Thailand has extended a tourist visa fee waiver through 4 March 2010. Middle East and UAE tourists may travel to Thailand without paying the visa fee during this time. Thai Consul General said the Thai government is temporarily waiving the tourist visa fee because of an increase in the number of applications for tourist visas.
Pasan Teparak said applications for a tourist visa from the Middle East increased 11.5% this year. The number of visa applications averaged 1,200 per month between 5 March and 4 June this year compared to 1,000 for the same period last year. Teparak said anyone applying for a singly entry tourist visa (from countries allowed visa on arrival) at designated immigration checkpoints in Thailand will be exempt from the tourist visa fee until 4 March 2010.
140 George Street Tel: (02) 9252 4033. Website: www.mca.com.au Opening hours: Daily 1000-1700. Admission: Free (some special exhibitions charge entrance). ...
this free museum is located just off Imam Khomeini Street and is open 8am-4pm on weekdays. It is also known as the telephone, post and telegraph ministry museum and displays a large collection of stamps and memorabilia. ...
Address: along the same road as Medeu Ice Rink, Dam, and Chimbulak. Large, sprawling park, which contains quite a number of apple trees in addition to its towering alpine cones. Pleasant stop, especially if you catch a light drizzle. ...
The Roman city of Beirut met a traumatic end in the sixth century after a series of devastating earthquakes. As a result, there is little evidence of the city’s glorious Roman period. What little remains are concentrated Downtown. In front of the Parliament building stand four corniced columns, discovered in 1968. A strand of five more columns stand to the left of the St. George Maronite ...