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24.01.2022 Ok, so I didn't vote in the last election - so sue me. I was a million miles away. I know Australia has compulsory voting but Thailand takes it to the extreme.

21.01.2022 In a move to boost the economy, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) yesterday announced campaigns and marketing plans for next year with a revenue target of Bt2.2 trillion from local and international visitors. TAT governor Thawatchai Arunyik said the authority expected up to 28.9 million foreign visitors next year - increasing this year's projection of about 26 million foreign tourists by 13 per cent - and hoped to boost this year's target of foreign-exchange revenue by ...15 per cent to Bt1.4 trillion. TAT has also lined up action plans and strategies for local and international markets under the long-running "Amazing Thailand" campaign. The agency is also preparing new tourism products to attract foreigners, such as "Thainess" and the "Thai way of living", in addition to promoting the country's natural beauty. Of the Bt1.4 trillion expected to be earned from foreign visitors, Bt747 billion or 53.3 per cent is expected to come from Asia, followed by Bt650 billion or 46.5 per cent from Europe and the rest from other markets, especially the United States. Anupharp Thirarath, deputy governor for TAT's domestic market department, said the agency had prepared three action plans that will run all year. The first campaign promotes attractions in new destinations, such as the timelessness of Lampang, the flowers of Phetchabun, Buri Ram's ancient pagodas, the cool weather in Loei, Ratchaburi's art, fruit in Chantaburi and Trang's cuisine. The second campaign focuses on flowers, encouraging people to visit different provinces in different months. This includes visiting Loei in January to enjoy the Thai sakura (cherry blossoms), going to Udon Thani in February to see the red lotus, dok khoon in Khon Kaen in April, dok po tieng in Songkhla in August and Christmas blossoms in Loei in December. The third campaign will encourage local people to travel during the low season, and the target groups are families, business owners, seniors, young travellers, first jobbers and health-conscious people.

14.01.2022 BANGKOK: -- The Immigration Bureau has announced that of August 29. 2014 you will be able to extend your visa exemption period whilst you're in Thailand by 30 days, instead of the current 7 days, giving a total visa-exemption stay of 60 days. The fee for extension of stay is 1,900 Baht (unchanged). Currently, a visa exemption entry can be extended by 7 days at your nearest Immigration office. From August 29th, it can be extended by 30 days. In effect, you can be in the count...ry without a visa for 60 days. If you are traveling on visa-exempt or with a tourist visa, bring these documents for your extension: 1. Your onward flight ticket or eTicket out of Thailand within the 30 days 2. Minimum 10,000 Baht, or rather 20,000 Baht 3. Hotel booking confirmation - and if you have it, your itinerary 4. One photo, passport sized. 5. Application fee, 1,900 Baht

11.01.2022 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will call off the popular "Silom Walking Street" for two months when the capital enters the rainy season. Mrs Supawadee Sithikornphaibul, director of Bang Rak district, said today that the closure of the walking street for two months from June to July is the policy of the BMA for safety sake. Normally the two-month period is the rainy season in the capital and there is potential threat to life from electric leaks as sidewalk vend...ors used electricities for their stalls and there are also stage shows, she said. Vendors, traders, shoppers and pedestrians might not be safe if the power lines laid on the sidewalk leak, she said. In realisation of the safety of all concerned, the BMA then decided to call off walking street activities on Silom Road for two full months, starting from June 1 to end of July. She also said should there be any change in the policy, the Bang Rak district officials will inform the public again. Silom Walking Street has become a tourist attraction and a popular shopping place on Sunday as it sees one of Bangkok’s most famous roads closed down, making way for huge pedestrianised zone that gets packed-out with hundreds of food, fashion, and electronics vendors. It runs every Sunday from 15:00 until around 22:00 and is particular easy to find in the centre of Bangkok directly underneath Sala Daeng BTS Station. The Silom Walking Street projected kicked off at the start of 2015 . Unlike most evening and night markets in Bangkok where pedestrians shuffle along at a snail’s pace, often crammed into narrow, steamy walkways, Silom Walking Street offers a much more pleasant shopping experience. Vendors line each side of the pavement, meaning visitors have the entire two-way road for walking space.

10.01.2022 Lebua State Tower