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'No more closures, please'
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/01/2022
» Ten year-old Kaemsai Simasan's smile faded away when she learned from her mother that she can't yet return to her class after New Year. The school is still closed as parents are worried about infections from the Omicron variant.
Driving towards disaster
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/03/2021
» Starting April 1, the maximum speed limit on highways will change from 90km per hour to 120km per hour. The new policy by Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob is not only sending a confusing signal to drivers but is also raising the need for an urgent debate about road safety.
Top destination
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/01/2019
» Bangkok is ranked 21st in the Global Destination Sustainability Index.
Empty promises, shallow projects
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/12/2018
» Since tourism is the rising economic star of the country, it is no surprise to see the Community Development Department of the Interior Ministry jump on the tourism bandwagon. It officially launched the Otop Nawatwithi project nationwide in June to promote tourism in 3,273 Otop communities or villages that have products certified as One Tambon One Product (Otop) by the department.
Mekong tourism
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 21/06/2018
» The Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand will host the Mekong Tourism Forum 2018 in Nakhon Phanom next week.
The sun always rises
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/01/2018
» Wandee Khunchornyakong always wakes up around 5am. As chairperson and CEO of Solar Power Company Group (SPCG), she likes to start her day at the top floor of the new 10-storey headquarters in Thong Lor when the Sun rises. Her working day ends late. She goes to bed at midnight. Hard work is her routine, which she has kept from a young age. Born under the sign of the dog, she turns 60 this year, but retirement is not part of the plan.
Thailand visitor increase
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/12/2017
» As of the third week of December, Thailand has welcomed more than 34 million visitors this year, up from 32.6 million last year. The target is 35 million by the end of this year, or 7% more.
Experiencing local ways of life
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/10/2017
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has joined hands with the United Nations Development Programme to introduce "Following The Path Of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej" for the Sustainable Tourism Project. The project covers an initial four areas. They are the riverfront Chanthabun community in Chanthaburi, Ban Pong-Huai Lan in Chiang Mai, villages along the royally-initiated Nong Yai mangrove forest in Chumphon and Ban Nong San in Sakhon Nakhon.
Our Latin neighbours
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/05/2017
» Two countries that receive a large number of tourists every year, Mexico and Thailand will tighten their relationship in tourism, particularly in the medical tourism segment, said María Teresa Solis, Mexico's vice-minister of tourism, on her recent visit to Bangkok.