LLC AirAsia announced that it will launch a new route connecting Kuala Lumpur and Chiang Rai in northern Thailand on November 2, 2024.

The flight will operate three round trips per week. The aircraft used will be an Airbus A320 (180 economy seats).

The planned flight schedule is as follows:
Kuala Lumpur ⇔ Chiang Rai (from November 2, 2024)
AK871 KUL12:25 CE14:15 Tue, Thu, Sat
AK872 CEI14:45 KUL18:55 Tue, Thu, Sat

For details and reservations, please refer to the AirAsia official website.

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The Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) of Thailand has released statistics on the number of foreign visitors to Thailand in May 2024.

According to data released by MOTS, the number of foreign visitors to Thailand in May 2024 was 2,633,464. This is a significant decrease of 123,664 people, as there were 2,757,128 people in April. There was a significant decrease in March, with 3,352,302 people, and there was a significant decrease in April and May.

Looking at the number of countries in May, there was no other country that saw a significant decrease, except for China, which ranked first. In other words, there was an increase or decrease by country, and as a result, it is thought that the overall decrease was due to an increase or decrease. Thailand is now in the rainy season and is considered to be low season, but it is actually a very comfortable time of year. We hope that tourists will be aware of this comfortable period and that this will further promote tourism to Thailand.

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in May 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 559,461
2. Malaysia 442,550
3. India 198,993
4. South Korea 124,093
5. Laos 104,273
6. Vietnam 100,246
7. Singapore 82,219
8. Russian 81,263
9. Taiwan 79,956
10. Indonesia 75,162
11. USA 68,257
12. Japan 67,269
13. Hong Kong 64,981
14. United Kingdom 58,421
15. Australia 52,920
16. Myanmar 47,830
17. Cambodia 46,384
18. Philippines 44,695
19. Germany 42,778
20. France 37,093

For comparison with the previous month, the following is the ranking of the number of arrivals by country in June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2023 and January, February, March, April 2024.

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in April 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 595,572
2. Malaysia 401,282
3. India 170,635
4. Russian 144,397
5. South Korea 120,608
6. Laos 95,010
7. Taiwan 90,970
8. Vietnam 81,699
9. United Kingdom 78,078
10. USA 75,204
11. Indonesia 74,499
12. Singapore 62,938
13. Australia 62,887
14. Japan 62,360
15. Germany 60,191
16. Hong Kong 59,401
17. France 58,805
18. Myanmar 56,698
19. Philippines 43,856
20. Cambodia 42,732

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in March 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 573,216
2. Malaysia 345,750
3. Russian 198,904
4. India 161,129
5. South Korea 146,575
6. Germany 115,470
7. United Kingdom 105,679
8. Laos 105,165
9. Japan 93,136
10. USA 91,719
11. Taiwan 90,396
12. Singapore 83,489
13. Vietnam 78,913
14. Hong Kong 78,463
15. France 63,611
16. Indonesia 63,162
17. Australia 59,172
18. Myanmar 51,358
19. Cambodia 46,499
20. Philippines 42,504

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in February 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 674,558
2. Malaysia 501,120
3. Russian 204,742
4. South Korea 189,727
5. India 148,992
6. France 105,918
7. Japan 104,086
8. Germany 103,746
9. Laos 100,613
10. Taiwan 94,248
11. USA 91,483
12. United Kingdom 89,687
13. Indonesia 77,579
14. Vietnam 75,013
15. Hong Kong 67,278
16. Singapore 66,414
17. Australia 47,045
18. Cambodia 45,404
19. Myanmar 39,616
20. Philippines 37,911

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in January 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 508,563
2. Malaysia 321,704
3. South Korea 222,571
4. Russian 219,167
5. India 162,831
6. Laos 102,319
7. USA 97,046
8. Germany 95,817
9. United Kingdom 95,120
10. France 86,504
11. Taiwan 83,376
12. Japan 74,205
13. Indonesia 70,785
14. Australia 65,905
15. Singapore 65,188
16. Vietnam 55,400
17. Cambodia 47,963
18. Hong Kong 47,831
19. Sweden 38,022
20. Myanmar 35,742

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in December 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 547,243
2. China 425,941
3. Russian 205,810
4. South Korea 191,643
5. India 176,201
6. Singapore 128,737
7. USA 114,811
8. United Kingdom 111,618
9. Germany 100,942
10. Laos 88,727
11. Japan 85,271
12. Indonesia 82,088
13. Australia 73,624
14. Taiwan 72,900
15. Hong Kong 71,281
16. Vietnam 69,082
17. France 63,425
18. Cambodia 53,996
19. Myanmar 46,045
20. Philippines 44,380

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in November 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 392,969
2. China 310,266
3. Russian 177,517
4. India 148,212
5. South Korea 147,198
6. Singapore 109,508
7. USA 103,726
8. Germany 87,850
9. Japan 87,230
10. United Kingdom 81,964
11. Laos 78,147
12. Indonesia 71,481
13. Vietnam 70,017
14. Taiwan 66,537
15. Australia 59,684
16. Hong Kong 57,192
17. France 55,828
18. Cambodia 52,138
19. Philippines 43,514
20. Myanmar 34,206

