Thailand has launched a new digital campaign to promote its creative tourism, which focuses on Thai culture.
Despite the current gloomy global economy and the recent flood crisis that brought the nation's business activities to a standstill, research firm IDC said Thailand would likely overtake Singapore to regain the number-two spot for IT spending in Southeast Asia.
As hospitals and healthcare institutions begin to move from paper-based to electronic medical records (EMR), developing countries in Asia have found a way to catch up with the digital trend: open source software.
In response to the government’s policy of reducing the country’s medical costs, Thailand' Ministry of Public Health has directed the 10,580 hospitals under its supervision to use at least 20 indigenous herb items in their health services. A total of 71 indigenous herb items have already been included in the national drug list.
Thailand's Ministry of Transport is expanding the transport network in the capital to improve traffic flow safety and is now currently crafting a masterplan to link Bangkok's mass transits systems.
Phuket Island is going to be developed as a destination for “meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions” or MICE, the Thai Government Relations Department announced in its website recently.
Two research studies from Chulalongkorn University won World Halal Research Excellence awards at the recent World Halal Research Summit 2011 held in Kuala Lumpur, the Thai Government Public Relations department said.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has recently set up a number of international telephone hotlines to help foreign visitors get updated 24-hour tourism information.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) introduced new Twitter and Facebook campaigns, providing comprehensive Thailand travel information to the public. Visitors to TAT’s Twitter and Facebook pages can get up-to-date information about Thailand events, activities, news, and more and even view photos of beautiful Thailand scenery, delicious Thai food, as well as other interesting photos.
