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A town full of history
It felt as if my eyes and skin were on fire while walking down the new 150m-long skywalk in the sweltering midday sun. It was due to my late arrival in Kanchanaburi, but I decided to stick to my original plan. At least I was rewarded with stunning views of the confluence of the Khwae Yai, Khwae Noi and Mae Klong rivers, set against a backdrop of lush hilly environment and old city walls.
Koh Samui evolves to cater for Gen Z, digital nomads
Hong Kong's favourite Thai getaway island - three-and-a-half-hours away once Bangkok Airways' direct flights restart on July 1 - has taken advantage of the tourism hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to up its game, revamping infrastructure and reimagining its holiday attractions.
Celebrate Wellness Day with Dusit Thani Hua Hin
In celebration of Global Wellness Day on June 10, Devarana Wellness at Dusit Thani Hua Hin resort is hosting a three-day wellness festival titled "Well Fest: A Weekend Of Wellbeing By The Sea", featuring a wide range of mindful and meaningful activities held in the resort's beautiful grounds by the beach.
Thailand hopes for major splash in tourism during Songkran
Hordes of revelers tote colorful water guns as Thailand kicks off its exuberant three-day Songkran festival at full blast for the first time since 2019, hoping for a significant boost in tourism after the industry was devastated by coronavirus travel restrictions
With high hopes, Thailand welcomes Chinese tourists' return
Three Cabinet ministers have welcomed Chinese tourists with flowers and gifts as they arrived at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after China relaxed travel restrictions
Thailand drops registration for visitors, outdoor mask rule
Thailand is lifting a pre-arrival registration requirement for foreign visitors that was seen as onerous and a drag on the recovery for a tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic
Thailand makes marijuana legal, but smoking discouraged
It’s now legal to cultivate and possess marijuana in Thailand, but the country still discourages smoking pot and getting high
UN labor group says 1.6M jobs lost in Myanmar in 2021
The International Labor Organization says about 1.6 million jobs were lost in Myanmar in 2021, with women suffering the biggest setbacks as work in factories, tourism and construction dwindled amid the pandemic and a military takeover
Thailand reimposes quarantine as concerns grow over omicron
Thailand has decided to immediately reimpose a mandatory quarantine for visitors and suspend a “test-and-go” scheme for fully vaccinated arrivals as concerns grow over the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus
FAO: Virus hits Asian food security, as millions go hungry
A United Nations report says the prolonged pandemic and surging prices are undermining food security for millions of people in Asia