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    AirAsia to expand in Asia  Nov 23, 2009
    We have a hub in Bangkok within our network and we are planning to do the Bangkok-Kolkata, Phuket-Kolkata as well as Bangkok-Mumbai and Bangkok-Delhi routes, she said. Following the start of service to Trichy last year, AirAsia launched three new routes from KL to Kolkata, Kochi and Trivandrum which opened for ticket sales on Oct 15, 2009. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    * Thai PM stands by tour plans despite radio death threats  Nov 22, 2009
    AFP , BANGKOK Sunday, Nov 22, 2009, Page 5 ... Supporters of Thaksin are planning to demonstrate in Bangkok during Abhisits trip to the north, gathering for five days starting next Saturday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Keen for a trip to Iceland?  Nov 21, 2009
    Many have cut back on the long haul flights and are instead choosing to travel to regional destinations such as Bali, Bangkok and Phuket, Stephen notes. Many Malaysians had shelved their plans for long-haul travel to Europe, except for senior citizens and pilgrimages, he notes. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    India needs rice, but won't order now  Nov 20, 2009
    Once it becomes clear to Thailand (which has a stock of a massive 6 million tonnes but is holding it back with a view to offload it at the best possible price before the new harvest comes in by end 2009 or early 2010) that India is determined not to rush into high-priced imports through tender-based deals, Bangkok could sell us enough quantities through government-to-government (g-to-g) deals, a sector analyst told ET.. Government-to-government import deals are generally less transparent than... (India Times)

    Football: S'pore Lions return to hero's welcome after away win in Thailand  Nov 20, 2009
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    A New Indian Travel Fad: "Divorce Tourism"  Nov 20, 2009
    This month, Hirjee is packing off a 30-year-old businessman from Hyderabad and his 27-year-old wife to Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand. Hirjee has yet to break the news that one of his eight marriage counselors on staff will be their extra baggage for the six-day vacation. (Time.com)

    COMMENT: Thaw In The Valley  Nov 19, 2009
    Track II initiatives involving senior Indian and Pakistani officials are currently on in Bangkok. Indian officials and a section of the Hurriyat Conference have met in New Delhi though details of the discussions have been held back from the public. (India Times, India)

    Meteors spark delight ... and disappointment  Nov 19, 2009
    More than 1,000 Thais who camped out in a parking lot on the outskirts of Bangkok had better luck, spotting 52 over several hours. "The sky was clear and there were many meteors around 4 a.m.," said Suranand Supawannakij, director of the Science Center for Education in Rangsit, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Bangkok ... "I've seen meteors before but this was different," said Akradech Lekkla, a 39-year-old taxi driver who joined several whiskey-drinking Thais in Ayutthaya, about 30 miles... (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Hunting for cheap airfare to London? Be cautious  Nov 17, 2009
    However, if you do not mind spending a few hours in transit then you have many more options as you can fly to London via Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, India and even the Middle East. MAS fares are attractive at RM1,248 one-way and if we can get the same return airfare, then London is a steal at RM2,496. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    The Statue of Limitations?  Nov 17, 2009
    The statues at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport will move from the arrivals area to the check-in zone at a cost of around $51 000, said Airports of Thailand (AOT) president Serirat Prasutanond ... But according to the English-language Bangkok Post newspaper, airport director Niran Thiranartsin admitted the decision had partly resulted from complaints from airport staff ... Serirat presided over a religious ceremony at the airport on Monday ahead of the relocation of the figures, which are modelled... (iAfrica.com)

    Burma's Suu Kyi Calls for Meeting With Junta Chief  Nov 17, 2009
    Aug. 11: Activists holds a banner calling for the release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok. Aug. 11: Activists holds a banner calling for the release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok. (Fox News)

    Three Prep Women's Basketball Standouts Commit To Attend Notre Dame  Nov 14, 2009
    earlier in the summer of 2009, suited up for Canadian Junior Women's National Team at FIBA U19 World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, sparking team to its best-ever placement (fourth) -- reached semifinals before losing to USA squad co-captained by her future Notre Dame teammate. started all nine games in tournament, averaging 10. (Und.com)

    Koda man put Rs 640 cr in Union Bank  Nov 13, 2009
    Sources said Enforcement Directorate (ED) had also found details of the cartel's land investment in Bangkok worth Rs 100 crore. The agency is examining an accused Vikas Sinha at their Delhi office while Punamia is being questioned jointly by I-T and ED officials in Mumbai. (India Times)

