Tag: culture
Ayutthaya ruins to be promoted as night-time tourist destination
BANGKOK - The city of Ayutthaya has planned a special budget to install a lighting system at all its major ancient sites to attract...
Thailand aims to become food capital
CHANTHABURI – The government has stressed on support for agricultural sector and urged farmers to use the Pracharat cooperation scheme to make the country...
PM thanks Thais for celebrating Songkran in traditional style
BANGKOK - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has thanked the Thai people for preserving cultural values during the annual Songkran Water Festival.
Addressing the nation...
Narathiwat hosts international lion dance competition
NARATHIWAT - Narathiwat province has hosted the sixth international lion dance competition on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Chao Mae Tomo...
Lively atmosphere at Phi Ta Khon festival in Loei
LOEI - The Northeastern province of Loei held the Boon Luang and Phi Ta Khon festival to preserve its beautiful local culture, and created...
Bangkok hosts International Conference on Folk Performing Arts in ASEAN
BANGKOK, 5 September 2015 (NNT) - Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn yesterday officiated at the opening ceremony of the 2015 international Conference...
Mayor focuses on economy, culture, environment, participation in 2nd term
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome called on elected city officials to concentrate on the local economy, public participation, the environment and culture in a speech...
Special Report: Bangkok receives World’s Best City Award 2012
Bangkok has for the third time in as many years been named the World’s Best City 2012 by the globally renowned travel magazine...
The Essence of Trang
The southern Thai province of Trang, tucked away on the Andaman Coast between Krabi and Satun on the Malaysian frontier, is rich in history,...
Culture Ministry holds flood rehabilitation fair in Chonburi
CHONBURI, 10 February 2012 – The Culture and Commerce Ministries are holding a fair to help flood-affected entrepreneurs sell their products in stocks. ...
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Ten weird predictions about Pattaya in 2025
January. The first farang-Thai gay couple appears at the Pattaya registration center to obtain their marriage license, only to be turned down by the...
Drunk foreign woman causes chaos at Pattaya hotel, citizen helps capture her
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign woman in a heavily intoxicated state caused a scene at a hotel on Pattaya Beach Road, breaking a glass...
Pattaya police force ready for action during Christmas and New Year celebrations
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pol. Gen. Yingyoth Thepjamnong, Commander of Police Region 2, along with City Mayor Poramet Ngampichet, local officials, conducted a readiness inspection...
Traffic Closure on Pattaya Beach Road for 2025 Pattaya Countdown Celebration
PATTAYA, Thailand – To accommodate the influx of tourists for the Pattaya Countdown 2025, traffic on Pattaya Beach Road will be closed on December...
Belgian elderly tourist attacked and robbed by teenagers on Christmas night in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police Lieutenant Colonel Wuttikorn Plodpong, Deputy Investigator of Pattaya City Police Station, received a report of an elderly foreign tourist being...