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City police on terror alert
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/01/2012
» They look like they are part of the Chinese New Year celebrations but the women in traditional Chinese attire checking visitors bags in the Yaowarat area are part of a serious police operation.
Bangkok police on terror alert
Published on 23/01/2012
» Police are on 24-hour security watch at tourist locations and places of foreign interest in Bangkok as officers investigate supposed links between an arrested Lebanese man and terrorist plots.
State railway to finally account for assets and liabilities
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/01/2012
» The State Railway of Thailand, the country's worst-performing state enterprise financially, is finalising its first accounting of its assets and liabilities in more than a decade.
Afghan soldier 'killed French troops over US abuse video'
AFP, Published on 22/01/2012
» An Afghan soldier who shot dead four French troops has said he did it because of a recent video showing US Marines urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban insurgents, security sources told AFP.
US, France to 'ensure strength' of Afghan mission
AFP, Published on 22/01/2012
» The United States and France have agreed to work together to ensure the "continued strength and effectiveness" of the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, the State Department said.
Well, just another week at the airport
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/01/2012
» It hasn't been the most auspicious of starts to the year for Suvarnabhumi airport. First we had the ugly ''slapping of ears'' incident in which a senior airport official tried to show how superior he was, but only achieved the opposite by humiliating a subordinate who ended up with a damaged eardrum.
Trust no One
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 22/01/2012
» Some have expressed incredulity that Thailand could possibly be a target for international terrorists. But why should anyone be incredulous? Are we not standing at the gateway of the Golden Triangle, renowned for its drug trade? Have we forgotten a Russian arms dealer named Viktor Bout? Are we not familiar with the presence of international organised crime gangs in cities like Bangkok and Pattaya? Most anyone can come and go, or come and stay with visa runs.
Statehood takes a back seat to bogeyman
News, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 22/01/2012
» Thailand's recognition of the right to an independent Palestine is a great step forward, but unfortunately it has been overshadowed by the arrest of an Arab man and the surrounding anti-Islam hysteria
Lost Somewhere Along The Line
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/01/2012
» This is the sign, prominent and loud, that pounced on me as I strolled past a Bangkok Bank branch this week. "Please get a line", it announced, stuck to a glass window, behind which a bank teller, as sullen as he was youthful, sat with a face like thunder.
If You Go
B Magazine, Published on 22/01/2012
» The closest airport is the New Chitose airport outside Sapporo. From there, your hotel can arrange a bus or private transfer, taking around two-and-a-half hours to reach Hirafu, or you can book at skybus.co.jp/en/. Taxis and shuttles are plentiful for getting around the village.