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Flood-safety inventions
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/11/2011
» Floating toilets with wastewater treatment solve one big flood problem, keeping floodwaters safe and clean. Plastic car wraps & steel boats also, now very useful.
Charges filed
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/07/2011
» Agents of the National Anti-Corruption Commission haul in a truckfull of evidence to the Supreme Court, supporting charges against five people including former Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin in the 2004 Bangkok City Hall purchase of firetrucks and boats.
Rohingya boat people: Navy shot them Thai villagers say
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/03/2013
» Forced back to sea to die, trafficked & sold, now shot at by Navy, Rohingyas escape violence in Burma, only to meet violence once again here.
Seafood industry: Slave labour & environmental destruction?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/03/2013
» "I don’t want slave labour and destruction of the ocean mixed in with my prawn cocktail," widely read UK news site concludes in investigative journalism article.
1,000-boat Diamond Jubilee river pageant
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/06/2012
» Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday sailed along the Thames on a royal barge at the centre of a spectacular 1,000-boat river pageant, the highpoint of celebrations to mark her diamond jubilee.
Mekong river patrol: China, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/02/2012
» Boat hijacking by Shan drug gang may be behind killing of 13 Chinese crew last year. Tighter security & joint patrol is the response.
River rice pirates caught
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/06/2011
» Slipping through lax security at Klong Toey Port, the gang waylayed barges on their way to Chonburi, splitting the take on 300 to 500 bags with barge hands.
Royal barge procession
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/11/2012
» Thousands lined the Chao Phraya River yesterday to watch the dazzling royal barge procession, part of celebrations marking the King’s 85th birthday on Dec 5.
Cruiseship rescues sailor near Antarctica
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/01/2013
» Ship with 100 tourists on adventure cruise to Antarctica, turns around, travels 53 hours & rescues sailor caught in life-raft in stormy seas.
Phuket's marine playground for the ultra-rich
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/12/2010
» The "Riviera of Asia" and Asia's foremost superyacht destination, multi-million-dollar holiday homes spread out along the landscaped plots of its coast.