February 28th, 2007 by admin
PATTAYA, Thailand (26 Feb 2007) — A tour guide would now appear to be the latest suspect in the prominent ongoing murder investigation into the death of the two Russian female tourists according to the Commissioner of the Provincial Police Bureau 2, Police Lieutenant General Assawin Kwanmuang.
The case has for once roused the local authorities [...]
February 26th, 2007 by admin
BANGKOK - Only a few months after suffering its worst floods in a decade, Thailand is readying for an El Nino-related drought likely to hit rubber and rice output in the major agricultural producer, officials say
At least 28 of 76 provinces, mostly in the north and northeast, have been hit by an unusually long [...]
February 25th, 2007 by admin
BANGKOK, Thailand (23 Feb 2007) — Canada joined two other western countries Friday in updating its warning to travellers after Thailand’s defence minister said Muslim insurgents in the south could extend their attacks to the capital, Bangkok.
The Canadian, British and Australian embassies all revised their advisories cautioning travellers to exercise caution in Bangkok as well [...]
February 24th, 2007 by admin
Two Russian women killed at Jomthien beach
PATTAYA: — Two Russian women, both tourists, have been shot dead in the Eastern seaboard resort of Jomthien, adjacent to Pattaya, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) southeast of Bangkok, police said. Tatiana Tsimfer, 30 and Liubov Svirkova, 25 were killed when an unidentified gunman fired four shots from a [...]
February 22nd, 2007 by admin
SUVARNABHUMI CRISIS
Airport passenger terminal is a firetrap: designerPeople could die in an evacuation because of blocked exits: Wanchai
BANGKOK: — Suvarnabhumi Airport passenger terminal has been rendered a firetrap by construction changes and operational mismanagement, one of its designers warned yesterday.
“In a case of fire, there could be evacuation problems and people could die,” he asserted.
ACT [...]
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