Tag: New Zealand
Thailand thriving as filming location
BANGKOK, 21 February 2012 – The Department of Tourism has indicated that Thailand has become a popular filming location among movie makers, with...
MFA: 14 countries have issued travel warning on Thailand
BANGKOK, 16 February 2012 – Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has disclosed that a total of 14 countries have now issued travel warnings on...
Government plans to drive 2012 Thai economic growth to 5%: PM
BANGKOK, Feb 1 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday that she is confident that the country's strong fundamentals would enable...
FIRST SUPERMODEL OF ASIA PACIFIC 2011 CONTEST TO BE HELD IN...
Bangkok, September 7, 2011 — Supermodels from 30 Asia-Pacific countries will participate in the region’s first International Supermodel Contest to be organised in Thailand...
THAILAND TO HOST 2011 THAILAND BARTENDER CHAMPIONSHIP AND ASEAN BARTENDER CHAMPIONSHIP...
Bangkok, August 31, 2011 — Thailand will be hosting two bartender championships in September 2011 – the Thailand Bartender Championship 2011 organized by the...
Ex-Syrian commando arrested for killing Kiwi head of World Croquet Federation
A former Syrian commando has confessed to the fatal stabbing of the New Zealand president of the World Croquet Federation in his Jomtien...
Police arrest Syrian killer of New Zealand Man
On Saturday the 27th of August the local and National press attended Pattaya police station to record a re-enactment and arrest of the suspected...
ASEAN to invite US, Russia to join ASEAN+6
BANGKOK, 5 August 2011 – ASEAN has invited the US and Russia to join its ASEAN+6 trade and economic cooperation meetings in a...
Centuries old hilltribe lifestyle about to change
A way of life; recorded through photographs. This has been Kees Sprenger’s primary activity since 2002 and he shared it with the members...
Supercar Thailand Leg 3 at Bira
On July the 18th at the Bira International Circuit the third leg of the Supercar Thailand for Her Majesty the Queen Sirikit Trophy...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
The dilemmas of Thai visa agencies assisting foreigners with their immigration problems
It’s not only Thailand. Visa agents have held a prominent place throughout south east Asia for at least 30 years. Even today it is...
No sign of Thailand’s Schengen visa
WEEKEND EDITORIAL
Thailand has long been the key promoter of the “six countries one destination plan” which would allow international tourists entry to all after...
Two Thai women harassed by Indian men, fistfight breaks out on Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – A chaotic scene unfolded on Pattaya Beach when two Thai women were harassed by two Indian men, leading to a physical...
Free visa policy boosts Pattaya tourism, but experts warn of potential risks
PATTAYA, Thailand – The free visa policy for tourists visiting Pattaya and other parts of Thailand has been a topic of considerable discussion. According...