tips4travels.com gives you the latest news from Thailand http://tips4travels.com/en Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:25:56 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/bangkok-court-ruling-disbands-thai-government.htm December 2, 2008 · In Bangkok, Thailand, the Constitutional Court has dissolved the country's top three ruling parties over electoral fraud. The ruling brings down the government, and sets the ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:11:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-crisis-deepens-as-airport-siege-intensifies.htm Thailand's leader attended a Buddhist ritual Monday, seemingly indifferent to a deepening political crisis that has paralyzed his government, shut down two main airports and stranded 300,000 foreigner... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thailand-pm-stripped-of-power-as-court-finds-government-guilty-of-corruption.htm The political crisis that has paralysed Thailand and stranded as many as 300,000 international travellers took a dramatic turn today when a court disbanded the ruling party and banned the prime minist... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/court-ruling-brings-down-thai-government.htm (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Pro-government demonstrator sit in front of the Administrative court in Bangkok on Tuesday Dec,2.2008. Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators swarmed around the court buildin... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/new-zealand-puts-plane-on-standby-for-citizens-in-bangkok-summary.htm Wellington - The New Zealand government ordered an air force plane to fly to South-East Asia on Tuesday in preparation for a mercy mission to rescue New Zealanders stranded in Bangkok. The Hercules C1... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-constitution-court-cancels-cabinet-summary.htm Bangkok - Thailand's Constitution Court on Tuesday dissolved the country's ruling People Power Party (PPP) and two of its coalition partners for vote-buying in the last election, effectively dismantli... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thailand-postpones-asean-summit-amid-political-chaos.htm Thailand's outgoing cabinet Tuesday agreed to postpone the 14th summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), scheduled for mid-December in Chiang Mai, to an unspecified date next year. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/etihad-set-to-step-up-relief-flights-from-thailand.htm Etihad Airways is to operate its fifth special flight on Tuesday from Thailand to help British travellers stranded since last week's civil unrest shut Bangkok airport and the carrier has announced pla... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/bangkok-airport-to-be-shut-till-dec-15.htm BANGKOK: The head of Thailand's airports says that Suvarnabhumi international airport will remain closed to passenger flights until at least Dec. 15 due to the disruption caused by anti-government ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/cargo-flights-from-bangkok-restart-tues.htm BANGKOK, Thailand -- Cargo flights can start leaving Bangkok's besieged Suvarnabhumi airport again as soon as shippers and airlines are ready, the airport authority said, and a cargo sector official s... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-baht-falls-peso-slips-to-1-wk-low.htm Close this SINGAPORE -- The South Korean won led a broad decline in Asian currencies on Tuesday amid heightened investor fears of a global recession, while the Thailand's political crisis drove the ba... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-protesters-force-dissolution-of-government-but-airports-remain-closed.htm THAILAND'S government finally stepped down today in the face of mass protests, but the country's main airport looked set to remain closed for a least another fortnight. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/chaos-in-thailand-leaves-british-tourists-stranded.htm THOUSANDS of tourists, including many Britons, have been left stranded by the political unrest in Thailand, as stories of chaotic attempts to return to the UK emerge. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-king-makes-no-comment-on-crisis-at-parade.htm (50 mins ago) Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej made no mention of the country's deepening political crisis during a short speech at a Trooping the Color military parade in Bangkok. Although the ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/court-dissolves-ruling-thai-party.htm Dec 2 2008 WalesOnline Thailand’s Constitutional Court dissolved the main party in the ruling coalition and banned the prime minister and 36 party executives from politics for five years. T... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/brits-still-stranded-in-thai-chaos.htm Dec 2 2008 UK tourists stranded in Thailand are hoping extra flights can get them home as the political strife in the country intensifies. Bangkok's main airport remains closed, leaving some 300,000... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/embattled-thai-leader-forced-to-step-down.htm Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, left, is seen at a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-court-disbands-ruling-party.htm By Nopporn Wong-AnanBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was banned from politics for five years and his party disbanded on Tuesday, plunging the country deeper into chaos and rai... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:28:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/acting-fm-elaborates-on-action-taken-to-evacuate-stranded-sri-lankans-in-bangkok.htm Colombo, 02 December, (Asiantribune.com): Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hussein A. Bhaila has told Parliament that a scheduled SriLankan Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Colombo was diverted to... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/oman-air-continues-to-bring-home-stranded-passengers-in-thailand.htm Following advice from the Thai authorities in the wake of social unrest in Thailand, Oman Air has suspended flight operations to Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-court-bans-pm-flights-to-resume.htm Chiang Mai from where he has been governing since the blockade began. Under a military constitution adopted after a 2006 coup against then-premier Thaksin, any political party in which a single exe... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:02:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-government-extends-tax-incentives-for-property-sector-to-march-2010.htm The extension has been granted in light of the ongoing instability in the Thai and global economies, Suchart said in a statement. The incentives are aimed at stimulating housing demand and lowering t... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:02:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/hong-kong-arranges-more-flights-to-help-tourists-in-thailand.htm authority came to an agreement with demonstrators. The two Hong Kong Express flights were scheduled to pick up passengers at the U-Tapao military airstrip near Pattaya, about a two-hour drive from Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:02:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-protesters-agree-to-clear-one-bangkok-airport.htm (AFP)--Anti-government demonstrators agreed Tuesday to allow flights to resume from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport after a week-long blockade, a protest leader said. