Thursday, February 28, 2008
The government’s programme to promote renewable energy will drive the demand for solar energy to 250 megawatts in 2010 from just six MW in 2003, reports The Bangkok Post (February 7). Currently, renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydropower and biomass represent less than a 1% share of fuel used in electricity generation, despite [...]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Old City location for first of new brand
The Thai property development company Tanayong has appointed newly established InVistion Hospitality to create their new boutique hotel brand, U Hotels and Resorts. 10 hotels and resorts will be developed within the next 5 years in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Each property will have no more than 100 [...]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Revised 2008 targets set – optimism rules
New Thai tourism and sports minister, Weerasak Kowsurat, plans to boost the revenue from this year’s targeted 15.9 million foreign visitors to 800 billion baht, instead of the 600 billion baht target recently announced by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Reports also said Mr. Weerasak, 43, who has a [...]
Two weeks ago almost 70% of eligible voters turned out to exercise their rights in the country’s first general election following the September 19, 2006 military coup, which ousted former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
The People’s Power Party (PPP), that rose from the ashes of Thaksin’s Thai Rak Thai party were the winners, with 48% of [...]
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
For the first time in the country’s history, a large number of State Railway of Thailand (SRT) employees have begun a strike that have disrupted train services to many destinations across the country.
The train services to key cities like Chiang Mai and Ubon Ratchathani were now suspended.
It is likely that the suspended services will continue [...]
Thai Airasia has rolled out its first new aircraft, an Airbus A320 jetliner, signaling its determination to win a larger share of the region’s budget travelers, and the company plans also to open new domestic and international routes in the coming year.
The new aircraft A320 flew from Bangkok to the northern province of Chiang Mai [...]
“Backpackers are intellectual tourists. They are adventurous, generally well behaved and I regard each of them as seeking a better understanding of our culture. Why don’t we welcome them? They are decent people and they will come back again and again.”
After many months of different messages from the government, some indicating that Thailand is now [...]
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Two elephants at Chiang Mai’s Night Safari died last month, while three others have fallen ill due to bad digestion resulting from eating the wrong kind of grass, resident veterinarians said Tuesday.
Suphoj Maythaphirat, a senior official, said Night Safari animal keepers were partly at fault for not screening the feed bought from villagers, adding that [...]
