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Thai police seize bomb materials in alleged plot

A foreign suspect with alleged links to Hezbollah militants led Thai police Monday to a warehouse filled with materials commonly used to make bombs, as Thailand and the U.S. disagreed over whether Bangkok was the target of a terror plot.

Honda may spend $650 million to restore Thai plant: report

Honda Motor Co (7267.T) will completely overhaul its flood-hit factory in Thailand in a project that could cost more ...

Honda may spend $650 million to restore Thai plant: report

Chevron Orders Three New Rigs From Transocean for Thai Drilling

Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. energy company by market value, ordered three new shallow- water drilling rigs...

Chevron Orders Three New Rigs From Transocean for Thai Drilling

Thailand's tourist arrivals rise 21 per cent

Thailand's tourist arrivals in the first 11 months of 2011 rose 21.2 per cent year-on-year despite the negative impac...

Thailand's tourist arrivals rise 21 per cent

Dutchman sought by police in Thailand gets 28 years in jail in Peru

Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot, wanted for questioning in Thailand for suspected sex trafficking, was sentenced to 28 y...

Joran Van Der Sloot was arrested and released in Aruba, then set up in Bangkok before moving to Peru.

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THAILAND NEWS


Thailand’s 84-year-old King Bhumibol treated with intravenous antibiotics for abdominal pain

Thailand’s 84-year-old king has been treated with intravenous antibiotics after experiencing abdominal pain.

155 slain teachers in Southern Thailand honoured

Teachers' Day celebrations yesterday were poignant for the parents of Khanit Lamnui, a teacher slain in the southern insurgency last year.

BANGKOK


ASIA NEWS


Thailand Tightens Security At Two Airports Amid Terrorist Threat

Airports of Thailand (AoT) tightened up security at Suvarnabhumi and Chiang Mai international airports on Monday following the arrest of a Swedish- Lebanese terror suspect allegedly linked with Hezbollah, a Shiite terrorist organisation, Thai News...

Cashless Society: India Implements First Biometric ID Program for all of its 1.2 Billion Residents

Recently, India has launched a nationwide program involving the allocation of a Unique Identification Number (UID) to every single one of its 1.2 billion residents. Each of the numbers will be tied to the biometric data of the recipient using thre...

WORLD NEWS


BUSINESS


Source: John Edwards has life-threatening heart condition

A federal judge disclosed Friday that former presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition, a court source confirmed to CNN.

Thai court won't halt increase in gas prices

The Central Administrative Court has turned down a request for it to issue an injunction against the government's decision to raise transport sector gas prices.

SPORT


TECHNOLOGY


Kittipong Thongsombat Bangkok Post
Thailand to meet India in All Asia Cup 2012 final
Thailand to meet India in All Asia Cup 2012 final

Thailand will face India today in the final of the inaugural All Asia Cup 2012 at Siam Polo Sport Club in Bang Bo, Samut Prakan.

Email in your eye? Next-generation video screen glasses could lay messages or GPS over your field of vision

As advances in computer technology make gadgets ever smaller and more portable the idea of carrying a screen of any kind could soon be outdated. Consumer products with screens have dropped in size from computer to laptop to tablet via phone. But o...

LAW & ORDER


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT


Six wounded in rubber protest shooting

Five rubber farmers and one policeman were wounded when a man fired a gun at rubber farmers who had blockaded the main road in protest against falling rubber prices in Rattaphum district yesterday.

Silent film hopes to make noise at US Globes

Silent French-directed film "The Artist" hopes to make a lot of noise at the Golden Globes on Sunday, aiming to add to a string of awards and nominations ahead of the all-important Oscars.

LIFESTYLE


SHOPPING


The highest levels of sexual satisfaction were reported among the youngest and oldest women in the study

Sex really does get better with age because older women get satisfaction from physical closeness, research has found.

Kitty Chirapongse CNNGo.com
Where to shop for vinyl in Bangkok
Fans of 1980s rock and 1970s disco will have fun digging through the vinyl selection at Record Hunter.

Vintage is the rage in Bangkok, sounds included. My own newfound obsession with old school music started a few months ago, when I asked a relative to bring over a faux-vintage record player from the United States. The hardest part wasn’t carrying ...

