New Secuity Arrangement at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Suvarnabhumhi Airport has got a lot of bad press over the years. Mainly, it would seem, from the expat community here in Thailand. Speaking personally, I’ve never had any real complaints. It’s by no means perfect, but its a lot better than other international airports that I have passed through, including the one in my home country. In fact, Heathrow has been in the news recently for long queues at immigration. It’s not something unique to Thailand. If you’ve been to Suvarnabhumi on an international flight recently, you would have noticed that they have changed things around a bit. After you have checked-in for your flight, you then have to proceed up this escalator to the floor above for “Passport Control”. Read Article
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COMMENT: As a follow-up to my posting yesterday (June 24), on the large number of tourists who have drowned off Phuket beaches since the onset of the monsoon season (May through October), please see the link below to THE PHUKET GAZETTE’s piece in today’s issue (July 25). THE PHUKET GAZETTE article also identifies a British […]
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A British tourist, age unknown, drowned earlier today (July 24) at a Patong beach [Phuket] in close proximity to where two other tourists, one an American and one from Mainland China, drowned in recent weeks. Tragically, the drowning of the British tourist occurred before 0830 hours, when lifeguards are posted. Sadly, the British drowning victim […]
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An Indian Tourist was allegedly robbed of money by three transsexuals at the Bali Hai Port early on Sunday Morning. The victim, Mr. Rajat Poonia aged 30 received assistance from members of the public who were able to detain the three suspects who later confessed to stealing Mr. Poonia’s wallet which contained 4,000 Indian Rupees […]
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Two transsexuals were arrested in the early hours of Thursday, accused of stealing money and personal item from a middle-eastern tourist. The incident occurred on Pattaya Third Road in South Pattaya and thanks to a quick response by Police, the suspects were arrested as they attempted to make their escape on-foot. The suspects and the […]
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A Japanese tourist bravely came to the aid of a drunken Australian woman who was attacked in the early hours of yesterday morning. The woman was attacked by a man in front of the hotel where she was staying as a guest at roughly 4am on the morning of July 4.
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BANGKOK, 11 July 2012 – Foreign diplomats met with Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to urge Thai authorities to clamp down on extortion and scams against foreign tourists in the kingdom.Permanent Secretary to the Ministry, Suwat Sidthilaw, said today that honorary consuls from 10 countries have called for a crackdown on […]
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Health authorities say the students fell ill after eating three-day-old boiled eggs tainted with salmonella bacteria. Dr Pornthep Siriwanarangsan, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said Chiang Mai Welfare School students became sick after eating donated eggs that were boiled three days previously and not reheated before they were consumed, allowing the bacteria to develop. […]
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NARATHIWAT, July 10 – A Thai court issued an arrest warrant against a prime suspect in the robbery and murder of a Malaysian tourist in this restive southern province, according to a senior police officer.Sungai Kolok police deputy superintendent Pol Lt-Col Thaweesak Thongsongsri said a Malaysian national identified as Tang Ah Loi, 58, was robbed […]
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On Monday morning, Sriracha police received a call from the local Sawang Rescue team that a Korean tourist had been killed trying to cross a busy road near the Tiger Zoo. At the scene, the team came upon the body of 50 year old Mr. Lee from South Korea. Read article
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