A chronology of key events: 7th-10th cent AD - Hindu and Buddhist Dvaravati culture, thought to be of the ethnic Mon people, predominates. Ruins of Sukhothai, capital of the first major Thai ...

A bit of history. In 1987 ... to celebrate the occasion there. The two events were simultaneously broadcast live on national television. The Thai and Japanese prime ministers exchanged platitudes ...

the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects a big bounce from this year’s festival due to the faster-than-expected recovery in the tourism market and will organise major festivals in five ...

Here is a brief look at two turbulent decades in Thai politics. 2001 - Policeman ... administration to complete a four-year term in a history rattled by army takeovers. 2006 - While at the UN ...

After missing out on Taylor Swift’s world tour, Thailand has sealed deals to host Summer Sonic and Tomorrowland music festivals as it pushes event-driven tourism to propel Southeast Asia’s ...