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- Tourists check in - to anywhere but Thailand
(AFP) - 'I'll be happier when I see the runway,' muttered Australian tourist Jason Payne, reflecting a general sense of cautious relief at the makeshift check-in desks in a posh Bangkok hotel. About half a dozen hotels, plus a conference centre, have
- Bomb kills Thai airport protester
ONE person was killed and 20 anti-government protesters wounded by a bomb blast at Bangkok's domestic airport early Tuesday. The explosion at Don Mueang airport came just hours after the People's Alliance for Democracy ended a three-month sit-in at the
- THAILAND: Press photographer 'assaulted by PAD guards'
The photographer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he was struck to the ground from behind by a PAD guard after he photographed another guard hitting the man about 9pm. He was then surrounded by eight or nine guards who snatched his camera and
- THAILAND: Triple T challenges True in broadband
Triple T Broadband, the Bangkok broadband internet arm of TT&T Plc, has set an ambitious goal to overtake market leader True Corporation by 2010, targeting a subscriber base of one million. The company has earmarked one-billion-baht investment plan,
- Bangkok airport turmoil not a natural disaster
Pressure has been growing for Hong Kong authorities to do more to help the hundreds of residents stranded by the political turmoil that has shut down Bangkok's two airports. For any government, protecting the lives and property of its citizens, no matter
- Poles stranded in Bangkok
Due to the blockade at the airports in Bangkok, Poles are also finding it difficult to board planes and return home Among the 300,000 visitors stranded at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports are Poles, who have been waiting for a flight since
- Pozna countdown to climate conference
The conference will be officially opened tomorrow by Polish PM Donald Tusk. Among the visitors will be Nobel laureates Al Gore, Wangari Maathai and Lech Wasa, also Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mikhail Gorbachev. Pozna has prepared an area of 40 thousand
- GM Postpones Thai Diesel-Engine Plant
GM Thailand President Steve Carlisle says the economic slowdown, need to conserve cash, lack of access to new financing and large financial losses are forcing the auto industry to shed employees for survival.
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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century; it was known as Siam until 1939. Thailand is the only southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US ally following the conflict.
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