    * Thaksin challenges Bangkok from Cambodia  Nov 13, 2009
    Thaksin challenges Bangkok from Cambodia ... Royalists aligned with the military, who wear the kings traditional color of yellow, plan a demonstration of their own on Sunday in Bangkok to denounce Thaksin and Cambodia, threatening to deepen the political and diplomatic impasse ... It was his first formal address since Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen infuriated Thailands government by appointing him as an economic adviser, offering him refuge in Cambodia and brushing off Bangkoks request... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Kolkata facing brutal future  Nov 12, 2009
    Following Dhaka (9 out of 10 possible vulnerability points), other cities at high risk are Manila and Jakarta (8 each), Kolkata and Phnom Penh (7 each), Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai (6 each), Bangkok (5), and Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Singapore (4 each). "Kolkata is within the Ganga delta and thus only metres above current sea level, making it prone to salt-water intrusion and sea-level rise effects. Being eastern India's main centre for business and commerce, it has expanded to accommodate... (India Times)

    Travel smart  Nov 11, 2009
    As a family, their most memorable holidays include a trip to Bangkok and Koh Samet, Thailand, New Zealand, and a cruise from Singapore to Phuket and Langkawi. Before embarking on long journeys, Pushpa, 41, and her husband try to tire the children out at the playground. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Miss Ireland upstages lady in red  Nov 11, 2009
    The Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, wanted at home for a conviction on corruption charges, arrived in Cambodia yesterday to take up a government job offer that has set off a diplomatic row with Bangkok. Tuesday, 10 November 2009. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)

    Thai Spicy Fish McDippers, and other examples of fast-food you cant get in the United States  Nov 11, 2009
    I saw this advertised outside a McDonald's in Bangkok back in 2004 and was somewhat perplexed ... (Samurai Pork Burger, Bangkok, Thailand (left) and Thai Spicy Fish McDippers (right) - photos ). (Harper's Magazine)

    Ask the pilot  Nov 7, 2009
    Banished breast-feeders, impertinent imams, and big new changes for Boston and Bangkok ... First stop Bangkok, where earlier this fall -- at 3:12 on the morning of Sept. 28, to be exact -- the dumpy Don Muang Airport finally closed its runways to regular commercial traffic ... Bangkok is the region's most important tourist hub, and Suvarnabhumi will process up to 45 million passengers and 3 million tons of air freight each year. (Salon)

    The geek in charge at the Department of Energy  Nov 6, 2009
    But if you haven't been nonplussed enough by this news, here's one more tidbit to rock your world: Saudi Arabia has spent the last week arguing at climate talks in Bangkok if a new climate pact calls for substantial reductions in the use of fossil fuels. " Michael Casey reports: That campaign comes despite an International Energy Agency report released this week showing that OPEC revenues would still increase $23 trillion between 2008 and 2030 -- a fourfold increase compared to the period from... (Salon)

    Thailand recalls ambassador to Cambodia (Update)  Nov 5, 2009
    BANGKOK: Thailand recalled its ambassador from neighbouring Cambodia on Thursday after former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a fugitive from justice, was named an adviser to the government in Phnom Penh ... His supporters say the Bangkok-centred elite is ignoring the mandate Thaksin won in two democratic elections because it feels its own privileges are threatened. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)

    Little Laos relishes its big moment  Nov 5, 2009
    A government spokesman told the Bangkok Post, "The SEA Games in Laos is a magnificent example of what sports can do ... and Laos has joined the giants in this respect.". Here the issue is less about showcasing the nation to attract tourism and investment, than demonstrating the munificence of the ruling party-state. (Asia Times Online)

    Envoy says US ready to improve Myanmar ties  Nov 5, 2009
    It's going to take some time to see how they respond," Marciel told a public forum on Thursday in Bangkok, capital of neighbouring Thailand. "We are willing to move ahead in terms of bilateral relations but we are only going to do that if there is real progress. " The trip came two months after the administration of US President Barack Obama changed its policy on Myanmar, saying it would push for engagement with the military government because sanctions on their own had failed to bear fruit.... (Channelnewsasia.com)

