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Bang fai unsafe? Enter Talai (Video)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/06/2017
» Bang fai, handmade rockets, are a tradition in Thailand's northeast, but they can be a danger to aircraft. Talai are just as exciting, but villagers in Kalasin say they are safer.
Debris likely from Japanese rocket, not MH370 (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/01/2016
» A Japanese rocket maker says a large piece of metal that washed up on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket launched by Japan, not a missing Malaysian plane.
Air force pilots avoid bung fai "attack"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/07/2015
» Two Royal Thai Air Force pilots on a training flight were forced to return to base Tuesday after high-flying, home-made rockets launched by villagers in Kamphaeng Phet crossed their flight path.
Flying objects to be controlled
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/01/2015
» Khom Loy sky lanterns and Bang Fai rockets are facing new and tougher restrictions in an effort to make the skies safer for air travel.
"Yin dee duay" Congresswoman Tammy (updated with video)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/11/2012
» Incoming congresswoman Ladda Tammy Duckworth is the only member of the US Congress able to give a Thai-language interview.
Troops leave Preah Vihear area
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/07/2012
» Police have replaced soldiers on both sides of the Thai-Cambodian border as the two countries respond to an International Court of Justice order.
Drug dealers in prison
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/04/2012
» Being in prison is inconvenient, but it has not stopped major drug dealers from carrying out a very profitable business.
Empty villages
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/04/2011
» Many borders in the Surin, Buri Ram area are deserted except for a few defence volunteers.
War of words
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/04/2011
» The Thai PM sets his conditions for ceasefire talks as both sides accuse the other of starting the border skirmishes.
Impossible dream?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/02/2011
» For a ceasefire to succeed, both sides need to want it to succeed. That may not be the case in the current border conflict.