Bangkok Informer

Prof Surichai Wankaew, director of the Peace and Conflicts Study Center at Chulalongkorn University, has called on the Thai government to assist in the search for Sombath Somphone, a Lao activist whose disappearance has been widely linked to his attempts at fighting development projects along the Mekong River. Sombath has been missing for 25 days. [...]

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Brett Bean, from Colorado who spent his summers in Phuket, missed his flight to Bangkok on November 27. He has not been seen since   PHUKET – The US Embassy in Bangkok has stepped up its search for missing American citizen Brett Chapman Bean, 43, who was last known to be in Phuket. Staff at [...]

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Two communities _ one in Lampang and the other in Phuket _ are working to set up interactive museums intended to celebrate important aspects of local heritage and social identity Full News here – Destination updates

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For an enriching break from templehopping in Chiang Mai’s Old Town, wander into the grounds of the Tamarind Hotel (50/1 Rajdamnoen Rd, Tambon Sri Pum Amphoe Muang, Chiang Mai;  053-418-896; www.tamarindvillage.com) to catch this photo exhibition by leading Thai photographer Chamni Thipmanee. Taken over the past decade, the series of striking portraits, landscapes and scenes [...]

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  How many times did you find yourself surfing no further than the first or second page of Google after you have typed in a search inquiry? This is something that happens quite often to many people. More than 62 % of the people looking for something in Google will find what they are looking [...]

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Thailand orders four EC725s for SAR duties   Chiangrai Times– The Government of Thailand has reportedly ordered four EC725 helicopters for Search and Rescue (SAR) missions. The €100 million deal was announced by Thai deputy prime minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa on 29 August, quoted by the French media. The French built aircraft are expected to replace [...]

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Thai Airways International (THAI) will fly its first Airbus A380 to Hong Kong and Singapore after receiving the aircraft on Sept 27, a senior THAI executive said. Full News here – News update

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Hat Yai police to raid two massage parlours and arrest 36 people   Chiangrai Times – The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) joined forces with Songkhla’s Hat Yai police to raid two massage parlours and arrest 36 people. Following a request to rescue a 15-year-old girl allegedly lured into prostitution at the parlours, DSI and [...]

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I recently toured Southeast Asia with my wife, and after visiting Sydney, Bali and Singapore, my fourth stop was Bangkok. At just two meters above sea level, we were scheduled to reach the great Thailand capital at a time when flooding threatened to shut … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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