    In Indonesia, police go toe-to-toe with anticorruption agency  Nov 5, 2009
    Bangkok, Thailand - A power struggle between Indonesia's police force and an independent anticorruption agency is roiling President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, just two weeks after he began his second five-year term. The row has raised questions over Indonesia's commitment to fighting chronic corruption and provoked a public outcry at the hardball tactics of the police, which is going toe-to-toe with the anticorruption agency. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    * Top US diplomats arrive in Myanmar  Nov 4, 2009
    The two men touched down in the remote administrative capital Naypyidaw on a US Air Force plane from Bangkok in neighboring Thailand, US embassy spokesman Richard Mei said. They are due to meet with senior government officials today [yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    U.S. Officials Engage Burma in Major Policy Shift  Nov 3, 2009
    The American diplomats flew Tuesday from Bangkok, in neighboring Thailand, to Burma's administrative capital of Naypyitaw in a U.S. Air Force plane, Mei said. The embassy spokesman said Campbell will be continuing talks he began in September in New York with senior Burma officials, the first such high-level contact in nearly a decade. (Fox News)

    * Travel fair closes on a positive note  Nov 3, 2009
    The airline had just moved into Taiwan by introducing flights to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. A lot of people came and asked why we could provide flights with such economic fares, said Pauline Shan (_T), AirAsias public relations representative. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Waiting Game Over As #4 Irish Tip Off Exhibition Slate Tuesday...  Nov 3, 2009
    She went on to earn MVP honors at both the McDonald's and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-America Games (joining former Tennessee guard Alexis Hornbuckle as the only players ever to pull off that double) and she was a co-captain on the 2009 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team that won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, back in August. Irish Enjoy Successful '09 European Tour In May, the Notre Dame women's basketball... (Und.com)

    Transsexual wins apology over passport  Oct 31, 2009
    When she arrived at Bangkok airport, a passport control officer asked her to account for the discrepancy between her appearance and the gender on her passport. At the top of his voice in front of a hall full of people he looked at me and looked at my passport and said, 'Male or female. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Phra Pradaeng Bangkok, Thailand's...  Oct 24, 2009
    Phra Pradaeng Bangkok, Thailand's Secret Oasis. Phra Pradaeng Bangkok, Thailand's Secret Oasis ... Discover Bangkoks Hidden Natural Areas. (Suite101.com)

    China may push for yuan at Asean  Oct 24, 2009
    BEIJING: China is set to use the Asean meet to sell the idea of making the yuan an in 00004000 ternational currency. It is using the sense of uncertainty over the US dollar to sell a new dream of enlarged regional trade, financial support from Beijing and reduced dependence on the volatile dollar. (India Times)

    US zeroes in on China's clout in Myanmar  Oct 24, 2009
    BANGKOK - A high-level American delegation will travel to Myanmar in coming weeks on a fact-finding mission as part of the United States' new engagement policy with the military ruled country. The talks will center on improving Myanmar's human-rights situation and its claimed intention to move towards democracy, but the subtext will be improving diplomatic relations and fostering influence in a country widely viewed as a key regional ally of China. (Asia Times Online)

    Maryland Tops Johns Hopkins  Oct 24, 2009
    Eddy Zandee took second in a pair of events Friday afternoon (Hopkinssports.com)

    Best Parks of Bangkok, Thailand  Oct 24, 2009
    Parks in Bangkok Offer An Escape From the City. Family friendly parks in Bangkok are celebrated for providing a variety of activities for athletes and quiet grounds for lazing away the day ... Often described as an urban jungle, Bangkok actually possesses a large number of parks for visitors and locals. (Suite101.com)

    PM looks to fast-track Asean talks  Oct 22, 2009
    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 00004000 is likely to ask the ten-member Asean grouping to speed up bilateral negotiations on opening up markets in services and investments during the East-Asia Summit and the India-Asean Summit in Bangkok this week, a government official has said ... Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to ask the ten-member Asean grouping to speed up bilateral negotiations on opening up markets in services and investments during the East-Asia Summit and the... (India Times)

    Holes in AI's cost-cutting plan  Oct 21, 2009
    "For instance, AI used to operate a night flight from Delhi to Bangkok and Singapore that reached Singapore in the morning. people would take this flight, finish their work and take the same flight back home at night. This flight's time was changed to night. Who will reach Singapore at night, check into a hotel and then do his day's work. This time change benefited other foreign and private Indian carriers," said sources. AI also gave a break-up of its total cost fuel: 38%, others: 36%, wage... (India Times)

