Thailand

After six prime ministers in six years of sometimes bloody political upheaval, Thais might be excused for shrugging their shoulders about voting in number seven. But this time there's one big difference. The new prime minister will be a woman, the first to hold the position in Thailand.

Kuoni has released its 2010 Holiday Report, which highlights their top destinations for this year. Comparing data from their 2009 Longhaul Report, there has been a fair bit of movement in Kuoni's top ten with Sri Lanka a particular highlight - moving from position six in 2009 to fourth place in 2010.

Jessica Simpson retched after eating fried worms in Thailand during filming her the first episode of her new reality show "The Price Of Beauty" for VH1. The singer chewed on the dead bugs at a Bangkok food market after being told they speed up metabolism and could burn extra calories.

BKK Group is to stage its Grand Opening for The Coast Bangkok, a 5 billion Baht project built under “For Today’s Better Living” concept, during this coming March 12-17 at Central Plaza Bangna. In the event, there will be special promotion, where those who put 10,000 Baht down payment on site and make 10,000 Baht monthly installments will get 10% return on investment – guaranteed.

CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Thailand is pleased to announce the promotion of two key members of the resort properties team.