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Thursday, 06 July 2006
The Thai government is insistent that the country's largest international airport, the all-new Suvarnabhumi Airport, will open as scheduled on September 28, 2006.

Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin met with government agencies overseeing the construction of the new airport for a progress report, said Government Spokesman Surapong Suebwonglee.
 
Subway price hike
Tuesday, 04 July 2006
Don't worry, we're not talking about your pizza subs here, but the Bangkok Metro Plc has announced a one to three baht increase in fares, and commuters are not happy about it, according to the IHT THai Day newspaper.
 
Convicted paedophile pardoned
Sunday, 02 July 2006
To mark the 60th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's coronotion, HM the king has officially pardoned the first Australian convicted of child sex offences in Thailand on good behaviour.

Forty-six-year-old Bradley Pendragon was released from Bangkok's Klong Prem prison Friday after serving about a decade of his 15-year sentence for raping and beating minors.
 
Goodnight Night Bazaar
Sunday, 02 July 2006
The days of the Suan Lum Night Bazaar on Rama IV are numbered... until the end of April 2007 to be exact. This is the date vendors are to vacate premises if they want to avoid legal action by the Crown Property Bureau (CPB).

The land spanning 120 rais was developed into the Night Bazaar by P Con Development (Thai), and their lease with the CPB expired on March 31, 2006.
 
What tuk you so long?
Friday, 30 June 2006
Two British birds set off from Bangkok's UK Embassy on Sunday in a hot pink tuk-tuk. Destination: Brighton, South England.

The 19,000-km journey is expected to take three months and span 12 countries. Jo Huxster and Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent made their motorised rickshaws safer with raised suspension and roll bars, reported media.
 
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