Budget carrier AirAsia has announced the launch of a direct flight link between two of its long-standing destinations. Effective 8 January 2018, travellers will be able to fly between the Thai island of Phuket and Macau, China without having to transit in Bangkok.
The Airports of Thailand authority has set up information points at Bangkok’s two airports for mourners attending cremation rites for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The AoT booths at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports open today and will be open through until the 31 October.
A director with the Cambodian Interior Ministry has confirmed new rules apply to foreigners applying for long-stay visas. Sok Veasna told the Phnom Penh Post earlier this month that people who apply for long-term business visas would now have to show work permits.
Thailand’s Meteorological Department has issued a bulletin stating that the current heavy rainfall is expected to last until the weekend. The department’s seven-day forecast issued late Monday stated that scattered but heavy rainstorms are expected to lash all regions of the country until Friday.
People living along the upper regions of Vietnam’s long eastern seaboard were bracing themselves for the arrival of Typhoon Khanun yesterday. Meteorologists said the Category 1 typhoon would likely make landfall in North Vietnam late yesterday or today.
A Hua Hin council spokesperson has told reporters fines for smoking on beaches here should be far lower than those proposed by Thai environmental agencies. Jirawat Phramanee stated that a THB2,000 fine was a reasonable penalty for any person caught smoking on the beach.
An official period of mourning ahead of the funeral rites for Thailand’s late king began on Friday and will continue through to the 29 October. The actual cremation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej is scheduled for the evening of the 26 October.
People in Bangkok woke up to flooded streets and a plea from city authorities to stay home on Saturday morning. Heavy rain lashed the Thai capital from midnight on Friday to almost dawn on Saturday and caused flooding on more than 50 streets.
Thailand’s Transport Ministry has issued an announcement saying buses in central Bangkok will be rerouted this weekend. The change affects all bus routes which pass close to the city’s Sanam Luang Park and the Grand Palace for the two days.
Thai authorities say provinces in the central regions of the country to the north of Bangkok should brace themselves for more flooding. Heavy rainfall in the north of the country at the back end of the rainy season has filled reservoirs to the max and there is nowhere for floodwaters to go but south to the Gulf of Thailand.
Days of heavy rainfall has triggered flash flooding in several districts of Thailand’s northern provinces. Video footage posted on social media this morning shows floodwaters washing away motorcycles in the Hang Dong region of Chiang Mai.
City authorities in Hanoi say a new Sky Train line scheduled for live tests this month has been delayed yet again. Contractors say sections of track and side safety fences are still not complete and the reason is there are not enough funds available to do the work.
Thailand’s government has announced that smoking will be prohibited on the nation’s main beaches. The ban is set to come into effect on 1 November and will apply to beaches in locations such as Phuket, Phang Nga, Songkhla, Hua Hin, Cha Am, Pattaya and Jomtien.
Friday the 13 October is one of three public holidays in Thailand over the next two weeks. King Bhumibol Memorial Day marks the first anniversary of the passing of Thailand’s revered monarch.
A Chinese urban rail company has released the plans for a monorail connecting Phnom Penh Airport to the downtown zone. China Sky Railway Group’s representatives say the 10km-long line will terminate at the Royal Palace near Sisowath Quay.
The National Symphony Orchestra of Lithuania is scheduled to give a live performance in Bangkok on Saturday. This highly acclaimed orchestra will be playing at the Thailand Cultural Centre in the Huai Kwang area of the city at 19:30.
A river ferry service designed to alleviate ever-worsening traffic conditions in Yangon officially launched on Friday. The water-buses link the northern zone of Insein with Bohtataung and run at 20-minute frequencies between 06:00 and 18:30.
AirAsia recently announced the inauguration of a direct flight route which will link Ho Chi Minh City and Manila. The flights will begin next month and operate three times weekly in each direction.
A spokesperson for Cambodia’s transport-minister says the official ceremony to mark the opening of a rail link to Thailand is likely to take place in early 2018. The rail line will eventually connect the capital cities of the two nations, Phnom Penh and Bangkok.
Acclaimed US pop balladeer Michael Bolton will be playing live at Bangkok’s CentralWorld Shopping and Lifestyle Mall next month. The singer’s Thai concert is a part of the Subaru sponsored five-date Asian Dream Tour in search of new pop talent.