    World must cut emissions  Oct 20, 2009
    Speaking on condition of anonymity, the veteran negotiator said: "This is a strange thing. I don't know what's going on. "We had a written brief for the last round of (climate) talks in Bangkok which said very clearly that the Kyoto Protocol must be protected at all costs ... At this month's talks in Bangkok in preparation for the climate summit in Copenhagen this December, the European Union and Australia proposed ditching the Kyoto Protocol and coming up with a new global treaty so that the US... (India Times)

    Congress distances from Centres proposed shift on climate change  Oct 20, 2009
    At Bangkok, negotiators were confronted by US and EU representatives, who held that what the Indian officials were saying did not echo with what the Indian minister for environment had told them (US/EU) personally. BJP suspects an underhand deal between the Manmohan Singh government and the US. The party has questioned if the views expressed in the letter were Mr Rameshs personal views or was the environment minister a stalking horse on behalf of a larger lobby. (India Times)

    Pooling health care’s best ideas  Oct 20, 2009
    Health professionals from Bangkok to Baltimore follow thousands of standard protocols in daily pursuit of improving the delivery of health care services and patient care. But today, the vast majority of our global health decisions are being made largely on an ad hoc basis. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Thaksin Shinawatra: In his own words  Oct 19, 2009
    There is speculation in Bangkok that you are having negotiations with this elite that would allow you to come back and play a different role in society. I probably cannot say anything. (The Economist)

    Thailand 14-day adventure from $1,199  Oct 17, 2009
    Explore Bangkok, Chiang Mai and more ... Traditional and modern, this visual tour shows off the many sides of Bangkok ... Begin your tour in bustling Bangkok, home to remarkable sites like Wat Po Temple, housing the renowned 150-foot-long reclining Buddha. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Bali escapes tide of recession  Oct 16, 2009
    Pioneer budget airline Air Asia flies direct to Bali from ASEAN hubs Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Bangkok, with one way fares starting as low as US$60. As reported by website BaliDiscovery. (Asia Times Online)

    SRI LANKA: Fighting over fish  Oct 16, 2009
    Activists from the Fisherfolks Federation in Sri Lanka, Philippines and Thailand demonstrate in front of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok September. . (AlertNet)

    Opinion: A golfing season that never ends  Oct 14, 2009
    Woods played seven times in eight weeks, a schedule that began in Virginia with the Presidents Cup, took him south for Disney and the Tour Championship, then to Spain for the final PGA Tour event and over to Bangkok for the Johnnie Walker Championship. After a week off, Woods hosted his own tournament in Arizona before going to Argentina for the World Cup. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Indian Ocean nations test tsunami warning system  Oct 14, 2009
    (AP) BANGKOK - Countries bordering the Indian Ocean were conducting a test Wednesday of a warning system set up after the 2004 tsunami, which killed some 230,000 people across the region. The exercise in 18 countries was intended as a simulation of a tsunami similar to the one sparked by the 9. (OregonLive, OR -- News)

    Thai man confesses to decapitating 5-year-old boy  Oct 14, 2009
    BANGKOK A part-time Bangkok taxi driver confessed to the gruesome murder of a 5-year-old boy, saying he shot, decapitated and dismembered him after a lover's quarrel with his mother, whom he also murdered, police said Wednesday ... The man said he committed the murders over the weekend while he was driving the woman and her two children in a borrowed taxi, said Bangkok Deputy Police Commissioner Maj ... "There are many holes and inconsistencies, so we are not going to base the case solely on... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Holland America Line's Volendam Returns to Asia and Down Under in 2011 With a Widespread Array of Itineraries - Including the Great Barrier Reef  Oct 13, 2009
    Three overnight stays ensure that guests are able to explore Bangkok with it's abundance of palaces and Buddhist wats; the cosmopolitan city of Hong Kong with its tea shops and street markets, and Shanghai with its soaring skyscrapers and unforgettable Yuyuan Gardens. 17-Day Japan and Alaska. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Rich world undercut climate talks: China  Oct 11, 2009
    Su Wei, who led Beijing's delegation to climate treaty talks in Bangkok that ended on Friday, said splits over the framework for a new pact to fight global warming remained "quite large", just two months before negotiations culminate in Copenhagen ... His warnings came after a chorus of similar rancour in Bangkok, where senior delegates from developing countries walked out of a session this week saying they would not discuss a future without the Kyoto Protocol climate pact. (India Times)

