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DON MUANG AIRPORT
THAI going back to the future
SUVARNABHUMI: — National carrier to move all but three of its domestic routes from Suvarnabhumi to old airport to save on operating costs.
 Thai Airways International is moving all of its domestic routes, except those involving Phuket, Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen, to Don Muang airport once the [...]
0 Comment » Porn, teen sex and gambling on the rise
But there’s less smoking and drinking, recent surveys find
 BANGKOK: — Young children and teenagers drink and smoke less but are more occupied in viewing pornography and gambling than a year ago, according to the latest research.
The Child Watch 2005-2006 study, sponsored by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), conducted [...]
BREAKING NEWS:
Nordic tourists acquire Legionnaires’ disease in Thailand
Legionella may hinder trips to PhuketPHUKET: — Some of the winter holidaymakers who have booked their trips to Phuket through the Finnish travel operator Aurinkomatkat may have to cancel their vacation entirely or at least change their destination, as all hotels in Phuket are filled to capacity.
PHUKET: — [...]
BANGKOK (AFP) - Investors in Thailand have been left in confusion over new rules on foreign investment, as the government appeared to back track on its second major policy change in less than a month.
Thailand’s military-installed government on Tuesday approved new rules for foreign investors, limiting them to holding 50 percent of the shares [...]
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/This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and Terrorism section. The overall level of the advice has not changed./
 * *On 31 December 2006, eight bombs exploded in various locations in Bangkok, killing three people and injuring at least 36 others including six foreigners. As a result, the Thai authorities have [...]
