Archive for the ‘Thailand’ Category
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Started at the end of 2009 the Elephant Hills Elephant Experience is just that, a chance to get close to these amazing creatures, feel their thick skin and interact with them during one of our unique experiences. Chop, prepare and feed the elephants one of their daily feeds, learn about ...
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
The curfew that has been in place on Bangkok and 23 other provinces within Thailand has been lifted by the Thai Government. The State of Emergency however, remains firmly in place.
The curfew was introduced after the Thai military moved in on the red shirt protestors in the centre of the ...
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
One of our favourite Eco lodges in Southern Thailand, Elephant Hills Nature Lodge, a luxury tented camp located in the rainforest on the edge of Khao Sok National Park in Southern Thailand, surrounded by dramatic, karst limestone mountains, has a great green season offer for the months of June and ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
The Philippines is proposing the adoption of a single visa policy for 10 South-East Asian nations, saying it would benefit trade and tourism.
Visitors currently need to secure separate visas for each of the 10 members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Philippine Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said he was ...
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
The UK's Foreign Office (FCO) has revised its travel advice to Thailand, which last week advised against all but essential travel to the whole country.
The travel directive has been amended as follows:
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and the Terrorism and Security ...
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Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Aboard the SY Siren
12 - 22 December 2010 - Best of Thailand - was 2,200 Euro now with 20% off making it 1,760 Euro
23 Dec 2010 - 03 Jan 2011 - Similan Islands, Thailand and Mergui Archipelago (Burma) - was 2,600 Euro now with 10% off making it 2,340 Euro
Contact ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
The political demonstrations by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship in Thailand (aka UDD or "red-shirts") are expected to start in provincial areas on 11 March 2010 and reach Bangkok on 13 March 2010. The main demonstration is expected to occur near Government House and along Ratchadamnoen Road in ...
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
By THOMAS FULLER
Published in The New York Times: January 18, 2010
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA — Bullet by bullet, workers removed the detritus of Cambodia’s past. They pulled 300 land mines and 30,000 rounds of ammunition from the red dirt and then laid down a thick layer of asphalt. Today, what would ...
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Yesterday a large group of United Front for Democracy protesters demonstrated on Phitsanulok Road where government House is situated. The protest was mostly peaceful and organised to pressure the current administration into dissolving the House and amending the constitution. No violent incidents were reported.
Protest leaders have said they will stay outside Government House for not more than three days. They however vowed not to protest at the Asian ...
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
I am being thrown special offers left right and centre - mostly for hotels in Thailand - if anyone is interested. Some really quite nice places are discounting in anticipation of the big downturn expected. Let me know if you are interested.
CHRIS
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
The highly popular King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament will take place this year from March 23 to March 29 in the northernmost region of Thailand known as the Golden Triangle.
This year’s event will see 12 teams go trunk to trunk to win the coveted King's Cup trophy.
An opening parade and ...
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Ten aircraft have been submerged off Bang Tao Bay in Phuket’s Talang district in the Andaman Sea to form a new artificial coral reef and diving site. The 16-18 meters deep area where the fleet was sunk has a sand bed, and is one kilometre away from the natural coral ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
The anti-government protestors that had been holding Bangkok's two major airports - Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang - as well as Thailand's tourism industry and image under siege, returned the airports to the official authorities on Wednesday, after having caused enormous damage to the Thai economy.
Flights are however gradually returning to ...
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
The anti-government protestors that have been holding Bangkok's two major airports - Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang - as well as Thailand's tourism industry and image under siege, are packing up and leaving today, after having caused long-lasting damage to the economy.
However is it at all clear, when Suvarnabhumi or Don ...
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Thursday: Siem Reap-A meeting between Thai and Cambodian military officials continued late into Thursday night but failed to end in an agreement.
The two sides refused to agree on the issue of redeployment of troops into the Preah Vihear area and also failed to come to any agreement on establishing a ...
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