    * World News Quick Take  Oct 11, 2009
    The country is to host the 15th ASEAN summit from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25 in Prachuab Khiri Khan Province, 130km southwest of Bangkok ... The tight security measures follow an embarrassing incident in April, when protesters stormed the venue of a summit ASEAN planned to hold with China, Japan and South Korea in Pattaya, 100km southeast of Bangkok, forcing Abhisit to cancel the event. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Jetstar Considering Southeast Asia Base to Support Flights to Europe  Oct 9, 2009
    Bangkok has the advantage of being closer to Europe, while costs in Malaysia are lower, he added. Jetstar is doubling the size of its Airbus SAS A330 fleet to 12 planes to support the push into long-haul services. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)

    AirAsia, named Best Asian Low-Cost Carrier  Oct 9, 2009
    The awards were held at the 20th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2009 Ceremony and Gala Dinner in Bangkok yesterday. About 700 travel industry professionals attended the event. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    Thai gov't take security measures for ASEAN Summit  Oct 9, 2009
    BANGKOK, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) held a meeting on Friday morning to discuss security measures to ensure security at the forthcoming ASEAN Summit's venues ... The government will also monitor anti-government rallies in Bangkok, while they can organize a peaceful protest and abide by the law ... Both the red-shirted and yellow-shirted groups have planned to host several mass rallies in capital Bangkok in this month. (Xinhuanet, China)

    'Climate talks still stuck on key issues'  Oct 8, 2009
    BANGKOK: Talks to finalise a climate treaty in time for December's Copenhagen summit are still stuck over key issues of the extent to which industrialised countries will reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and how much they will pay developing countries to deal with global warming, India's top climate negotiator said on Wednesday. As the Sep 28-Oct 9 preparatory talks here neared their final phase, Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran said: "There is no agreement... (India Times)

    Asian markets gain  Oct 6, 2009
    BANGKOK: Asian stock markets mostly rose Tuesday after the U.S. services industry, a mainstay of the world's No. 1 economy, showed its first growth in a year and Australia's central bank raised interest rates. Gains in Japan were tempered as the dollar weakened against the yen, 00004000 weighing on exporter stocks. (India Times)

    Review: Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights  Oct 4, 2009
    Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights originally appeared as two separate comics in Vertigo Pop ... Bangkok, and are only loosely related by the theme of Americans abroad ... Jonathan Vankin s stories are engaging enough, but it s the visually stunning style of the artists that make Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights worth perusing. (Suite101.com)

    India, other developing nations resist binding emission norms  Oct 3, 2009
    At ongoing meeting of the Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action in Bangkok, the United States suggested that some common mitigation actions could be placed in national schedules of all countries and these would be subject to international review ... At Bangkok, the Indian negotiators sought to drive home the point that Indias offer was one of showing flexibility in order to ensure a positive outcome at Copenhagen ... The US proposal in Bangkok sought to bring mitigation actions... (India Times)

    Beware of the push pocket scam  Oct 3, 2009
    In July this year, the Bangkok Post reported that Thai Transport Minister Sophon Zarun had ordered Airports of Thailand to step up measures at Suvarnabhumi and other airports to prevent extortion scams. Reports said passengers were being detained every month in the duty-free area on suspicion of shoplifting. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    EU backs US bid to corner India  Oct 3, 2009
    NEW DELHI: Differences between the rich and the developing countries have turned into entrenched battle lines at the ongoing climate negotiations in Bangkok, with the EU backing the contentious proposal of the US to do away with the Kyoto Protocol -- the compact that binds industrialized nations to emission reduction targets under the UN convention ... India is leading the charge along with other key developing countries against the move at the ongoing negotiations at Bangkok ... While India and... (India Times)

    China warily watches US-Myanmar detente  Oct 2, 2009
    BANGKOK - The border dispute between two close allies, China and Myanmar, has now been compounded by concerns over the junta's future relations with the United States, which this week announced a policy shift towards engagement with the military junta. The past few weeks have seen a flurry of diplomatic activity between the two states, with Beijing even issuing some unusually forthright criticism of its Southeast Asian neighbor. (Asia Times Online)

