The 24th edition of Singapore’s annual food fest will kick off with a culinary taster at the Clifford Square Plaza. Two master chefs have been draughted in to inaugurate the fest with the so called STREAT on 14 July.
Thailand’s government has endorsed a proposal to erect a 459-metre high observation tower in the heart of the country’s capital. Confirming the decision, spokesperson Sansern Kaewkamnerd explained that the estimated cost of building the monolithic landmark was THB4.6 billion.
The People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has announced the forthcoming launch of a series of river and canal tours. The committee says around seven waterway tours will inaugurate during the coming three years.
A Thai National Transport officer says people driving from neighbouring counties into Thailand could soon be paying tolls for the pleasure of doing this. Deputy-director Wilairat Sirisophonsilp told reporters taxes collected from foreign motorists would be used for the maintenance and upkeep of highways on the Thai side of the border crossings.
Contractors in charge of installing Myanmar’s first cable-car system say their work is almost done and it should be ready to open on schedule. The system is being built at Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda and is due to open sometime in October.
Municipal authorities in Pattaya and Jomtien say swimmers need to be careful of jellyfish drifting in the Gulf of Thailand. The warning comes after tides washed smacks of jellyfish onto Jomtien Beach over the weekend.
Increased admission fees at Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park have helped generate record income. Angkor Enterprise handles ticket issuing services for the park and reported earlier this month that income for May this year was almost 100 per cent higher than for May 2016.
Two of Thailand’s airlines were awarded several prizes in the recently announced Skytrax World Airline Awards 2017. National carrier Thai Airways scooped the top ranking in the category for economy class while Bangkok Airways was the number one regional airline in Asia as well as the world.
The People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has given the green light to a proposal to inaugurate water music performances. Tai Nguyen Company tabled the plan to launch the audio-visual shows from a barge moored on the Dia Canal.
Figures released by Thailand’s National Parks Department show a surge in income from entry fees at parks under its jurisdiction. Between October last year and the end of May, the parks collected a total of almost THB1.68 billion from visitors.
AirAsia took the top honour in the category of low-cost carriers at the Skytrax annual awards ceremonies held in France yesterday. The latest triumph for the Malaysia headquartered budget airline was the ninth year running it has scooped up the same prize.
Online ticketing agencies in Thailand and Vietnam say there are tickets still available for Ariana Grande’s concerts. The US singer is due to play in Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City in August as part of the Dangerous Woman global tour.
The Vietnamese government released a statement last week saying it was adding another year to the visa waiver offer for citizens of five European nations. The free visa programme for people from the UK, Germany, Italy, France and Spain had been due to expire on the 30 June.
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has announced the date it will start fitting its bus fleet with automatic ticket machines. The first buses in the 2,600-strong fleet will be equipped with two different machines starting on 1 October.
Music fans will be flocking to Hua Hin this weekend for a jazz festival featuring top Thai and international artistes. The Swing Kings and Mr Saxman and the Sound of Siam are among the Thai acts scheduled to make an appearance.
Nong Nooch Garden welcomed the latest addition to its mushrooming elephant herd last week with a unique party and religious blessings. The celebrations on Friday marked the birth of Phang Sophee the day before. The abbot of Samakkee Banphot Temple was on hand for the christening of the new arrival.
Cambodian government officials are set to hold a meeting with the aim of setting a completion date for reopening a long defunct rail link to Thailand. A Public Works and Transport Ministry spokesperson told news sources in Phnom Penh the main stumbling block was relocating residents who lived near the reconstructed tracks.
Thai AirAsia has announced the addition of flights from Bangkok to the Maldives to its route network. The low cost carrier will inaugurate the service on 11 August with daily flights from Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport to Male Airport in the Maldives.
The prime-minister of Vietnam has authorised a preliminary study to assess the viability of building a third runway at Ho Chi Minh City Airport. Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given the go ahead for the Transport Ministry to bring in international consultants to weigh up the pros and cons of adding the extra runway.
The director of Myanma Railways has announced that a Japanese aid agency will help with upgrades to the main line between Yangon and Mandalay. Myo Win told reporters earlier in the week the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) would be collaborating on an overhaul of the antiquated link.