Thaindian News

This year the star-studded International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has chosen Bangkok, Thailand, for its awards being held from 6th – 8th June, 2008. At an event held today in Mumbai, IIFA raised the curtain on the IDEA IIFA Awards 2008 with Brand Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan starting the voting process by ... Read more...

REWARD yourself this year as you bid farewell to 2007 and welcome 2008 in a charity fund raising dinner set in a glitzy Broadway-style in Broadway Girls & Countdown Party 2008 at the Pan Pacific Bangkok Hotel on New Years’ Eve December 31st 2007. Celebrate the evening with an incredible musical ... Read more...

Assistant group editor of the Nation Group Nithinand Yorsaengrat, made public that the Nation Group had no involvement with the operations of the US-based Film Festival Management Co., which had participated in the World Film Festival of Bangkok. The Nation Group has officiated over the October filmfest every year since 2003. US ... Read more...

Bangkok, December 19, 2007 (PRD), The Cabinet has approved a plan by the Ministry of Transport to ease travel for citizens during the holiday period. The plan will be in effect from December 28th until January 3rd of next year. The plan entails the increasing of transportation from buses to planes ... Read more...

It was a unique opportunity and viewers' delight watching the "Ambassadors of the Indian Air Force" - Surya Kiran perform in Bangkok on 12th this month on the occasion of the 80th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King of Thailand. The show was conducted at Squadron 601, Wing 6, ... Read more...

Nakhon Ratchasima, 06 December, 2007 (PRD), The Nakhon Ratchasima Governor, Mr. Suthee Makboon (สุธี มากบุญ), affirms that Nakhon Ratchasima province is fully prepaed to host the 24th SEA Games 2007, which is scheduled to have an official opening ceremony this evening. Mr. Suthee says the security for both the athletes and ... Read more...

Bangkok, 02 December, 2007 (PRD), Civil courts have denied request by residents in the Suvarnabhumi airport area to suspend flights during the hours of 9pm and 5am, which residents cite are bothersome. The court decision has prompted much outrage by residents but the Airports of Thailand (AoT) company has held ... Read more...

Nakhon Ratchasima (PRD), The Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Gen. Surayud Chulanont (สุรยุทธ์ จุลานนท์), and a group of officials, including the Tourism and Sports Minister, Dr. Suvit Yodmani (สุวิทย์ ยอดมณี), and the Director-General of the Government Public Relations Department, Mr. Pramoj Rathavinij (ปราโมช รัฐวินิจ), traveled to the northeastern province of ... Read more...

Pattaya (PRD), Tourists and members of the public are invited to Pattaya International Balloon Fiesta 2007. The exhibition will be held in Pattaya, Chonburi between December 8th and 12th. The Pattaya International Balloon Fiesta 2007 is a premier event to introduce and promote a sport of ballooning to Thai people, while ... Read more...

Bangkok, November 23 (PRD), President of the Bangkok Transit System (BTS) Board of Administration Keeree Kanjonpat (คีรี กาญจนพาสน์) revealed that though many political parties at the moment are promoting themselves by promising cheaper BTS rates, it is not a feasible possibility. Mr. Keeree said it was the ... Read more...

Six distinguished Nobel laureates and a former president of the World Bank will be delivering a series of high-powered lectures in Thailand between November 2007 to April 2008 under the first ASEAN-wide event known as "Bridges — Dialogues towards a Culture of Peace”. The series will kick off with lectures by ... Read more...

With no further rain since 9 November 2007, the situation on Samui Island is steadily returning to normal. The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Tourist Information Centre in Samui has reported that, as of 10 November, the skies are clear. The Talat Dao Seafood area is the only area where some floodwater ... Read more...

A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the world   Pimalai Resort & Spa, a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, has just been voted “Winner — Thailand’s Leading Resort 2007” at the recent 14th Annual World Travel Awards Ceremony.Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the “Travel Industry’s ... Read more...

  In late November 2007, Tourist Police Station 3 (Krabi), which comes under the control of Division 5 of the Tourist Police and is responsible for both Krabi and Trang provinces, assigned tourist police officers under the command of Police Major General Pisit Bakbara to permanent posts in Trang Province. Their ... Read more...