FARANG FOCUS


TRAVEL


Phuket Holiday Ends in Tragedy as Helmetless British Man Crashes Motorcycle

A British man has been killed in a motorcycle crash in the Kamala area of Phuket, north of Patong, on Phuket's west coast.

Bangkok Airways to Launch Daily Samui - KL Flights

Bangkok Airways is to launch non-stop daily flights between Koh Samui (USM) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) on 31 March 2012.

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BEAUTY & FASHION


Beyonce designs t-shirt for Obama campaign

First, she danced up a storm last year in a music video for first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative. Now, the “Best Thing I Never Had” singer is selling clothes she designed to raise money for President Obama’s re-election campaign.

 

HOME & GARDEN


THAILAND BUSINESS GUIDE


WOHA's The Met Building in Bangkok Wins RIBA Lubetkin Prize 2011

The Met in Bangkok, Thailand by WOHA has scooped the Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) prestigious RIBA Lubetkin Prize for the most outstanding work of international architecture by a member of the RIBA.

Don't do restricted business in Thailand without a licence

Foreign companies that send their staff to work in Thailand, open a representative office or branch or establish a subsidiary to operate some categories of business in Thailand may need to obtain a foreign business licence under the Foreign Busine...

REAL ESTATE


EDUCATION


Asia Property Report
Silom Bangkok's most expensive
At THB850,000 per square wah, Silom has Bangkok's most expensive land.

The Treasury Department has found overall land prices in Thailand have increased 21.34 per cent over the last four years. Average land prices in Bangkok has risen 17.13 per cent from 2008-2011, while those upcountry have risen 21.40 per cent.

Lamphai Intathep Bangkok Post
Britain's ex-PM Blair teaches Thai children
Former British prime minister Tony Blair talks to students during his visit to the Education Ministry yesterday.

The government's "2012 English Speaking Year" programme was given a big boost yesterday, with Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair acting as an honorary English teacher for a group of young students.

OPINION


MOTORING


The effects of low skill immigration on the Thai labour market

There is widespread belief in Thailand that low-skilled migrant workers take away the jobs and depress the wages of local workers because they are willing to accept less pay for the same work.

Distracted: Researchers have created a system which blocks a driver's phone

Researchers have discovered how to stop drivers using their phones when they are behind the wheel without affecting use for passengers.

SCIENCE & HEALTH


PATTAYA


Universal Flu Vaccine Could Be Available by 2013

Annual flu shots might soon become a thing of the past, and threats such as avian and swine flu might disappear with them as a vaccine touted as the "holy grail" of flu treatment could be ready for human trials next year.

UK businessman dies while on trip to Pattaya, Thailand

A well-known businessman from Newry has died while on a trip to Pattaya, Thailand.

ISLANDS


CHIANG MAI


Fatal shock: Middlesborough fan Grant Harrison was electrocuted after reaching to take a bottle of water from a fridge while on holiday in Thailand

A Briton was killed by an electric shock as he took a bottle of water from a fridge in Thailand.

Thailand holds first mobile cabinet meeting in Chiang Mai

Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra chaired the first mobile cabinet meeting in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday, discussing mega infrastructure projects, including a Thailand-China high-speed train joint investment.

ISAAN


AMAZING THAILAND


Moon River bursts banks

The Moon River burst its banks and inundated more than 2,000 rai of rice paddy in Non Sung district of Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday.

Car penis massage service busted

Police arrested a 33-year-old man in Bangkok last Thursday for allegedly providing “penis enlargement massage” services in his own car.

WEIRD & WONDERFUL


HUMOR


Cops Believe North Carolina Inmate Hid 10-Inch Revolver In His Rectum. Luckily, It Was Unloaded.

A man arrested this week in North Carolina may have stashed a .38 barrel revolver in his rectum, according to police, who reported that the unloaded 10-inch weapon was not discovered until after the suspect had been booked into a cell in the count...

Satire site pokes fun at tourists in Thailand

Not the Nation, a satirical fake news website, this week published an article with the headline "Thai begins flights from Don Muang To Suvarnabhumi" explaining a new Thai Airways route to help foreigners who went to wrong airport by mistake. The j...

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PICTURE OF THE DAY


Rescuers turn to the animals in Thailand's flooded provinces
 

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