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  • THAILAND

    Airport upgrades for Udon Thani, Buri Ram, Krabi

    Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 30/08/2022

    » The cabinet on Tuesday approved the take over by Airports of Thailand (AOT) of Udon Thani, Buri Ram and Krabi airports from the Department of Airports, and the 9-billion-baht expenditure to develop them.

  • THAILAND

    Krabi cops uncover memorial sculpture

    News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/03/2021

    » Krabi police have found a 100 million baht sculpture commemorating the 2004 tsunami they had forgotten they were keeping, seven years after it was quietly transferred from Bangkok.

  • LIFE

    Imagining Krabi

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/03/2020

    » There's an archaeology of narrative in Krabi, 2562, a film by Anocha Suwichakornpong and Ben Rivers currently showing in select Bangkok cinemas. Layer upon layer, stratum upon stratum, dust on dust, it gives us a glimpse of how history, legend and biography is constructed. Like playful excavators, the two filmmakers peel off the palimpsest of a place and its people, real and imagined.

  • THAILAND

    The Beach's Maya Bay on Phi Phi to shut down

    News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/03/2018

    » The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has ordered the closure of the world-class tourist site Maya Bay of Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park in Krabi province.

  • THAILAND

    Rehabilitation plan set for Maya Bay

    News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/05/2018

    » National park authorities Tuesday announced they have come up with a rehabilitation plan for famed Maya Bay in Krabi, which is to close on June 1 to allow it a brief respite from tourists.

  • THAILAND

    King's second son obtains Thai ID

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2024

    » Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second-eldest son of His Majesty the King, says he is delighted he can now call himself a Thai citizen as he recently obtained his first-ever ID card after living abroad for almost 30 years.

  • THAILAND

    Ship 'killed' whale shark

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/12/2023

    » A whale shark that was found dead in the sea of Krabi last Friday was believed to have died from wounds sustained from a ship's propeller, said a senior park official.

  • TRAVEL

    Into the sea

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/07/2022

    » As the plane continued its flight to the southern town of Trang, my travel companions and I learned that there was a 70% probability of rain during our trip, so we didn't anticipate spending time on the beach tanning. But as we landed and all we could see was a brilliant blue sky gleaming over the Andaman Sea, it seemed like we had struck lucky.

  • LIFE

    Getting soft power right

    Life, Published on 08/01/2024

    » After three months in office, the Srettha Thavisin government has raved on about populist policies in the guise of digital wallets and soft power projects that will create income to boost our declining economy. With optimism, we learned that Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party leader and head of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC), has drafted a budget of 5.1 billion baht to boost festivals and creative industries. It is welcoming news to hear this government is priortising art, music, literature, design, fashion, film, food, games, sports and festivals as essential sources for the creative economy. Where this enormous chunk of budget will come from, like digital wallets, remains to be seen.

  • THAILAND

    Maya Bay 'to reopen Jan 1'

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/11/2021

    » Maya Bay in Krabi province will probably reopen to tourists on Jan 1, with regulations in place to preserve the rehabilitated beach and bay from the ecological ruin it previously suffered, the government says.

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