    Burma Rejects Suu Kyi's Appeal of House Arrest  Oct 2, 2009
    Aug. 11: Activists holds a banner calling for the release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok. Aug. 11: Activists holds a banner calling for the release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok. (Fox News)

    Thailand, air/11 nights, from $1,199  Oct 2, 2009
    The Real Deal: Round-trip airfare on Korean Air to Bangkok; a flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok on Thai Airways; three nights at the in Bangkok; one night each at the in Phitsanulok and the in Lampang; two nights at the in Chiang Rai; four nights at the ; breakfast daily and a welcome dinner; visits to the giant statue of Wat Mongkol Borpith, the pagodas at Wat Phra Sri Sanphet in Ayutthaya, and a textile museum in Sukhothai; a boat trip on the Mekong River; all local transportation and... (MSNBC -- Travel)

    A perfect ending to 'Tastes of Thailand' trip  Oct 1, 2009
    The next morning it was a change of venue and change of focus as we flew to Bangkok which is a street food haven ... A Bangkok hotspot is the Khao san road where dozens of carts serve up all manner of short eats. (India Times)

    US bids to erase its Lao past  Sep 30, 2009
    BANGKOK - A United States Justice Department decision this month to drop charges against former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) collaborator Vang Pao clears the 79-year-old ethnic Hmong leader from a possible terrorism trial in an alleged plot to overthrow the Lao government ... Brian McCartan is a Bangkok-based freelance journalist. (Asia Times Online)

    US takes a radical turn on Myanmar  Sep 30, 2009
    BANGKOK - The Barack Obama administration has broken ranks with its recent predecessors in announcing its intention to engage Myanmar's ruling generals while also maintaining economic and financial sanctions against the military regime ... Brian McCartan is a Bangkok-based freelance journalist. (Asia Times Online)

    Feds award grant to South San Francisco ferry  Sep 30, 2009
    Whether you're touring Bangkok or Boston, thrifty rides can extend the borders of your travel budget. Here are a few of our favorite ways to travel with convenience and affordability. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    PAUL KRUGMAN: Ignoring climate change  Sep 30, 2009
    U.N. climate talks kicked off Monday in Bangkok with leaders calling for delegates to break the deadlock over a global warming deal and warning failure to act would leave future generations fighting for survival. Negotiations on a new U.N. climate pact have been bogged down by a broad unwillingness to commit to firm emissions targets, and a refusal by developing countries to sign a deal until the West guarantees tens of billions of dollars in financial assistance - something rich countries have... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Airplanes, oxygen and the media  Sep 26, 2009
    From Bangkok to Timbuktu, a visit to the world's most impressive, historic or otherwise curious terminals. Part 3: Airlines. (Salon)

    Thrifty rides can extend your travel budget  Sep 25, 2009
    Whether you're touring Bangkok or Boston, thrifty rides can extend the borders of your travel budget ... In Bangkok, river buses provide access to numerous points of interest without the stress of street traffic. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Mystery, Magic, Malaysia  Sep 23, 2009
    A small local industry has been built around the final mysterious moments of Jim Thompson, a Bangkok based American silk trader some say spy who vanished on Easter Sunday in 1967 while on a hike in the jungle here. To this day, nobody knows what happened did the alang, aboriginal people living in the jungle, shoot him with a poisoned blow dart. (Concierge.com)

    Leading the way  Sep 23, 2009
    Jon , Bangkok, Thailand. This is the kind of political leadership that will be necessary to break the current deadlock. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Got the pink-slip? Take a trip  Sep 22, 2009
    And once they set off on their two-and-a-half-week journey through Bangkok, Phuket, and more, feeding and bathing baby elephants at a rescue camp in Chiang Mai proved to be a particularly potent distraction ... Traditional and modern, this visual tour shows off the many sides of Bangkok. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Oil below $70 in Asia after big tumble  Sep 22, 2009
    BANGKOK: Oil prices wallowed near $70 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after falling steeply overnight amid news that China's crude consumption fell in August ... 97 a barrel by early afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. (India Times)

    Oil falls below $72 in Asia  Sep 21, 2009
    BANGKOK: Oil prices fell below $72 a barrel Monday in Asia as high crude stockpiles and weak demand tempered enthusiasm about recent signs 00004000 of improvement in the world's largest economy ... 64 a barrel by midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. (India Times)

