Cool music to beat summer heat. The grand Pattaya Music Festival is back in town to entertain music lovers. This is an unrivalled opportunity to enjoy a weekend of listening and dancing to beautiful music performed by more than 100 musicians. Fun awaits everyone, on March.

PTT Pattaya Open is one profession female tennis competition held longest by Sony Ericcson WTA Tour was arranged for the first time in 1991. World leading tennis stars attended it but currently it is part of the international series competition.

Party tricks courtesy of Lopburi’s monkeys.The 21st Monkey Party, 29 November, at Phra Prang Sam Yod, Mueang district, Lopburi province.

This is perhaps the most comical event you could witness on holiday, a claim that can be attested by the video clips that have found a place to park even on You Tube.  A local businessman started this bizarre grand bash in the small historical town of Lopburi that stands on the northern rail line, about 150 km from Bangkok.

Here’s a fun introduction to a fascinating way to travel in Thailand. Previously called the Mekong Challenge, organisers renamed this annual bike ride “Tour of the Mekong,” in 2008. Whatever the name, it is a testament to the growing popularity of recreational cycling in Thailand and this year’s event splits into two distinct routes that have already attracted a record turnout.

Curtain rises on the 7^th Bangkok Film Festival, 24 to 30 September. Now in its seventh year the curtain will rise on the annual Bangkok Film Festival, 24 to 30 September, in the heart of Bangkok’s downtown swank shopping district. The spectacular event promises to deliver more than 80 exciting films with the focus on a new generation of film makers particularly from throughout Asia.

Teams compete for prizes in the 21^st annual swan boat races at the Bang Sai Royal Folk Arts and Craft Centre,  19 to 20 September. Bang Sai Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Centre, Ayutthaya province, is worth visiting any time of the year, but it has a special fascination for visitors in September, when the riverside complex hosts the annual international swan boat races.

Tee of time at the annual Hua Hin/Cha-am Golf Festival.It could be tagged the best golf offer in Asia and it is perfect timing as the bargains on the greens are now matched  by superb discounts offered on air travel and accommodation.

Mountain bikers gather at one of Thailand’s most scenic dams for a series of races and fun activities. Bumping over rough trails is not everyone’s idea of having fun, but medical science appears to support the idea that riding your mountain bike over a boulder-strewn course is actually good for building bone density.

Thailand animal lovers celebrate birth of a panda at Chiang Mai Zoo.

This has to be the Southeast Asia’s most famous zoo after global TV networks turned their lens on a remarkable new born baby; a female panda born at Chiang Mai Zoo, late May.

Concept:  A Day without Laughter is a Day Wasted - Chalie Chaplin So come laugh with us.
Open Ceremony : 10 June 2009 at Paragon        
Closing Ceremony : 16 June 2009 at Central World

Footvolley comes to town

Here’s a chance to see first hand in Bangkok how footie skills can apply to volley ball. While it doesn’t grab headlines in the sporting press, footvolley should stimulate our imagination as to its pedigree and origin. Now, courtesy of Pepsi Cola we can see for ourselves how this sporting spectacle compares with the traditional volley ball. 

Tiffany in the TV spotlight.

Contestants vie for the Miss Tiffany Universe crown and raise cash for charity.Spotlights and TV cameras will focus on Pattaya, mid-May, as the resort’s most famous transvestite show hosts the annual Miss Tiffany Universe contest.

"Thieo Thai Kruk Kruen, Setthakit Thai Kuek Khak" (Enjoy a wonderful travel in Thailand for the better Thai economy) is a newly domestic campaign that Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched to express an invitation to tourists to experience the wonderful country,

Anyone for cricket๙

A fast forward version of cricket showcases at the annual Phuket Sixes, 15 to 19 April. Cricket is not exactly a sport that we would associate with Phuket, but a mini-version, fast and furious, is now a fixture on the resort island’s annual calendar.

Cool music to beat summer heat

Pattaya International Music Festival gets underway 20 March to help residents and visitors to beat recession blues.

The grand Pattaya Music Festival is back in town to entertain music lovers. This is an unrivalled opportunity to enjoy a weekend of listening and dancing

Tourism Authority of Thailand, Phuket Office and Phuket Japanese Association will hold “The 4th Phuket Japanese Festival” on the 7th of March 2009 at Queen Sirikit Park in Phuket Town.

As we are one of the parts of Phuket, we would like to provide the opportunity to the local people who is working for the tourism and local students interested in Japan and Japanese people - -

The Leaders of ASEAN member Countries and China will review the development of ASEAN-China relations in the past years and discuss how to further deepen relations between the two sides. Among others, a speedy implementation of ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement will be emphasized. In addition, they will also exchange views on regional and international issues affecting the region.

Chiang Rai province hosts its annual light and sound show that presents insights into the culture and daily life of the Aka hill tribes, resident in hilltop villages in Mae Chan District. 

Thailand rolls out the red carpet for visitors during the festive season.

Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimonmangklaraam Rajwaramahaviharn, a first grade royal monastery which was regarded as being the most important one during the reign of King Rama I of the illustrious Chakri dynasty, is more widely known to visitors as "Wat Pho". --

The Phuket King's Cup Regatta, Asia's biggest and most popular regatta, is the jewel in the crown of the Asian Yachting Circuit, a circuit of the leading regattas in Asia including the Raja Muda International Regatta, the Singapore Straits Regatta and the China Sea Race. More than a regatta, the week long event consists of great parties, great sailing and lots of fun. --