TAT: Number of Indian tourists will rise to 2 million this year
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has raised its target for Indian visitors this year from 1,4 million to 2 million due to recent changes in COVID-19 regulations by the Indian government.
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 5 (final)
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Today part 5, the conclusion.
The last months of the Buddha's life
In the last months of his life, the Buddha retreated to the less populated areas of northern India. He knew his death was near. Here's what we know about it.
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 4
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Today part 4. The…
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 3
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Part 3 today.
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 2
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Part 2 today.
The Ramayana and the Ramakien – part 1
The Ramayana is one of India's greatest and most epic stories, its roots go back some 2500 years. From India, various variants of the epic spread throughout Asia, including Thailand, where it became known as the Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์). You can see references to the epic in all sorts of places, but then you must of course know the story. So let's dive into this mythical epic in this series. Part 1 today.
The Ramakien: the Thai national epic with Indian roots
The Ramakien, the Thai version of the Indian Ramayana epic, written down from Sanskrit by the poet Valmiki more than 2.000 years ago, tells the timeless and universal story of the confrontation between good and evil.
Are there so many Indians everywhere in Thailand?
After 3 years I went to Thailand again for 4 weeks. Booked a 4 star hotel in Pattaya at Central Festival. When I go to my breakfast in the morning I feel like I'm in India.
Thai authorities expect the number of Indian tourists to Thailand to reach 500.000 by the end of this year. Since January, more than 100.000 Indian tourists have been welcomed.
Nirhua Satal Rahe from India
Here in Thailand, if I watch a video on my Facebook account – no matter who posted it – there will be a pop-up at the end of that video of another video, which I can or cannot watch.
State bus company Transport Co is considering a route from Thailand to Myanmar and India
The Thai government-owned Transport Co, which provides inter-provincial bus services, is looking to expand its route network to Myanmar and India.