    Best from Sunday  Sep 21, 2009
    BANGKOK - As thousands of demonstrators marked the anniversary of a 2006 coup in the Thai capital Saturday, a rival group of protesters clashed with police and villagers near the Cambodian border, showing the country's long-running political crisis is far from settled. KABUL - The Taliban's reclusive leader said in a Muslim holiday message Saturday that the U.S. and NATO should study Afghanistan's long history of war, in a pointed reminder that foreign forces have had limited military success in... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Ceaseless deaths of the famous mark summer `09  Sep 21, 2009
    On June 4, the "Kung Fu" actor David Carradine, 72, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. On June 23, Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight" show sidekick to Johnny Carson, died at the age of 86. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Aboriginal elder's death sparks protest  Sep 16, 2009
    ALEISHA PREEDY AND WARWICK STANLEY. September 16, 2009 - 6:34PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Storm have different focus: Smith  Sep 16, 2009
    September 16, 2009 - 4:04PM. Melbourne captain Cameron Smith says winning a fourth straight NRL minor premiership was never a target for the Storm in 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    A holiday in Pakistan?  Sep 14, 2009
    "We were really expecting, on the basis of what happened through '04, '05, '06, that they might get over the million mark very soon," he told AFP from Bangkok, where PATA is based. Instead, Pakistan has become sucked into fighting Islamist radicals. (iAfrica.com)

    Living hand-to-trunk in Thailand  Sep 14, 2009
    I had traveled on an overnight train from Bangkok to see and experience the curious creatures in the wild - instead of at the zoo or the circus - and was peacefully gazing at several clusters of elephants when the ground started to shake ... After the government banned logging in the 1990s - the main source of employment for elephants - many were out of work, and their handlers (or mahouts), who often stay with one elephant for life, lacked options: sell their elephants to a trekking company or... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    How to be a better traveler  Sep 13, 2009
    I once had a stopover in Bangkok for two days and hadn t bothered to learn any Thai before I arrived because it was such a brief stay. Not being able to communicate at all was awful, though, and after I learned how to say a simple Sawat dii ka (the feminine form of Hello ), I got a whole lot more smiles than I did with my blank stares. (Boston Globe)

    Thailand want Robson to replace Reid as their new coach  Sep 12, 2009
    BANGKOK: Thailands FA said yesterday they expected former England captain Bryan Robson to take up an offer to replace Peter Reid as coach of the national team. FA chairman Worawi Makudi said on the bodys official website that he had contacted the former Manchester United skipper and is waiting for a reply. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    China, Myanmar border on a conflict  Sep 10, 2009
    BANGKOK - An ominous lull has fallen over northern Myanmar since the military government's defeat last week of Kokang ethnic insurgents ... Bangkok previously supported ethnic groups along its border as a buffer against Myanmar but now commercially engages with the regime, including the import of crucial natural gas supplies ... Brian McCartan is a Bangkok-based freelance journalist. (Asia Times Online)

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    TIM PORTER: STILL LIVES / Photographs Portraits from The Collection of The Congdon Anatomical Museum, Bangkok - La Petite Mort Gallery - absolutearts ... "TIM PORTER: STILL LIVES / Photographs Portraits from The Collection of The Congdon Anatomical Museum, Bangkok" 2009-09-05 until 2009-09-17 Ottawa, ON, CA Canada ... La Petite Mort Gallery presents Tim Porter: Still Lives / Photographs Portraits from The Collection of The Congdon Anatomical Museum, Bangkok - in Collaboration with the Ottawa... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    TIM PORTER: STILL LIVES / Photographs Portraits from The Collection of The Congdon Anatomical Museum, Bangkok  Sep 7, 2009
    In 1988, Tokyo-based photographer Tim Porter gained access through special permission to a very privileged space: the Sirirai Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. For one week only, he had the opportunity to photograph surreal specimens of humanity conjoined twins. (AbsoluteArts.com)

    ACC Women's Basketball Players Shine on World Stage  Sep 6, 2009
    The 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship featured 16 national teams from around the world and was held in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the first time Johnson had ever been outside of the U.S., where she was exposed to a different culture and different way of life. (Theacc.com)

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