Artikel tagged “indian”

  • Phuket’s tourist evolution – Diversity is the best option Part 2

    Phuket’s tourist evolution – Diversity is the best option Part 2

    by Guest Writer Our guest writer has been managing resorts around Phuket for two decades and has represented his brand at international expos along with promotions for Phuket over the years. His knowledge is first-hand and steeped in local experience.

  • 4,500 endangered baby turtles seized from passenger van in Thailand’s northwest

    4,500 endangered baby turtles seized from passenger van in Thailand’s northwest

    Customs officials and soldiers have seized more than 4,500 endangered baby turtles along with tropical fish from a passenger van in Tak, northwest Thailand. The van was stopped on the Mae Sot-Tak highway in Mae Sot district. northwestern province Thai PBS reports that the seized turtles include 586 Indian star tortoises, 75 common snapping turtles and about 3,800 Japanese turtles.

  • The case of the 255,000 baht Krabi curry

    The case of the 255,000 baht Krabi curry

    A British tourist has been repaid 255,000 baht following an accidental overpayment at an Indian restaurant in Krabi this week. 48 year old British man Simon and his ten friends went to a restaurant near Noppara Thara Beach in Krabi on Tuesday night for dinner. After they have finished the meal Mr Simon put the 2,857 baht bill on his credit card

  • Arrest for scam and then a bonus arrest in Pattaya

    Arrest for scam and then a bonus arrest in Pattaya

    Pattaya police have arrested an Indian man and his Thai girlfriend for scamming an Indian tourist out of 6,000 baht in the early hours this morning.

  • Serbian coach sacked after Thai thrashing in Asian Cup

    Serbian coach sacked after Thai thrashing in Asian Cup

    The Football Association of Thailand has unceremoniously dumped the national coach Milovan Rajevac, just seven hours after Thailand was thrashed by India 1-4 in the Asian Cup group A game in Abu Dhabi. Thailand were far from impressive against the more powerful Indian team who beat the Kingdom’s side for the first time in 32 years

  • Sporting events, meetings and Indian weddings spur Phuket tourism in 2018

    Sporting events, meetings and Indian weddings spur Phuket tourism in 2018

    PHOTO: WeddingSutra.com by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com Phuket’s surging MICE market is now valued at 10.9 billion baht, as meetings, incentives and exhibitions attracted over 800,000 visitors to resort island in the last year. The islands increasingly prolific MICE market nearly doubled in year-on-year growth in 2017.  As revenue for the segment skyrocketed from 5.9 billion baht to a record-high 10.9 billion baht, the key metric that reflects the economic impact is the average spend of 13,000 baht per person

  • 10 million baht gem heist getaway motorcycle belonged to dead Thai man

    The getaway motorcycle used in the theft of a 10 million baht diamond from a fake jewelry store, set up for the heist, in Bangkok’s Bang Rak district on Tuesday belonged to a long-deceased Thai man.

  • Indonesian woman arrested over Chiang Mai August drug/robberies

    Indonesian woman arrested over Chiang Mai August drug/robberies

    Police have arrested an Indonesian woman for the alleged drugging of two tourists in Chiang Mai back in August, one of whom was found later dead in his hotel room. The suspect fled to Chantaburi, where she was apprehended, and has been transferred back to Chiang Mai police

  • MH370 final investigation report tabled in KL

    PHOTO: Channel News Asia The disappearance of the entire 73 metre-long plane, passengers and crew remains one of the world’s biggest aviation mysteries. A report has just been tabled concerning the fate of the 239 passengers travelling on flight MH 370 which vanished in 2014

  • Kathu Street Festival, preserving culture and tradition

    Kathu Street Festival, preserving culture and tradition

    The tenth annual Kathu Culture Street Festival is on until Sunday night (July 29) and is being held on Wichit Songkhram Road, showcasing the cultural heritage of one of Phuket’s oldest and most vibrant communities. Vice Governor Snith says, “this is the second time that I am taking part in the Kathu Culture Street Festival. The festival is important to preserve Kathu’s cultures and traditions, as well as to encourage locals and tourists to learn more about the area, it’s history and its contribution to the growth of Phuket.” “Kathu has a long history of tin mining