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Steve Jobs arrives in Bangkok for 3-month stay
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/03/2013
» Steve Jobs is in town for a 3-month stay, but will have nothing to say and will not even get a change of clothes. That, of course, is because the real Steve Jobs is dead and Bangkok’s visitor is made of wax.
White elephant hunt, 5 million baht reward
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/04/2013
» A hunt is on for a possible white elephant in Kaeng Krachan National Park, with a reward of 5 million baht being offered to hunters who can capture the animal – if it exists.
Thai floods: Think of 50 million whales
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/10/2011
» A series of short animations explaining the current the flood situation using simple language and featuring a cute pod of 50 million blue whales has become a big hit on youtube.
24-million-baht crowd control vehicle
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/03/2012
» With 10 wheels, protective armour, safety glass, iron bars, closed-circuit cameras and water cannon, you won't see anything like it at the Bangkok International Motorshow.
Unsold lottery tickets make shop owner rich
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/11/2012
» For one lottery shop owner, it was not the tickets she sold that made her rich. It was the tickets she didn't sell.
Prosecutors try again
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/12/2010
» It is not automatic that because the first case against the Democrat Party was dismissed on technicalities that the second one will be as well.
Army’s blimp may fly soon
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/09/2012
» The army’s 350 million-baht blimp has never been put in service and it costs 25 million baht a year to maintain. Now, the army is about to spend 50 million more baht to finally get it into the air.
The great home robbery
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/11/2011
» A high-ranking government official says robbers stole 12 million baht from his home. One of the robbers says they stole 200 million and there may have been up to a billion baht in the house.
Thailand's anti-smoking YouTube hit
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/04/2013
» A Thai anti-smoking advert goes viral on Youtube with over two million views in two weeks and winning praise from around the world.
Rhino horn seized in Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/01/2013
» More than 27 kilos of rhino horn worth an estimated 42.6 million baht have been seized by airport officials in Thailand and Vietnam.