Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel the 5th Best Airport Hotel in the World

Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel Bangkok was named the 5th Best Airport Hotel in World, announced recently at Skytrax’s 2012 World Airport Awards held in Vienna during the Passenger Terminal EXPO. Over 927,000 airport hotel guests voted for 375 airport hotels worldwide in the survey to determine their preferred airport hotel accommodation, which Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport [...]

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Will Bangkok safe from Floods?

Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has ruled out the possibility of floods in Bangkok, saying the rainy season this year is coming late as forecast. In this Saturday’s government talk show, Mr. Plodprasob disclosed that the combined amount of water in major dams was one percent lower than that of last year. The dams [...]

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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport Express Train

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport express train continues to see increasing traffic after a delayed opening, though most passengers opt for the Phayathai service versus the city check in facility at Makkasan.

Thai Airways New Budget Airline

Thai Airways International pcl may set up a new budget carrier to tap strong demand in the regional no-frills sector and the group is on track to achieve its net profit target this year after a strong first quarter. Thai Airways is joining with Nok Air to study a new ultra-low-cost airline, referring to its [...]

Police arrest Man with Babies’ Bodies for Black Magic in Bangkok

Chow Hok Kuen age 28, a British citizen born in Hong Kong of Taiwanese parents, was arrested in Chinatown of Bangkok and was being held for possession of human remains. Authorities believe he was trying to smuggle the corpses to Taiwan. The bodies are of children between 2 – 7 months. Some were found covered [...]

Bangkok to Compensate Victims of Santika Fire

The Central Administrative Court has ruled that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) must be held responsible for paying 20% of the compensation demanded by victims of the Santika Pub fire accident in 2009. The BMA has been found guilty of duty evasion. At 10.00 am on 18 May 2012, the Central Administrative Court handed down [...]

Money Expo Kicks off at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani

The Money Expo 2012 kicked off on Thursday at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, with 120 billion baht expected to be in circulation. Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong presided over the opening ceremony amidst a lively atmosphere. Over 200 leading banks, financial institutions, securities firms, gold companies, and gold futures traders are offering their best promotions during [...]

BMA may Demolish BTS Taksin Station

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering demolishing the structure of Taksin Station in order to eliminate the current rail bottleneck problem, which has been hindering the service. According to the BMA’s Traffic and Transportation Department, the opening of the BTS extension line from Wongwian Yai to Bang Wa, which is slated to be fully [...]

New Maintenance Center Nakhon Ratchasima Airport

The Transport Ministry is preparing to turn the Nakhon Ratchasima Airport into a new aircraft maintenance center. Deputy Transport Minister Chatchart Sithipan said that he has assigned the Department of Civil Aviation to consider transferring the operations of some regional airports to Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT). Mr. Chatchart said that the AOT [...]

EPL Masters Football 2012

A who’s who of Manchester United and Liverpool legends including Bryan Robson, Andy Cole, Paul Parker, Nicky Butt, John Barnes, Dietmar Hamann, Robbie Fowler, Ian Rush, Steve McManaman, Patrick Berger and Vladimir Smicer will be taking on a Thailand all stars team led by Kiatisuk “Zico” Senamuang and Piyapong Pue-on in this special one day [...]