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Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
HiWell we're now both qualified scuba divers We got the PADI Open Water qualification over the last 4 days which entitles us to dive to 18m anywhere in the world at any point in the rest of our lives. We're hoping to do some more dives in Indonesia maybe BaliGilley Isles and Oz Great Barrier ReefWe spend yesterday evening on the mini golf course here on Koh Tao. It was probably one of th
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Thailand business news (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thai hypermarket group Big C Supercenter BIGC.BK said on Thursday it expected growth in both net profit and sales of 6-7 percent in 2010, helped by the opening...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Day 3The final day two of our party left and it was just me Scott and Bangkok for the day. So the first thing we did on our last day was to hit the temple of the Reclining Buddha Wat Pho ldquowatpordquo. The Buddha was fantastic It was absolutely huge 15 meters high and 46 meters long thatrsquos almost half a football field. It is totally plated in gold except the bottom of the
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BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT (Free subscription) | yesterday
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has reaffirmed his intention to visit Chiang Mai on Nov 29 to attend the Thai Chamber of Commerce meeting, despite threats made to his safety.The confirmation came after a community radio station reportedly claimed that a bomb would take the life of the prime minister during his visit to the northern province, which is hometown of ousted premier Thaksin
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rssblogstory.com Music (Free subscription) | yesterday
- Renowned jazz performer Thanapat 'Prod' Matthayomchan will be taking a break from his international schedule to perform his unique blend of Thai pop and
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Details are Sketchy (Free subscription) | yesterday
This probably qualifies as a new low point in Cambodia-Thai relations. A Thai labourer allegedly killed a Cambodian co-worker with an axe early Friday after a heated and inebriated argument over the two countries’ deteriorating diplomatic relations, police said. Thai national Sinchai Namnon, 44, was the chief suspect in the slaying of Cambodian national Dieng, 40, who [...]
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Thailand business news (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cambodia has taken over the running of the country’s Thai-owned air traffic control firm, in a deepening row between the two neighbouring countries....
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Newley Purnell (Free subscription) | yesterday
A quick Thailand-specific aviation note that may of of interest: PB Air has ceased operating. The company’s Web site has a simple statement saying that “all flights are suspended until further notice,” but no reason for the stoppage is given. 2Bangkok.com noted this news on Nov. 18, and I was curious to know what happened. [...]
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360 Cities (Free subscription) | yesterday
Panoramic photo by Jedsada Puangsaichai . Wat Chang Lom is located almost at the centre of historic Si Satchanalai. The most important historic building at this temple is the main chedi in Sri Lankan Style. As similar temples at Kamphaeng Phet and Sukhothai, the base of the temple consists of sculptures of elephants. 39 elephants surround the temple. Contrary to what is seen at other temples, the elephants...
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360 Cities (Free subscription) | yesterday
Panoramic photo by Jedsada Puangsaichai . Si Satchanalai Historical Park has been declared a World Heritage site.The old city of Si Satchanalai is considered the sister city of historic Sukhothai. While it offers similar Sukhothai era temples and monuments, it is much less visited than Sukhothai. The old city of Si Satchanalai is situated in present day Sukhothai province. There are historic monuments...
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TravelDailyNews.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the 1 December 2009 opening of InterContinental Hua Hin Resort, Thailand’s new seaside retreat set among white sand shores
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Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The SZSE signs the MOU with Thailand counterpart today in Shenzhen. Chen Hongqiao, deputy general manager of the SZSE, the vice president of Thailand Stock Exchange and Wang Wenzhi, president of ChiNext board affix their signature to the MOU on their respective behalf.
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neilsamsung | 18/10/2009
Following the Thai government’s proposals to amend the Foreign Business Act which restricts the rights of foreigners to own or operate certain businesses in Thailand, CB Richard Ellis Thailand has been carefully monitoring the Thai residential, resort and office markets to judge the market's actual response from news of the proposals to amend the law on foreign businesses and other recent events. CB...
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bsalmons | 13/05/2009
H1N1 flu has now reached Cuba, Finland, and Thailand, with nearly 6,000 people infected in 33 countries, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.