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in October 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 348,403
2. China 291,323
3. India 141,878
4. South Korea 128,215
5. Russian 107,511
6. Laos 82,985
7. Singapore 78,386
8. USA 68,563
9. Vietnam 67,761
10. Taiwan 64,785
11. Indonesia 64,554
12. United Kingdom 60,403
13. Australia 59,446
14. Japan 58,205
15. Germany 58,174
16. Hong Kong 57,917
17. Cambodia 47,590
18. Philippines 40,895
19. France 40,577
20. Myanmar 34,579

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in September 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 388,197
2. China 284,989
3. India 142,051
4. South Korea 133,135
5. Singapore 87,296
6. Vietnam 82,062
7. Japan 80,010
8. Laos 78,996
9. Russian 68,660
10. Indonesia 65,709
11. Taiwan 61,300
12. Hong Kong 61,274
13. Australia 57,073
14. USA 52,895
15. Cambodia 48,352
16. United Kingdom 43,735
17. Germany 40,494
18. Philippines 38,775
19. Myanmar 32,124
20. Israel 26,968

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in August 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 438,556
2. China 355,146
3. South Korea 146,387
4. India 130,667
5. Vietnam 113,239
6. Japan 101,847
7. Hong Kong 100,437
8. Laos 84,275
9. Singapore 76,697
10. Taiwan 73,195
11. Russian 66,602
12. Indonesia 63,152
13. United Kingdom 56,572
14. Cambodia 56,265
15. USA 55,960
16. Australia 52,796
17. Germany 44,257
18. Philippines 43,784
19. France 42,118
20. Myanmar 32,666

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in July 2023 by country is as follows.
1. China 410,311
2. Malaysia 371,200
3. South Korea 150,385
4. India 128,070
5. Vietnam 121,784
6. Hong Kong 93,907
7. Laos 83,014
8. USA 75,914
9. Singapore 75,307
10. Indonesia 71,526
11. Taiwan 67,987
12. Japan 66,164
13. Russian 64,937
14. Australia 62,352
15. United Kingdom 59,872
16. Cambodia 47,878
17. Philippines 46,350
18. France 42,237
19. Germany 38,117
20. Netherlands 35,508

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in June 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 408,356
2. China 311,888
3. India 156,500
4. South Korea 122,278
5. Singapore 115,636
6. Vietnam 110,241
7. Laos 78,382
8. Hong Kong 76,006
9. USA 75,623
10. Indonesia 72,061
11. Taiwan 70,917
12. Australia 58,411
13. Japan 55,763
14. Russian 50,734
15. United Kingdom 48,637
16. Cambodia 47,414
17. Philippines 46,115
18. Myanmar 33,063
19. Germany 28,042
20. France 22,773

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The Royal Thai Navy will open the Royal Thai barge and rowing training boats, which will be used for the celebrations of His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn's birthday, to the public for viewing.

There are 52 royal barges, of which three (Suphannahong, Nanalai Song Subang, and Ananthanakarat) will be exhibited at Ratchavoradit Pier in Bangkok with an exhibition honoring His Majesty the King from 27-29 July 2024.

The Royal Barge National Museum also already has four royal barges and four barges with animal figureheads on display.

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The survey, conducted by the Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) in collaboration with the Thai Youth Institute and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration from May 1 to 27, 2024, was answered by 40,164 people aged 6 to 30.

The results show that 18% of respondents are e-cigarette users, many of whom have misconceptions about e-cigarettes. Specifically, 61% believe that e-cigarettes help people quit smoking traditional cigarettes, 51% believe that nicotine is good for their health, and 50% believe that e-cigarettes are safer than traditional smoking. In addition, 26% believe that e-cigarettes do not contain nicotine, 23% believe that the use of e-cigarettes is legal, and 12% believe that the vapor produced by e-cigarettes is harmless.

In response to these survey results, DHSS has launched an initiative to raise awareness of the risks of e-cigarettes and address these misconceptions through the GEN-H Health Hero network.

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If you are planning to visit the Phra Khanong area in Bangkok, consider experiencing a premium full service massage at 101 Premier Massage, conveniently located just a 4-minute walk from BTS Phra Khanong Station.

A M2.2 earthquake occurred in the center of Phang Nga province, southern Thailand, at 2:55 am on June 26, 2024. The epicenter was 3km deep. The epicenter was Bang Toei, Muang Phang Nga district, Phang Nga province.

The earthquake caused part of a mountain to collapse in Phang Nga Somdej Phra Srinakarin National Park, but no injuries were reported.

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If you are planning to visit the Phra Khanong area in Bangkok, consider experiencing a premium full service massage at 101 Premier Massage, conveniently located just a 4-minute walk from BTS Phra Khanong Station.