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Where is the cool season, anyway?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/11/2012
» The winds are blowing the wrong way this year for some reason, bringing rain instead of cool, dry air, a situation that is likely to continue for some time.
His Majesty visits Chitralada Palace
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/11/2012
» His Majesty the King briefly left Siriraj hospital yesterday afternoon for an unannounced visit to Chitralada Palace, his official Bangkok residence.
Yingluck the diplomat
Published on 21/11/2012
» Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is no longer a diplomatic novice. The list of world leaders she has met keeps getting longer and longer.
Visiting Obama gets no rest
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/11/2012
» Visiting presidents get no time off for jet lag, it seems. President Obama's workday begins as soon as he gets off the plane at Don Mueang. Meanwhile, preparations continue for his visit.
King to meet Obama, UK Queen meets Thai PM
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/11/2012
» It has been officially announced that US President Barack Obama will be granted an audience with His Majesty the King on Sunday while in London Queen Elizabeth II granted an audience to the Thai PM. Reuters photo
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.
"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.
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.
Wasps to the rescue
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/10/2012
» Local farmers, media and scientists gathered to witness the release of bug-killing parasitic wasps in a cassava plantation in Khon Kaen in 2010. Now agricultural officials want to use the same approach to protect coconut trees in the South. Photo by Rod Lefroy
Futsal stadium handover delayed
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/10/2012
» An artist's impression of the finished Bangkok Futsal Arena (inset) is just a dream at the moment. The reality is more like the photo taken just a week ago.