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Travel · 27 Oct
Kuwait Airways launches first Kuwait–Phuket flight, twice weekly
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomed Kuwait Airways' first Kuwait–Phuket flight, which starts twice-weekly service and adds 556 inbound seats a week. The route lifts the airline's Thailand services to eight flights weekly. More frequencies are planned for the coming peak travel season, TAT said.
In the news
More →- In the news · 27 OctMae Sot residents demand protection from Myanmar border fighting spillover
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- In the news · 27 OctSingaporean man seriously hurt after leaving airport taxi and falling from Bangkok expressway
What's on in Thailand
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Sat 31 Oct · 6:30 PMCelebrate Unity Day of India Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, 3rd Floor, 301, Vasu 01Building Complex, Soi 25, Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, 10110 - 10Nov
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Culture, travel & food
More →- Travel · 27 OctVisa delays hit Latin American travel to Thailand; visa-free entry to be proposedVisa-processing delays have cut passenger show-up rates on some Latin America flights to Thailand by 20% to 30%, tourism-sector sources said. Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul will propose visa-free entry for markets including Mexico and Colombia to the Visa Policy Committee on 9 November.
- Travel · 27 OctDon Mueang to replace hand-held metal detectors with pat-down searches from November 1Don Mueang International Airport will stop using hand-held metal detectors and switch to pat-down searches from November 1, it announced on October 27. Passengers will still pass walk-through detectors or body scanners first. The airport warned checks may take longer, especially at peak times.
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The world in brief
More →- 27 OctUK and Japan Urge Citizens to Keep Emergency Supplies Ready
- 27 OctLula wins fourth term as Brazil's president, beating Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff
- 27 OctLula wins fourth term as Brazil's president, beating Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff
- 26 OctUganda restricts travel as Ebola outbreak nears 10,000 confirmed cases in Africa
- 26 OctBrazilians vote in presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
- 26 OctVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns home after nearly a year in exile