and one of three private airlines in military-ruled Myanmar, flew its maiden international flight to Bangkok on Tuesday.
An airline official has said “two Airbus A310’s bought from China last year will be used on the daily flight between Yangon and Bangkok”.
There are further plans to purchase two A320s to expand [...]
