Bangkok Informer

Manassanan “Nong Oey” Thongphu, aged 3,Suriyakarn Thakan aged 3   CHIANG RAI – Following the deaths of two children Manassanan “Nong Oey” Thongphu, aged 3 and Suriyakarn Thakan aged 3  who died of excessive heat exposure after being locked in vehicles, the Interior Ministry has instructed relevant agencies in all provinces to take extra precaution [...]

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Kalle Kristensen (center) and team members Peten Fagerlund (left) and Kjell isak Sundbo (right) arrive at the New Nordic Resort after having rolled 1,000 kilometers from Chiang Rai in 12 days.   CHIANGRAI TIMES – Kalle Kristensen a 67-year-old Norwegian man from Chiangrai Roller Skied across Thailand for charity, beating his planned arrival date in [...]

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FREELAND Foundation, an official holds live pangolins after a raid at a house in Ayutthaya province   Chiangrai Times – Forty people have been arrested in five Southeast Asian countries in the largest coordinated operation against the illegal poaching and trade in pangolins, nocturnal mammals that feed on termites and other insects. Operation Libra, coordinated [...]

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The Foreign Affairs Ministry has held a meeting of Thai consulate officials from across the globe to discuss ways to effectively issue passports to Thai citizens abroad, with an emphasis on the newly improved e-passport issuing system. Full News here – News update

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We were on a long camper-van journey up the North West coast of Scotland. Having left the remote and beautiful hamlet of Applecross after a hearty breakfast, Full News here – Bangkok Legacies blog

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BANGKOK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global insurance companies are struggling to get a grip on their flood exposure in Asia nearly a year after one of the world’s costliest disasters hit Thailand, with executives fearing an even worse event looms in the region. Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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