The manager of Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport has blamed ever growing queues at immigration on a lack of staff. Responding to massive online criticism of the queues at the city’s second airport, Suthirawat Suwannawat said immigration could only handle a maximum of 1,000 arriving passengers an hour.
Media sources in Hua Hin say direct flights from Kula Lumpur are likely to launch before the end of 2017. Additional meetings between AirAsia and Hua Hin Airport representatives have taken place regarding an initial proposal to start up a once daily service in each direction.
Rangers in charge of Krabi’s Nopparat Thara Beach yesterday put up red flags warning beachgoers not to go swimming. The chief ranger at Nopparat Thara-Phi Phi National Park said he has instructed his team to allow swimming in specially delineated safe zones only.
A team of archaeologists working at the Angkor Archaeological Park have found a beautifully preserved statue. Apsara Authority manages the park and released a bulletin last week saying the almost two-metre antique is believed to be up to 900 years old.
The relevant agencies in Chiang Mai have staged a final public debate on the best choice for an urban rail system. Representatives from the national Office of Transport and Traffic Policy (OTP) presided over the meeting which weighed up the pros and cons of underground or overground lines.
Global air travel website flightstats.com claims Bangkok’s two airports are among the top ten in the Asia Pacific region for punctual flights. Flightstats analysts based the findings on flight arrivals and departures in June for airports in the region.
A senior official with Myanmar Railways has confirmed major upgrades are set to take place on the Yangon Circular Railway. Manager Zaw Lwin told media sources in the nation’s former capital city that the first phase will start in October.
Torrential rain has caused extensive flooding in a few areas of the southern peninsula region of Thailand. Provincial authorities in Suratthani, Phang Nga, Krabi and Satun all reported submerged roads and flooded residential areas over the weekend.
The rail ride between Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh has been labelled one of the finest in Asia by a prestigious Hong Kong magazine. The South China Post Magazine says the journey between the two Vietnamese cities offers stunning mountain and sea views and comes with a whole host of interesting stops en route.
Local administrators at Myanmar’s Bagan Archaeological Zone say a new view platform will be opened later in August. Spokesperson Soe Tint said Nyaung Lat Phat Kan viewpoint is on top of a hill and can accommodate up to 1,000 people at a time.
In a just released news bulletin, Jetstar Asia says it will be launching a new route between Singapore and southern Thailand. The route will take off on 3 November 2017 and will link the low-cost carrier’s home base with the Thai city of Hat Yai.
Myanmar’s Indawgyi Lake was recently added to the prestigious UNESCO listings of biosphere reserves. Confirming the new designation, a UNESCO statement said the Kachin State lake was almost unpolluted and home to a diverse species of marine life.
Local authorities in Sakhon Nakhon say floodwaters have receded in some districts and the provincial airport has reopened. Floods up to 40 centimetres deep closed the runway and taxiways at the Northeast Thailand Airport on Friday.
The operator of a new river ferry service in Ho Chi Minh City has confirmed it will make its maiden voyage later this month. The plans have been in the pipeline for eight years but will finally come to fruition when the debut ferry sails from Bach Dang Pier.
Late last week, the Siam Marine Rehabilitation Foundation supervised the mass release of a bale of turtles into the Gulf of Thailand. The release took place at Koh Thalu Island and saw 65 hawksbill turtles dispatched into their natural environment.
Authorities in the northern Thai town of Sukhothai have ordered 50,000 sandbags to help reinforce floodwalls. Workers and volunteers have been using them to plug holes in the floodwall alongside the River Yom.
The director of Thailand’s National Department of Airports says that due to flooding Sakhon Nakhon Airport will remain closed until midnight tonight. Flooding, triggered by seasonal monsoon rains, led to the closure of the Esarn region airport early on Friday morning.
Vietnam’s Transport Ministry has ordered operators to stop using open-topped double-decker buses for city sightseeing tours. A statement released by the ministry says the suspension is temporary and will allow the prime-minister’s office to assess the viability of using the London-style buses on the streets of Hanoi and Da Nang.
Bangkok’s municipal authorities say a chic new walking street will be set up on the site of the former canal-side market known as Saphan Lek. City governor Aswin Kwanmuang claims the new market at Klong Ong Ang Canal will be less of an eyesore, more hygienic and better organised than its predecessor.
AirAsia and LEGOLAND Malaysia are currently running a promotion which gives discounted entry to the theme park. All LEGOLAND visitors have to do is save their boarding passes from any AirAsia domestic flight to Johor Bahru.