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The King of Thailand received the 1st Dr. Norman E. Borlaug
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King
Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand has received the first Dr. Norman
E. Borlaug Medallion from the World Food Prize Foundation for
his outstanding humanitarian service in alleviating starvation
and poverty through thousands of his royal projects.
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His Majesty The King is presented the first Dr. Norman
E. Borlaug Medallion by former Iowa Governor Robert D.
Ray.
Photo Courtesy of THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU |
The Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Medallion
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The award was presented by Hon. Robert
D. Ray, the former Governor of Iowa, on July 23 at the Chitralada
Palace, Thailand. The Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Medallion is aimed
to be a special honour presented to persons in the internationals’
highest levels who are not usually nominated for the World
Food Prize.
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UN honours HM the King the 1st Human Development
Lifetime Achievement Award |
 United
Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented His Majesty
King Bhumibol Adulyadej with the United Nations Development
Programme's inaugural Human Development Lifetime Achievement
Award in recognition of the global relevance of his call for
a sufficiency approach to development on 26 May 2006 at Klai
Kangwon Palace in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Click
to read the UN Sec Gen Kofi Annan's speech for presenting
award to HM the King |
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Thailand expects more Scandinavian tourists
After the International Tourism Borse (ITB) 2008 was held from
5 to 9 March 2008 in Berlin, Germany, The Tourism Authority
of Thailand expects that this country will gain about 30 billion
baht income from package reservations which are booked until
early 2010. The expected tourists are mainly from the Scandinavian
countries: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, which are considered
as Thailand’s important markets.
And from the current report on tourist situation in Thailand,
tourists from other European countries have been outnumbered
by the Scandinavians. Consequently, Thailand again won the
Grand Travel Award from Travel News, a travel magazine in
Sweden in which Thailand has been ranked first in Best Tourist
Destination for 5 consecutive years.
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Americans vote Bangkok as the “Best City of Asia”
According to Conde’ Nast Traveler readers’ survey,
Bangkok is the best tourist city in Asia followed by Hong Kong
and Chiang Mai, a province situated 697 km north of Bangkok.
The Readers’ Choice Awards in “Best City of Asia” was presented
to the Deputy Governor of The Tourism Authority of Thailand,
Mrs. Phornsiri Manoharn in New York on 10 October 2007.
Besides, the statistic of American tourists in Thailand has
significantly increased in the past five years. In 2006, there
were a total of 640,674 Americans visiting Thailand. Meanwhile
in the first half of 2007 alone, the number of American tourists
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Thailand Win the Grand Champion in Sapporo Snow Festival 2008
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held from 3 to 7 February, 2008 on Hokkaido Island, Japan,
the Sapporo Snow Festival attracted both domestic and international
tourists and all kinds of media. This year 14 teams from 14
countries joined in and each day over 300,000 viewers came
to watch the snow statues and ice sculptures. At the end of
the event, the Thai team was awarded the first prize with
its three carved elephants under the theme Family (Father
and Mother I Love You).
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TAT Received the “Best Tourism Country” & the “Best International
Tourism Organisation” Awards
In 2007, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) won
2 travel awards from Denmark and Australia.
The “Best Tourism Country” prize was announced at the 12th
Danish Travel Award’s presentation ceremony 2007. Thailand
won this award for the second time (the first time was in
2005) from the number of votes cast by tourists and travel
industry in Stand By, a Denmark travel magazine.
Moreover, TAT was chosen among 31 countries to receive the “Best
International Tourism Organization” award from Australian Society
Travel Writers (ASTW) for its outstanding role in supporting
and cooperating with the Society and its members. |
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Charlie House Pin Klao has been certified
a "Smoke-Free Hotel”
 The
Charlie House Pin Klao has now joined the Green Leaf Program
initiated by the Green Leaf Foundation. The program’s main objective
is to encourage the hotel and travel industry to take up more
responsibility for our society and environment. The certified
members focus on the health and mental wellness of the guests
especially while they are staying at the hotels. More
about Charlie House… |
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Art Exhibition: ‘Tour Thailand Through Photos’
2-12 May 2008 (10.00-18.00 hrs)
Venue: The Art Gallery at Poh Chang College of Arts
and Crafts
 A
collection of over 200 photographs that Mr. Athon
Junlobon had taken during his media trips to explore
new tour routes with the Tourism Authority of
Thailand in the past 10 years will be exhibited
at Poh Chang College’s Art Gallery from 2-12 May
2008. The artist wants to promote these beautiful
places to the public through his works of art
as well as to inspire travelers to shoot photos
of their favourite attractions when travelling.
