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How did it start?
Life, Published on 09/02/2017
» It's hard to say who was the first tourist in Siam, because tourism as we know it didn't exist until a few centuries ago. Indian merchants sailed here in the 5th century, the Chinese came to trade and later to settle, and one of the earliest European travellers were the Portuguese, arriving in Ayutthaya in 1511. In 1680, Ibn Muhammad Ibrahim, a Persian, visited the land and recorded his impressions -- "All around us were trees that never feel the withering touch of autumn" -- while the first guidebook to the Kingdom was written by local resident J. Antonio in 1904. (Its most highly recommended activity is the shooting of birds and mammals.)
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Round 2 hits just as hard
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/02/2021
» This is the second time businesses have been hit by coronavirus-related restrictions and closures, and many firms are finding it hard to stay afloat.
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Time to come clean
News, Postbag, Published on 15/06/2019
» Re: "Cops scrutinise MP's posts", (BP, June 11).
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Our top 10 stories in a year that will be hard to forget
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Over the past year 'Spectrum' has reported a wide range of issues to give readers valuable insights. Our reporter ambushed the monk who helped Leicester City to their shock English Premier League title to get an exclusive. Another reporter blended in with Chinese yuppies in the new business district of Bangkok to find out why they decided to migrate to Thailand. Two reporters did a series of stories on the Tiger Temple by hanging out with the veterinarian, monks and national park officers to listen to all sides. We were determined to find the truth. Last month we also went up to Chiang Mai to talk to Hmong girls wrongly accused of stealing a British tourist's watch. Here are the top 10 stories in another exciting year of reporting.
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French yum woonsen a hit in Yaowarat
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/12/2012
» A French national and his Thai wife are doing a good business selling Thai street food in Bangkok's Yaowarat district, drawing startled looks from passersby.
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Helping patients with medical errors
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/09/2011
» A proposed law that makes it easier for patients who suffer from medical errors (malpractice) may just disappear, if not acted on soon by parliament.
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Siam Piwat set to open Siam Discovery May 28th as ...
By prnews, Created on: 16/05/2016, Last updated on: 16/05/2016
» [b:2cwrq12m][size=150:2cwrq12m]Siam Piwat set to open Siam Discovery May 28th as Thailand’s ‘The Biggest Arena of Lifestyle Experiments’[/size:2cwrq12m][/b:2cwrq12m] [attachment=2:2cwrq12m]New-model-of-Siam-Discovery.jpg[/attachment:2cwrq12m] • [b:2cwrq12m]Creates a new phenomenon in Thailand...
Weekly ‘Sanook’ column
By modsquad, Created on: 08/11/2010, Last updated on: 08/11/2010
» Andrew Biggs writes the weekly ‘Sanook’( roughly translated sanook means fun ) column which appears in the Sunday Brunch section. A fluent Thai speaker and long time resident, his columns explore the sometimes humorous and subtle traits of the Thai people. Forum readers might enjoy re-visiting...
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