Thailand Travel News

When English teachers go to Phuket, Thailand many immediately want to teach there.

Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts _ and humiliating the government from a distance.

Just as many had feared, the stormy relationship between Thailand and Cambodia was pushed to the edge Thursday when Bangkok responded to fugitive ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra's appointment as the neighbouring country's economic adviser by recalling its ambassador from Phnom Penh.

Washington is ready to boost ties with Myanmar but will not lift sanctions until there is progress on democracy, a US diplomat said Thursday after the highest-level talks with the ruling junta in years.

Thailand is the world's second best-value destination according to Lonely Planet's 'Best in Travel 2010' guide.

Thailanda s industrial production unexpectedly rose for the first time in 11 months as electronics and automotive companies received more orders, adding to signs the nationa s economic recovery is strengthening.

Chiang Mai is my favorite city in Thailand, it's also my favorite place to drink coffee.

By Deena Duzder BANGKOK, Thailand a ' Narisaraporn Asipong, a matronly social worker at the "Mercy Center" shelter met 8-year-old Niran five years ago in Klong Toey, Bangkok's largest concentration of slum communities.

Although I'm nowhere near retirement age, I've still spent some time recently finding out how, once I retire, I can receive my Social Security benefits in Thailand.

Leaders of 16 Asian countries gave high priority Sunday to finding a new economic growth model to free half the world's population from merely serving as producers for the West, the Thai prime minister said.

An experimental AIDS vaccine that appears to be the first to protect people was mired for years in controversy, and credit for its success must go to Thailand where the trial was conducted, experts say.

Southeast Asian leaders launched a widely criticised new human rights body on Friday at a regional summit where they will also grapple with plans for economic and political integration.

"My own views differ from my predecessor of 42 years ago," said Quinton Quayle, who speaks Thai and has served in his current post for two years.

Thailand is offering an alluring package for world business travelers to hold conferences, meetings and exhibitions in Bangkok and Phuket, two popular spots sought after by international tourists.

Got 48 hours in Phitsanulok, a riverside town in central Thailand? This will help you make the most of a stay in this pilgrimage and party town, known locally as Phi-Lok. SATURDAY 8:30 a.m. - Kick off the weekend with an Asian breakfast of congee with meat balls or stir-fried vegetables with steamed rice at the Grand Riverside.

Mumbai: After a seven-hour drama, a chartered US military aircraft that was detained at Mumbai airport last morning by Indian authorities after it failed to correctly identify itself, was given the green signal to proceed, an airport official said.

Laos News.Net Sunday 18th October, 2009 A billboard of Adolf Hitler used to advertise a new wax museum at a beach resort was covered up after strong criticism from the Israeli and German ambassadors to Thailand, media reports said Sunday.

Fourteen train s travelling to and from Hat Yai district in Thailand's Songkhla province suspended service yesterday , with malfunctions of a safety system and poor conditions of a number of locomotives cited as the reasons.

With China expressing interest, there is a likelihood of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Bangkok this month, official sources said on Friday.

When tourists come to Thailand, they often worry about safety. Frankly, Thailand is one of the safest countries in the world and the safest country I've ever lived in .