Every day from 17.00-18.00 hrs you can also enjoy
a music performance at the gallery.
Call +66 (0) 2196 2294 or (0)8 6781 2017 for
more details.
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Chon Buri – Pattaya Golf Festival 2008
3 May – 11 October 2008
Venue: 12 Golf Courses in the Eastern Region
To promote tourism
destinations and to invite both tourists and golfers
to the eastern region, The Tourism Authority of Thailand
Central Office Region 3, in cooperation with Pattaya
City, Chon Buri Province, and the Eastern Region Golf
Club, organizes Chon Buri – Pattaya Golf Festival
2008 to be held from 3 May to 11 October 2008. The
event will take place at the 12 golf courses in the
Eastern Region and the final match is scheduled for
4 October at Siam Country Club (Plantation).
For more information,
please call the Tourism Authority of Thailand Central
Office Region 3 on tel. +66 (0) 3842 8750, (0) 3842
7667.
Detailed
maps of Pattaya
Accommodations
in Pattaya
More
about Pattaya
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Visakha Puja: One of the world’s important days
(19 May 2008)
“Visakha Puja” are Pali words meaning
“worship (Puja) in the sixth lunar month (Visakha)”.
Actually, worship is not held in the whole month,
but only on the full-moon day of the month, which
roughly corresponds to May. And this is done to commemorate
the Birth, Enlightenment and passing of the Buddha
on that day.
It is a very rare coincidence that
all the three important events in the Buddha’s
life should have occurred on the same day in different
years. But according to Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha
was born on the full-moon day of the 6th lunar month
of the year 623 B.C., attained enlightenment on the
full-moon day of the 6th lunar month of the year 588
B.C., and passed into nirvana on the full-moon day of
the 6th lunar month of the year 543 B.C.
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Visit
Saraburi Year 2008
Located 107 km to
the north of Bangkok, Saraburi is one of the provinces
in Thailand that have high potential for tourism, due
to its wonderful natural attractions, rich diversity of
arts and culture, and a wide range of activities.
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details
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Bun
Bang Fai Rocket Festival
(9-11 May 2008)
Born of the traditional beliefs of the I-san people, the
sprightly “Bun Bang Fai” Rocket Festival,
the most celebrated of I-san’s merit –making
rituals, has been strictly observed by the residents of
I-san for generations and is essentially an annual ritual
to ensure that the seasonal rains fall at the appropriate
time in the planting cycle. In this process, Buddhist
merit-making traditions are also observed and reinforced.
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details
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First Time in Thailand - the 2008 Olympic Slalom
Canoe Qualifying Competition
(17-18 May 2008)
The preliminary and final rounds of the 2008 Olympic Slalom
Canoe Qualifying Competition will be held at Kaeng Thiam
or artificial rapids in Khundan Prakanchon Dam, Nakhon
Nayok Province on 17 and 18 May 2008. The matches are
set to select the paddlers from 38 Asian countries to
compete with other nations in the 2008 Olympic in Beijing,
China. More
details
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The
44th Prachin Buri’s Agri Fair and the Agro-tourism
Trip
(22
May – 1 June 2008)
During May, which is just the right time to visit Prachin
Buri, the province boasts its most beautiful landscape
and best agro products. Apart from fruit shopping, there
are a number of interesting activities like exhibitions,
entertainment, Thai massage, fruit contests, and fruit
buffet at 50 Baht/person. More
details
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Krachiao
Blossom Festival
(1 June - 31 August 2008)
Chaiyaphum Province (342 km northeast of Bangkok) in cooperation
with The Tourism Authority of Thailand would like to invite
you to appreciate the beauty of the province’s seasonal
flower “Krachiao” which is now in full bloom.
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details
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