News in Asia

The Cambodian government is considering the question of developing an area located 400 km north of the capital into a new tourist destination.

A plan to build a border wall between Thailand and Malaysia will be developed. The wall will appear in southern Songkhla province to enhance security and eliminate transnational crime.

According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transports of Cambodia there is a plan to organize a number of ports along the Mekong River which will make the delivery of agricultural products and movement of passengers easier. 

Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, a popular tourist place, will get a new covering with a hard surface.  The material to be used for the purpose is supposed to be more attractive and lasting. The news was stated by Duong Duc Tuan, chairman of the People’s Committee in Hoan Kiem District.

Thai Airways International has prohibited passengers with the waist more than 56 inches to board Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Besides, kids are not allowed to sit on the laps of their parents in business class.

In connection with the coming Songkran festival, the Thai New Year, which makes a lot of people leave their homes and join their relatives living in other regions to celebrate it or going to some tourist places, the Cabinet decided last week to cancel motorway toll fees for the period from April 11 to April 18 to ease the traffic congestion.

The new Best Western Premier Ion Delemen located amid the jungle in the hills of Pahang state, Malaysia’s picturesque Genting Highlands, will soon welcome its first guests.

The development of a new international airport which will cost US$12-billion has been proposed to the Philippine government by a consortium of Philippine investors. In addition, a commercial aerotropolis will appear. In will unite a number of cities with an airport in the centre. 

While the world was celebrating International Women’s Day various companies in different countries of the world were searching the ways to raise women and achieve gender quality. 

Tour operators in Myanmar state a 15 per cent increase of local holiday-makers who will go abroad during Thingyan in comparison with the previous year. They will visit Vietnam, Thailand and other Asian countries as well as Europe.  

Phnom Penh International Airport will be connected by a 10 kilometre rail with Monivong Boulevard railway station in the centre of the city. The opening of the route is planned for April 10. Almost everything has been practically completed except few minor tasks.

This year Vietnam is celebrating the 45th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with a number of countries, including France, Great Britain, Australia, Finland and Japan. The ties with the latter will be marked by a number of activities with the participation of thousands of people.

Thailand International Kite Festival will take place at the Army Non Commissioned Officer School at Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan on March 23-25 this year. About 100 terrific kites will be presented by 20 kite flying teams from different countries, Switzerland, Germany and France among them. 

Three new air carriers will be added this year to the existing seven in Cambodia. Cambodia Airways, KC International Airline backed by China and Thai-backed Air Siem Reap plan to join. The above mentioned companies are applying for the certificates giving permission to fly in Cambodia.

About 300 quality international buyers from over 60 countries and 300 sellers are expected to attend TTM+ 2018 – Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion – which is to take place in Pattaya and this time themed “Million Shades of Romance”.

According to the 2018 Henley Passport Index which is based on the data of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Japan and Singapore outran Germany giving visa-free access to 180 countries, while Germany comes third with 179 destinations.

The Myanmar Hotels and Tourism Law which has been in force since 1993 might be amended thanks to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. After that a home tourist programme will be real. 

The present four weekly flights of the Turkish Airlines will increase to six in the second decade of September to last till the end of October 2018. The flights will be performed by an A330-300 plane. The flights arrive at Phuket early in the morning after taking off at Istanbul in the afternoon the previous day.   

Solo, the city in Central Java Province of Indonesia, will soon have a new heritage centre, De Tjolomadoe, which will be launched on March 24. David Foster, a Canadian musician performed in its concert hall at the end of February.

Silkair has announced that their Laos flights included into the service in 2016 will be changed at the end of March this year as currently a comparatively small number of Singaporeans travel to Laos.