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Thai public health minister and Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (Image credit: Lekha Shankar)

Lekha Shankar | Thailand prepares its cannabis policy...

Thai public health minister says aim to use herb only for medical and health purposes

27 July 2022 7:57 AM IST

Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. (Image by arrangement)

'Memoria' is sensational as it's about the senses: Tilda Swinton

The iconoclastic actor visits Bangkok for the premiere of 'Memoria' which is directed by Thailand's best-known indie...

21 Jun 2022 9:53 PM IST

Passengers wait for taxis outside the T-3 terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Lekha Shankar | With more flights, fewer Covid rules, Thailand looks...

The biggest boost for tourism between the two countries was, of course, the resumption of commercial flights, after two...

27 April 2022 12:33 AM IST

Gagan Malik. (By Arrangement)

Lekha Shankar | Indian actor turns Buddhist monk in Bangkok

The two-week monkhood is behind him, but Malik (now called Asoko) does not seem ready to give it up yet

31 March 2022 12:15 AM IST

Raj Sachdev (Thai name: Sutham Sachaphimukh). (By Arrangement)

Lekha Shankar | My memories of him will never fade: Bose's boy scout

Raj Sachdev, one of the last survivors of Netaji's Balak Sena, reminisces his role in India's Independence

23 March 2022 1:25 AM IST

The Test and Go system of entry had been launched in Thailand on November 1 last year vis- -vis 61 handpicked countries including India.

Thailand reopens for tourism

Indian visitors represent our hope for recovery, says official

15 Feb 2022 11:07 PM IST

Thai-American director Pailin Wedel. (Photo by arrangement)

'Thought Hope Frozen' had gone as far as it could: Pailin Wedel

The Emmy-winning film, now streaming on Netflix, proves that life, death, science, religion are not antithetical

23 Jan 2022 10:05 PM IST

A tour of the unique Patpong Museum, said, and showed it all. (DC Image)

Bangkok's newest museum chronicles its notorious nightlife

Michael Messner, long-time Austrian resident of the city, set up Patpong Museum after 14 years of intensive research

31 Dec 2021 8:10 PM IST

India is one of the 63 low risk nations whose citizens can enter Thailand without a long quarantine. (AFP)

Thailand, finally, opens up to Indian tourists

An RT-PCR test needs to be taken 72 hours before departure, and this certificate needs to be produced on arrival at...

8 Dec 2021 10:05 AM IST

Rasina Uberoi Bajaj, managing director, admits organising festival was challenging.

Bangkok's best-known cultural festival is back

The 23rd International Festival of Dance and Music, which was postponed several times, will now be held between November...

10 Nov 2021 12:47 PM IST

For the kind of films, I make, it is fundamental for the artists and crew to feel as one family. Thats why we were nervous about Irrfan, says Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.

I selected Irrfan Khan because of his eyes: Mostofa Sarwar Farooki

Irrfan had hundreds of questions, which made me very happy about his involvement as an actor

30 July 2021 9:56 AM IST

For the tourist who plans a two-week holiday in Phuket, he needs to do two more Covid tests during his stay, on Day 6 and Day 12.

Thailand's best known tourist destination opens to tourists

The Phuket Sandbox Model' could set a precedent, after province inoculates 70 per cent of its community

2 July 2021 5:56 PM IST