Cars in Bangkok moved at an average speed of 15 kilometres per hour during the morning rush hour in 2015, a survey by a Transport Ministry agency has found. The average evening rush-hour speed was 22kph, which was 0.4kph slower than last year while morning traffic moved 0.8kph slower, said the report by the Office […]
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“I was a workaholic,” Bob Coleman says. “Then one day I thought of all the places I hadn’t seen and I decided right there and then that something had to change.” At age 55, Bob started his international travels by taking vacations to popular destinations in Southeast Asia, including Penang, Malaysia and the Thai capital, […]
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SAMUT PRAKARN — Airports of Thailand announced yesterday that their green bicycle lane will reopen Saturday after seven months of renovation. After being closed since June 8, Suvarnabhumi bike lane, known as “Green Lane” will be officially reopened under the new name “Sky Lane”. The surface has been repainted in blue, and with a 500 […]
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The United Nations this week released the 2015 rankings of most livable countries based on their status of basic human development achievements with Thailand falling to the 93rd from 89th in previous ranking. Thailand valued 0.726 for human development index or HDI in the report released by United Nations Development Programme(UNDP). Coming on top of […]
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A Death Railway Museum at the site of the World War II-era Death Railway in Thanbyuzayat Township in Myanmar will open in April next year. Global New Light of Myanmar media reported the museum will showcase historic photos connected with the Death Railway, paintings and sculptures and 3D images of the daily life of prisoners […]
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Lime or lemon? A little tonic or a lot? A scientist has researched how to make the definitive G&T We Britons all have our own ideas about what makes a great gin and tonic – whether it’s Gordon’s with a slice of lemon or Beefeater with a wedge of lime Now, however, the question of […]
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Study shows how large parts of New York, London, Shanghai and other cities will be submerged as a result of rising sea levels Large swathes of Shanghai, Mumbai, New York and other cities will slip under the waves even if an upcoming climate summit limits global warming to two degrees Celsius, scientists reported on Sunday. […]
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BeIN Sports landed the broadcast rights for EPL for the next three seasons from 2016. The recent Chelsea-Liverpool game was aired on CTH and its partners’ platforms here. EPA Several Thai broadcasters have shown interest in securing sublicensing rights for the English Premier League (EPL), the most watched sports content among Thai fans, for the next […]
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During an average working life Mr or Miss Average will rack up 9,024 hours of unpaid overtime, take 94 days off sick and work for six different employers The Association of Accounting Technicians commissioned the study into our working lives Photo: Alamy Stock Photo A new study which polled 2,000 adults on their work life so […]
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In Thailand, the main consumers of sturgeon and black caviar are the members of the upper middle class. Source: Press photo Five years ago, Thai businessman Noppadon Khamsai and his Russian partner Alexey Tyutin saw an opportunity in Asia’s growing demand for caviar. The duo decided to build a sturgeon-breeding farm in Hua-Hin, with a […]
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