Dynamic Thailand

On 15 February 2021, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana graciously accepted to preside over the première viewing of the documentary commemorating “His Majesty the King’s time in Australia” at His Excellency Allan McKinnon, the Australian Ambassador’s residence. The 18-minute documentary, completed in 2020 by the Australian Embassy in Bangkok, honors His Majesty the King and his time spent in Australia during 1970 to 1976.

            The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastatingly large impact on the global economy. It has catapulted the world into the worst recession since the Great Depression in 1929, surpassing the economic slump during the financial crisis a decade ago.

2 Thais have won the Swift Student Challenge, having an opportunity to join the Apple 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC20) for free. Of all 350 student form 41 countries, the winner were chosen based on their original Swift playground submission, in which all participants were required to create an interactive scene that can be experienced within three minutes. Porjai Rangsri, one of the Thai winners, is a tenth grade student in Varee Chiangmai School who has been interested in technology since 9 years old.

Thai Airways has been placed 10th on the world’s best 20 airlines for 2019, reported by Skytrax, a globally-accepted website for international airlines ranking. Thai airways also won the award for best airline staff in Asia and the world's best airline spa facility in 2019. Qatar Airways ranks 1st as the best airline, followed by Singapore Airlines, and ANA All Nippon Airways respectively.