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โครงการระบายน้ำบริเวณสนามบินสุวรรณภูมิ DRAINAGE PROJECT FOR SUVARNABHUMI ROAD: The multi-billion baht drainage project to drain flood water away from Suvarnabhumi Airport and Samrong Canal has nearly been completed. Seen in the picture here is the viaduct over Sukhumwit Road on the coastline in Bang Pu. กรม ชลประทานจึงได้ดำเนินการก่อสร้างโครงการระบายน้ำบริเวณสนามบินสุวรรณภูมิ…

วันวชิราวุธ ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF KING RAMA VI: Today marks the anniversary of the death of King Rama VI on November 25, 1925. As this King is regarded as the “Father of Thai Scouting”, schools all over the province took part in a special ceremony to celebrate his life and to remember the day he …

At the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, you will find six pairs of giant demons that stand guard at each of the entrances. They are facing inwards towards the ubosot as if they were protecting the Emerald Buddha. These giants…

Thai and Japanese students pull a Japanese aircraft at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok on November 7, 2009. About 222 Thai and Japanese students join to pull the aircraft during the campaign to boost the relationship between the two countries. (Getty Images) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama upon his arrival at the state guest house in Tokyo November 6, 2009. (Reuters) Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd L) poses with (L-R) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Myanmar Prime Minister …

The ground crew at Suvarnabhumi Airport took part in a emergency exercise today to simulate a lightning strike against two workers servicing a parked aircraft. Ambulances were quickly dispatched to the scene and the victims evacuated to a local hospital. The airport carries out partial emergency exercises every year…

For many years my favourite guidebook has been the Lonely Planet. This has always been my first choice for its comprehensive look at tourist attractions in just about any country in the world. In Thailand, the person who is most associated with guidebooks is Joe Cummings whose name is well-known among backpackers…

If you have ever been in the waiting area of the departure lounge at Suvarnabhumi Airport then you will know how uncomfortable those seats are. The grey metal is not only hard but it is also cold to the touch. Whenever I have to fly out, I always wait …

Thai customs officials show seized ivory during a press conference at the customs office of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on August 21, 2009. Seized 316 pieces of ivory weighing a total of 2000 kilos. The ivory is estimated to be worth more than 50 million baht. (…

Suvarnabhumi International Airport has been receiving a lot of bad publicity lately. We all know very well about the taxi scam where the drivers refuse to turn on the meter or dump you in the middle of nowhere if you try to kick up a fuss…

Rajathewa police station Bangkok airport where the extortions are reported to have started   From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok Pictures: Andrew Chant The Thai government last night announced a major crackdown at the country’s major international airport following the shakedown of a British couple who had to pay the equivalent of £8000 after… Read full story >>>

Briton arrested for third time for child abuse as Britain’s CEOP faces criticism July 22 2009 A British property developer, whose family owned large estates in Ireland, has been arrested for the third time in the Thai beach resort of Pattaya for child sex abuse. Robert… Read full story >>>

There is a female (if you can call her this, referring to her as human is degrading to us) called Rebecca Wilson. She is a so called journalist who has a huge mouth and often spits absolute shit out of … Read full story >>>

My top class are doing a project on the constitution of Thailand. Because they have enough ability and initiative to do so, I asked them to tell me what parts of the constitution they thought were particularly important and/or needed to change. It… Read full story >>>

On Friday the Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) announced the 12 finalists for the 2009 outstanding district officer award (นายอำเภอที่มีผลงานดีเด่นระดับเขต ประจำปี 2552). If it will same as last year , then it will have four winners, one for each region. The finalists per area are the following. Note that since I … Read full story >>>

Friom Andrew Drummond, Bangkok July 20 2009 For Irish Daily Mail   Link www.kingpower.com   Irish Mail n Sunday The owners of the Duty Free concession at Bangkok airport have uploaded video which they claim shows an Irish scientist presenting… Read full story >>>

Have previously blogged about the CIA black site in Thailand here , here , and here , but Fonzi blogs on a new lengthy story in the Washington Post on this topic. BP : Channel 3’s Three Dimensions TV program reported on this last night (reported = summarized WP’s story), but then noted that the government has… Read full story >>>

Transfer passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport will now be able to choose between a range of tours if they have at least six hours to spare before they need to catch their next plane. Paknam Web was invited over to the airport this …

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, accompanied by his royal consort HRH Princess Srirasm and HRH Prince Dhipankara Rasmijoti, stand in front of an air force plane after piloting it from Tokyo to Suvarnabhumi airport. The fight yesterday marked the Prince’s achievement on May 1 of 3,000 hours of …

JC 29 April 2009 We touched down in Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport around 3pm after an overnight flight from Heathrow where we’d spent a night and day at Kate’s sister’s place relishing the chance to have another quick look around … … Read full story >>>

 For about a year or so now, they have been constructing a bridge over Sukhumwit Road on the border between Bang Pu District and Bang Bo District. When they first started I thought it was a bit strange. As it is a bit like a bridge to no-where. On the southern …

A quarantine officer monitors passengers walking through a temperature screening checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi airport April 27, 2009. Countries around the world have moved to contain the spread of a possible pandemic after a new swine flu outbreak killed 103 people in Mexico. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang) …

The siege at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang Airports is now over and Thailand is again open for business. Tourism is the main source of income for the country and it is very important for them to get their house in order and to re-open their gateway to the world. I was …

The Sunflower Festival in Thailand starts around November and goes on until about February. The best places to see sunflower fields are in Lopburi Province and Saraburi Province. It was Lopburi where we went last weekend to see the sunflowers. Thousands of people from…