Electronic dance music duo The Chainsmokers will play live in Bangkok on 15 September. The pair will perform at the Muang Thong Thani events complex’s Challenger Hall I. The Bangkok stopover is a part of the Asia leg of the Memories Do Not Open Tour.
Contractors in Bangkok have begun driving in foundation piles for an eastern extension of the city’s urban rail system. Ramkhamhaeng Road was the first destination for the pile drivers and part of the Orange Line which will eventually connect Min Buri to Thaling Chan.
Organisers of the annual George Town Festival on Penang Island are busy putting the finishing touches to preparations. The festive celebration of the Malay town’s culture and heritage kicks off on Friday and will run through until 3 September.
Ho Chi Minh City’s landmark Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed for tourists to allow a full scale renovation to take place. The work will see the structure’s famous twin steeples repaired and reinforced and the roof re-tiled.
A new AirAsia service due for take off next month will connect the capital city of Malaysia and Cambodia’s number one seaside resort. The first flight in a four times a week service between Kuala Lumpur and Sihanoukville will take to the skies on the 9 August.
The chief of the Vietnam tourism advisory committee says the nation’s free visas for tourists programme needs expanding. Hoang Nhan Chinh told media sources another six countries should be added to the list of those eligible for fee free visas on arrival.
Asian budget carrier AirAsia has tabled a proposal which could see the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin added to its constantly expanding network. Thai aviation authority spokesperson Darun Saengchai said that in return for launching direct flights from Kuala Lumpur, the airline wanted a waiver of landing fees in Hua Hin.
The head of Thailand’s national bus company says new routes to Myanmar are in the pipeline. Jirasak Yaowatchasakul told media sources the initial Transport Company venture in Myanmar would run from Mae Sot on the western border of Thailand to India.
London’s alt pop duo Oh Wonder have added a second date to their sold out début gig in Bangkok. Promoter the Viji Corp have announced a second date has been added for 31 July and will actually precede the original scheduled performance on the 1 August.
The Thai government’s green light for hi-speed Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima trains has ended all discussions on air links between the two locations. Prime-minister's office representative Kobsak Pootrakool said the two cities are too close together to make launching an air link viable.
Municipal authorities in Cambodia’s Kompong Thom Province say the recent UNESCO designation of a temple complex has led to a surge in visitor numbers. UNESCO added the province’s temples of Sambor Prei Kuk to the World Heritage Site list on 8 July.
Thailand’s one and only drum making village is preparing to stage an annual festival dedicated to showcasing the percussion instrument. The Ang Thong International Drum Festival will take place between the 26 and 30 July at locations in the province’s Ekkarat Sub-district.
Transport authorities in Hanoi say numerous tourists have taken advantage of the city’s new transportation option for sightseeing. The bright red double-decker bus looks as though it could have been plucked from the streets of London and even has the same open upper deck as the sightseeing buses there.
Thailand will next week celebrate a new national holiday in honour of the nation’s king. King Vajiralongkorn will celebrate his 65th birthday on the 28 July and the Thai government has designated it as national holiday.
Readers of leading magazine Travel + Leisure have placed the Northern Thai city of Chiang Mai third in this year’s up-and-coming global destinations. The magazine quizzed its 300,000-strong readership on what were the premium travel experiences today’s world has to offer.
Aviation authorities in Cambodia have reported a significant increase in the number of passenger arrivals at the nation’s three main airports. Cambodia Airports director Khek Norinda said the combined increase was 23 per cent for the first half of 2017 when compared with the same period for last year.
Thailand’s Meteorological Department says violent storms are expected to sweep across most parts of the nation over the next few days. In a bulletin released late on Saturday, the department said rain and possible flash-floods plus high waves in coastal areas were expected to last until Wednesday.
Myanmar’s culture-minister has confirmed the process of getting the nation’s iconic Shwedagon Pagoda inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List has begun. Speaking to reporters, Thura Aung Ko said an international team had already recorded the dimensions and features of the Yangon pagoda.
Heavy metal music fans will have the chance of seeing cult US band Issues when they stop over in Bangkok next month. The nu metal band will play at the city’s Hollywood Awards Nightclub on the 8 August and are due on stage at 20:00.
Thailand’s government has given the green light for the construction of a new high-speed rail line from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima. Spokesperson Kobsak Futrakul ended speculation over the multi-billion project on Tuesday and confirmed the government had endorsed the budget needed to build it.