WITH its idyllic beaches and vibrant city life, Thailand has everything a traveller wants in a holiday. Here we take you through the best time to visit this incredible country, plus how to get the best deal. 3 Thailand is considered a dream holidayCredit: Alamy Thailand is considered by many to be the vacation of … Read more
Speaking to audiences in Singapore at a special screening of the movie in June, How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies director Pat Boonnitipat said that the film’s success took him by surprise. “People were telling me that the movie, which is about a traditional Chinese family, will naturally do well in a Mandarin-speaking country. But … Read more
A BRITISH woman has been found dead with her boyfriend in a Thai hotel room after taking a lethal cocktail of drugs. Rebecca Turner’s mum is now pleading with party-goers after the 36-year-old and partner Sam Melnick died in Bangkok earlier this year. 6 Rebecca Turner died after taking a cocktail of drugs in ThailandCredit: … Read more
In both Hinduism and Buddhism, the snake or Naga, Sanskrit for “serpent”, is often depicted as a divine or semidivine being with spiritual and physical powers. In Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Cambodia, with Theravada Buddhism in their cultures, Naga is considered an auspicious creature, one that brings protection and blessings, and can … Read more
GIVEN how peaceful Malaysia is and the good relations the nation has with its neighbours, it is always alarming to hear any news that shots have been fired across the border. As such, any news claiming this would go viral quickly. It was claimed recently in a viral video that two Thai nationals fired shots … Read more
A BRITISH tourist has died in Thailand after attending a Full Moon Party. The 37-year-old had reportedly downed cheap shots before trying to find his way home from the raucous beach event on the island of Koh Phangan. 3 A British tourist has died after attending a Full Moon Party in ThailandCredit: Getty 3 A … Read more
“THAI people like seafood,” my tour guide Tim says, lifting the lid on a box of bao buns steamed by the side of the road. “And what is seafood?” she asks. “It’s food that you can see!”. 5 British Airways has seen a huge uptick in bookings since it relaunched flights to Bangkok in OctoberCredit: … Read more
BANGKOK: Authorities in Thailand have arrested two men following a bomb blast at a festival near the border with Myanmar that killed three people and wounded dozens, police said on Saturday (Dec 14). An improvised explosive device went off on a dance floor at a festival in Umphang district in Thailand’s northern Tak province on Friday … Read more
BANGKOK: Thailand expects to implement a global minimum corporate tax of 15 per cent on multinational companies from January 2025, its finance minister said on Friday (Dec 13). The government will urgently issue a law on the tax collection, Pichai Chunhavajira said on a local television programme. Pichai’s comments came after a Reuters report that … Read more
Orrapan Botthaisong lives 8,000 miles away from her parents in Thailand. She moved to Denver by herself 14 years ago to get her MBA from the University of Denver, and decided afterward that because she loves food, the business she wanted to open was a restaurant. That happened in 2022 with La Mai Thai Kitchen, … Read more
