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Shans celebrate National Day
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/02/2013
» Bangkok Post photograph Patipat Janthong crossed into the Shan State of Myanmar to cover National Day celebrations, held openly for the first time since a truce was signed with the Myanmar government.
Kaeng Krachan welcomes Karen group
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/02/2013
» Karen tribespeople are used to being evicted from Kaeng Krachan National Park, but not welcomed. Now one group of Karen who lost their land in 1996 is getting a second chance.
Vanessa Mae wants to ski for Thailand
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/01/2013
» Violinist Vanessa Mae is training to become an Olympic skier with the aim of competing in 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia – for Thailand
Brutal crime re-enacted
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/01/2013
» You can understand why the woman on the floor looked decidedly uncomfortable. Sitting over her was Pairoj Nanthatanti, a man who had confessed to having savagely murdered his girlfriend.
Earthquake felt in Bangkok (Monday update)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/11/2012
» At about 8:12 yesterday morning, I was at my computer and the desk seemed to be swaying slightly and I began to feel disoriented. Yes, it was the effects of a faraway earthquake and today we have many more details on what happened.
Excitement grows for Thaksin’s Tachilek visit
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/11/2012
» Mr Thaksin may meet the president of the country when he visits Myanmar, but his supporters are far more interested in his visit to Tachilek, just a few steps across the border from Chiang Rai.
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.
PM makes no flood promises
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/09/2012
» With Sukhothai municipality still under water and seasonal flooding reaching as far as some districts of Ayutthaya, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is making no promises of a flood-free Bangkok area this year.
Thaksin at Thailand border
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/04/2012
» Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in neighbouring Laos, but his waiting supporters were disappointed as his flight was diverted to another airport for safety reasons.
10 million baht in gold left in taxi (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/03/2012
» Yes, it is possible to forget more than 10 million baht in gold in a taxi. A goldshop owner did it last Wednesday evening, offered a big reward to get it back and luckily the gold was returned.