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Suspicious mobile phone leads to emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/09/2017
» Two passengers spotted an unattended mobile phone displaying the message "do not turn off" on a Jet Airways flight bound for Suvarnabhumi, prompting an emergency landing.
8 million tourists visit Pattaya in first half
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/09/2017
» About 8 million tourists visited Pattaya in the first half of this year, putting the resort city on course to top last year's total, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Kbank forecasts baht rise
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/08/2017
» How can we say the baht is rising against the US dollar, as forecast by Kasikornbank (KBank), when it goes from 34.50 to 33.50? If you transfer money from the US to Thailand, like I do, it makes good sense.
Yingluck ready for Friday's court ruling
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/08/2017
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Friday to hear the ruling on her rice-pledging scheme case.
Americans in awe of total solar eclipse
Published on 22/08/2017
» Emotional sky-gazers stood transfixed across North America Monday as the Sun vanished behind the Moon in a rare total eclipse that swept the continent coast-to-coast for the first time in nearly a century.
Almost champions
Published on 18/08/2017
» It was a heartbreaking loss for two-time Asian women's volleyball champions Thailand, who started off brilliantly only to concede the last three sets to arch-rivals Japan
Report offenders and receive reward, City Hall promises
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/08/2017
» City Hall launched a new campaign to clean up the streets on Tuesday, promising to give half the fine to people who report motorcyclists using footpaths, people dumping garbage in public spaces or canals, and illegal hawkers.
Investors sell stocks, buy gold as war talk continues
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/08/2017
» When things get tense, especially when a major power threatens war, some investors get nervous. War is not good for business so they sell stocks and buy gold which is seen as a safe haven. For more confident investors, however, a fall in prices is an opportunity to buy.
Ready for release into the wild?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/08/2017
» A very fat long-tailed macaque rescued from a lazy life of limitless food from tourists has lost over 2 kilogrammes and is now ready for release back into the wild, officials say
Songthaew driver returns lost girl
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/08/2017
» The driver of a local songthaew bus in Rayong has been praised for his kindness in going out his way to return a girl who got on the wrong bus safely home to her mother.