AP Exclusive: New taste for Thai elephant meat Denver Post | BANGKOK—A new taste for eating elephant meat—everything from trunks to sex organs—has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. | Wildlife officials told The Associated Press that they were alerted to the practice after finding two elephants ...
LEAD: Thai premier chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations m&c | New Delhi - India celebrated its 63rd Republic Day Thursday with a military parade and cultural performances in the capital, attended by Thai Premier Yingluck Shinawatra as the guest of honour. | Yingluck, Thailand's first woman premier, joined Pratibha Patil, India's first woman president, who to...
Thai police chief floats island prison proposal m&c | Bangkok - Thailand's police chief has floated the idea of building an island prison for drug inmates in order to prevent them from continuing their trade behind bars, media reports said Saturday. | Priewpan Damapong mooted the proposal after reveal...
Thai monk seeks nirvana on temple roof m&c | Bangkok - A Thai monk spent a night sitting on top of a Buddhist temple in an attempt to attain nirvana, news reports said Saturday. | Bhikkhu Kittikhun Thongnam, 34, scaled the roof of Prathum Thong temple in Surin province, 400 kilometres north-e...
'Restaurants serving trunk' raise fears for Thai elephants The Independent | Wildlife officials have told reporters they believe that two dead elephants found with their sex organs and trunks missing had been killed for their meat. Officials have called in the police, but have denied the existence of such restaurants. | Dam...
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Bangkok Vespas combine style and substance Al Jazeera " />" /> | The Vespa scooter has always been a popular culture style icon, but on the busy streets of Bangkok, vintage Vespas go from being hip to serving a utilitarian purpose in ...
Top 5 cheap things to buy in Bangkok, Thailand in 2012 The Examiner | Bangkok is world-famous as a cheap shopping mecca. Malls, markets, department stores, independent boutiques -- there's every available shopping venue and just about every type of...
New taste in Thai elephant meat risks extinction Zeenews Bangkok: A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. | Wildlife officials told The Associated Press that they were alerted to th...
THAI Smile selects new flight attendants TravelDailyNews THAI Smile, the new low-fare airline from Thai Airways International (THAI), has started the selection process for their first group of female flight attendants at the EDEN Zone in the Central World of Shopping Plaza, Bangkok. | My. Piyasvasti Amrana...
AP Exclusive: New taste for Thai elephant meat Atlanta Journal | BANGKOK — A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, elephants...
Top 5 cheap things to buy in Bangkok, Thailand in 2012 The Examiner | Bangkok is world-famous as a cheap shopping mecca. Malls, markets, department stores, independent boutiques -- there's every available shopping venue and just about every type of product. In 2012, if you'll be in Bangkok and looking for cheap bargains, you might want to consider buying these five things. | Thai Silk - As always, in 2012 Tha...
