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  • Thai LifeMuay Thai gains momentum in Nepal
    ThaigerPublished: 15:08, 13 September 2019
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    Muay Thai gains momentum in Nepal

    “Muay Thai fighters are so strong, they can knock down a tree with a single kick.” Gymkhana, with the help of Nepal National Muay Thai Association, organised the first semi-professional competition and plans more in the future. While still a child Rahul Moktan heard his father talking about the Thai sport of Muay Thai, which has since paved his way…

  • Thailand NewsTourist arrivals stagger and drop 1% – March figures
    ThaigerPublished: 08:41, 27 April 2019
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    Tourist arrivals stagger and drop 1% – March figures

    What goes up must go down, or at least falter occasionally. Newton’s law of gravity applies to just about everything, including’s Thailand’s rise and rise of tourist traffic. At some stage the numbers will actually (horror!!) start to plateau and even go down. For the first quarter this year the numbers have actually stalled. The Kingdom suffered a combined drop in…

  • TravelThai Smile opens new Bangkok-Kolkata route
    ThaigerPublished: 12:40, 13 March 2019
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    Thai Smile opens new Bangkok-Kolkata route

    Jumping on the tourism bandwagon between India and Thailand, Thai Smile Airways has announced a new route from Bangkok to Kolkata, starting from March 31. The airline will operate five flights a week (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok to Kolkata, East India. The airline says the new route is “in line with its business…

  • Bangkok NewsUPDATE: Thai Airways resumes flights
    ThaigerPublished: 14:11, 28 February 2019
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    UPDATE: Thai Airways resumes flights

    Thai Airways has resumed flight between Bangkok and Europe today after cancellations due to Pakistan’s emergency closure of its airspace. The cancellations, announced late last night, have caused havoc for travellers hoping to fly between Bangkok and Europe on Thai Airways last night and today. Flights between Bangkok to Europe, in both directions, normally fly over Pakistan’s airspace but since…

  • Thailand NewsThailand advance to knockout stage of Asian Cup *Thaiger Bites
    ThaigerPublished: 14:07, 15 January 2019
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    Thailand advance to knockout stage of Asian Cup *Thaiger Bites

    Last night saw Thailand finish with a 1-1 draw with the UAE (United Arab Emirates) to ensure their place in the knockout stages of the Asian Cup, managing to finish second in the group after a rocky start. Thailand’s equaliser goal came late in the first half, scored by midfielder Thitiphan Puangjan. Following a their first Asian Cup game where…

  • Thailand NewsSerbian coach sacked after Thai thrashing in Asian Cup
    ThaigerPublished: 07:57, 07 January 2019
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    Serbian coach sacked after Thai thrashing in Asian Cup

    The Football Association of Thailand has unceremoniously dumped the national coach Milovan Rajevac, just seven hours after Thailand was thrashed by India 1-4 in the Asian Cup group A game in Abu Dhabi. Thailand were far from impressive against the more powerful Indian team who beat the Kingdom’s side for the first time in 32 years. Thai Football Association reacted…