By BBC staff WONDER WOMAN director Patty Jenkins has said that movie-going is facing a real threat of extinction. Her new superhero movie has been delayed three times during the coronavirus pandemic. She is among dozens of top Hollywood directors appealing to the US government to provide a financial lifeline to cinemas. Ms Jenkins’s warning
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Siam Piwat goes green by launching Ecotopia
ADAPTING to the reality of new normal triggered the Covid-19 pandemic is Siam Piwat Company which has just launched Ecotopia on the third floor of Siam Discovery – The Exploratorium and claims it is the first and the biggest eco-lifestyle destination in Asia. This new addition followed the realization that coronavirus has heightened awareness
Read moreEscape to a waterfall close to Bangkok
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com WOULDN’T IT be good if you had a chance to sleep in a tent near a waterfall and chill out as you listen to the stream flow by? Just thinking about it would make you want to go to one such place and Sanook Travel has just the ideal spot to
Read moreFlood of donations for starving young man
HELP poured in for a starving jobless young man who only had 5 baht in his pocket and was on the verge of collapsing as he walked down a Pattaya road looking for a job after he plucked up courage to ask someone for help, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (July 18, 2020). Not only did
Read moreUN: ‘We essentially cook ourselves’ if we don’t fix air conditioning
By Dharna Noor, Gizmodo.com A NEW United Nations report shows why it’s crucial to clean up air conditioning. In fact, the authors found that switching over to energy-efficient and climate-friendly air conditioning units could save the world up to 460 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the course of the next 40 years. For
Read moreHead of Phaya Naga found near cave
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com THE EXCITING discovery of the Naga Cave at Phu Lanka National Park in Bueng Kan province with stones in them that look very much like the body of Phaya Naga, a semi-divine serpent-like creature, has now become even more thrilling with the discovery of its head, Sanook.com reported today (July 13,
Read moreWildlife team thrilled at filming healthy leopard, panther at national park
KLONG Lan National Park officials together with World Wildlife Fund Thailand shared hard to capture images and a video clip of a leopard and a panther at this forest in Kamphaeng Phet province as it indicates that both the animals living there and the forest itself are in healthy condition, Naewna newspaper reported yesterday (July
Read moreControversial Phuket restaurant bill goes viral in Thai social media
A SOCIAL media storm arose today (July 8) after a Facebook member wrote about what he says is a steep price charged by a Phuket restaurant with some people siding with the restaurateur while the others the patron, PostToday and Sanook.com reported this afternoon (July 8, 2020). What particularly annoyed this Facebook member, who sent
Read moreTourists stuck in 5km tailback on Koh Chang
TOURISTS who drove to eastern Trat province and then took a ferry to cross over to beautiful Koh Chang island over the weekend found themselves stuck in a five-kilometre-long tailback today (July 5) on their return journey, Naewna newspaper reported. A lot of tourists checked out of their hotels bright and early and headed to
Read morePattaya lifeless as majority of Thai tourists stay away
DESPITE the four-day long weekend stretching from today, July 4, till Tuesday July 7 being well underway, Pattaya beach only managed to attract a few Thai tourists with the expected liveliness not materializing, PostToday reported. This failure to attract a large number of Thai vacationers occurred despite Pattaya having joined the Tourism Authority of Thailand
Read moreNever seen before discounts at posh Phang Nga resorts
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com PHANG NGA province, which is right next door to Phuket island, is inviting all its friends to pack their bags and come over for a superior travel experience at premium resorts at great value, Sanook.com reported today (July 4, 2020). Phang Nga is renowned for its spectacular beauty, particularly Phang Nga
Read moreFishermen free three giant whale sharks
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com A FISHERMAN and his crew from Satun province safely released three huge whale sharks that had got entangled in their fishing nets after which they quickly swam off into the open sea, Sanook.com reported yesterday (June 30). Mr Navin Manakitsomboon or Tai Ball, 37, steersman of Por Chok Praphon 1 trawler
Read moreJuly 27 declared a special public holiday in lieu of Songkran
THE CABINET today approved Monday July 27 as a special holiday to compensate for the cancelled Songkran holidays in April leading to a four-day long weekend from July 25 to July 28, PostToday and Naewna newspapers reported this afternoon (June 30). Tuesday July 28 is already a holiday to mark His Majesty the King’s Birth
Read moreKhao Yai reopening on July 1, but only 5,000 visitors a day
THE popular Khao Yai National Park is gearing up to reopen again on July 1 after closure to tourism to prevent the spread of coronavirus but officials are still being very careful and limiting the number of tourists to only 5,000 a day, PostToday reported this afternoon (June 26, 2020). The number of officials has
Read morePattaya beach booze ban still in place
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO PEOPLE ARE AS YET allowed to drink alcoholic beverages on the beaches of Pattaya under anti-pandemic measures, confirmed a city official today (June 22.2020). Noppradol Viravat, deputy chief of Pattaya City’s Cleanliness and Orderliness Department, confirmed no tourists or local villagers are currently allowed to drink on the beaches of
Read morePattaya slashes prices to draw Thai tourists
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HOTELS, RESTAURANTS and spa parlours in Pattaya will offer a 50% price cut for Thai visitors as part of a concerted plan to promote the beach resort city’s tourist industry. Pinnart Charoenphon, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Pattaya branch office, confirmed today (June 19) more than 100 hotels, restaurants
Read moreMuch-loved planetarium reopening tomorrow
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com GOOD news for children and astronomy buffs, the Bangkok Science Museum and Planetarium is reopening tomorrow (June 20) after being shut for a long spell due to the coronavirus outbreak, Sanook.com reported. However the reopening will be under the New Normal structure with there being strict measures in place to prevent
Read moreGrounded and masked plane being turned into a restaurant
ATTRACTING a lot of attention is a masked decommissioned Airbus 330-300 parked off Mittraphab road in Nakhon Ratchasima province with the owner renovating the interior to turn it into a coffee shop and restaurant, PostToday reported this morning (June 17, 2020). Mr Sirikorn Phimpharat, 33, manager of Airways Land Sida shop, in this northeastern province’s
Read morePlayful pod of 20 dolphins spotted off Koh Tao
Surat Thani – Tourists were thrilled to see a pod of 20 dolphins jumping and playing in the sea off Koh Tao, which earlier this month was named by United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) as an island with a strong community committed to coral reef conservation, PostToday reported this afternoon (13.6.2020). The tourists who were
Read moreChai Nat bird park reopens, free entry till end of the month
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com BIRD lovers will be pleased to hear that Chai Nat Bird Park, which houses Asia’s largest aviary, has now reopened after being closed since March 20 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (June 11, 2020). Mr Anusorn Nakasai, head of Chai Nat’s Provincial Administration Organization, said the
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