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Foreign tourists are urged to avoid Bangkok in late October when the royal cremation ceremony for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej is held, the National News Bureau of Thailand reports, citing concerns over traffic congestion.
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports will release an official travel advisory for foreign nationals visiting in October, so they will be better informed about the impact of the royal cremation period, from October 25-29. 
Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangul said that, in order to avoid traffic congestion, foreign visitors are advised to stay outside Bangkok during the cremation period. Information on tourist attractions outside the capital will be included in the advisory. 
Activities around the cremation site will be allowed only prior to the ceremony and must be cleared out when notified. 
The cremation will take place on October 26, which has been declared a public holiday.

DEMARK 10TH YEAR HAILED

Government agencies backing the DEmark Show 2017 are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the awards, which are aimed at improving design standards in Thailand.
They are staging a show, A Decade of DEmark, at Siam Paragon. 
The show, which ends tomorrow, has been put on by the Thailand Office of Innovation and Value Creation, the Ministry of Commerce and, the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), working with Siam Piwat.
Malee Choklumlerd, director-general of the Department of International Trade Promotion, said: “With the aim of supporting Thai designers, the DITP annually organises the DEmark Award to be a stage for showing the ability, creativity and outstanding of entrepreneurs in variety elements of designs, stimulating Thailand’s design industry to develop constantly.”