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:02:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/court-ruling-brings-down-thai-government.htm BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A court dissolved Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral fraud Tuesday and temporarily banned the prime minister from politics, bringing down a government that has ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/court-bans-thai-prime-minister-from-politics-for-five-years.htm BANGKOK -- Thailand's constitutional court today banned Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from politics for five years over a case of voting fraud against the ruling party. As the court decided to ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-pm-says-he-accepts-court-ban-on-him-his-party.htm Bangkok, Dec 2 (Xinhua) Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said Tuesday he accepted the ruling by the constitutional court banning him from politics for five years and dissolving his party for electoral fraud. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-government-wiped-out-in-constitutional-ruling.htm Thailand's Constitution Court has dissolved the country's ruling People Power Party and two smaller political parties for colluding in election fraud. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/bangkok-blast-panics-airport-crowd.htm A bomb blast early Tuesday at a Bangkok airport occupied by anti-government demonstrators killed one person. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/the-aviation-medicine-department-of-bangkok-hospital-medical-center-receives-the-european-aero.htm One of the greatest concerns that patients seeking treatment away from their home countries have, is the standard of service in non-Western hospitals. Bangkok Hospital recently achieved EURAMI Accredi... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:32:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-ruling-party-dissolved.htm A Thai court has dissolved the ruling party and banned the premier from politics, as an occupation of Bangkok's airports turned increasingly bloody. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-ruling-party-banned-for-fraud.htm The ruling party in Thailand has been ordered to disband after it was found guilty of electoral fraud. Leaders of the People Power Party (PPP), including Prime Minister Somechai Wongsawat, were also ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-court-dissolves-government.htm Anti-government protesters celebrate after Thailand's Constitutional Court banned the prime ministe from politics for five years. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-parties-to-stick-together-form-new-government.htm (1 hr 8 mins ago) All six parties in Thailand's ruling coalition have vowed to stick together and form a new government, a spokesman said. The courts disbanded three parties, but MPs who escaped a... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-court-dissolves-ruling-party.htm Bangkok - Thailand's constitutional court on Tuesday banned Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from politics for five years and dissolved the ruling party over a case of voting fraud. As the court d... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-government-dissolved-for-election-fraud.htm (BANGKOK, Thailand) — The Constitutional Court dissolved Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral fraud Tuesday and temporarily barred the prime minister from politics, bringing down a g... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:14:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/bomb-kills-one-at-thai-airport-while-court-hears-key-case.htm By Nopporn Wong-AnanBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai judges ordered Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's ruling People Power Party (PPP) disbanded on Tuesday after it was found guilty of vote fraud, but party m... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:13:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/ex-thai-flight-attendant-jailed-for-attempt-to-smuggle-marijuana.htm CHIBA — The Chiba District Court on Tuesday sentenced a former Thai flight attendant to two and a half years in prison and a 700,000 yen fine for attempting to smuggle nearly 600 grams of marij... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-court-orders-ruling-party-dissolved.htm Constitutional Court orders ruling People Power Party dissolved Court bans Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from politics for five years Protesters blockade two Thai airports, say they will call off p... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/singapore-urges-restraint-in-thai-unrest.htm SINGAPORE urged Thai authorities and protesters to exercise restraint and called for a peaceful solution to the standoff following blasts at protest sites in Bangkok over the weekend. We trust a... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-court-verdict-looms-as-blast-kills-protester.htm A court in Thailand prepared to deliver a key verdict that could dissolve the ruling party Tuesday, stoking further tensions as a blast killed a protester at a besieged Bangkok airport. Hundreds of an... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-court-to-rule-on-all-3-electoral-fraud-cases-today.htm -(Dow Jones)- Thailand's Constitutional Court will give a verdict on an electoral fraud case for all three ruling coalition party partners later Tuesday, a court official said. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/2-stranded-canadians-killed-in-thai-van-crash.htm BANGKOK — Two Canadians who were among thousands of foreigners stranded by anti-government protests in Bangkok were killed when their van crashed on the way to catch a flight out of Thailand, pol... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/grenade-attack-wounds-50-thai-protesters.htm A grenade blast has wounded more than 50 anti-government protesters in Bangkok ahead of a pro government rally later today. The blast occurred around midnight at Government House, which members of... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:28:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/51-protesters-wounded-in-bangkok-explosions.htm (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)An injured anti-government protester is carried on a stretcher after an explosion during a protest at government house Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. An emerge... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/showdown-looms-in-thailand.htm Bangkok - After months of political chaos culminating in Bangkok's two airports being held hostage by anti-government protests - inconveniencing the world - the country is moving towards a finale but ... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:16:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thailand-mulls-postponing-asean-summit-due-to-political-turmoil.htm Bangkok - Thailand, reeling from its worst political crisis in decades, is expected to postpone hosting the 14th summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) scheduled for mid-Decembe... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:16:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/10000-at-rallythai-pro-gov.htm BANGKOK--A Thai pro-government group said it hopes to gather up to 10,000 people at a rally Sunday to show support for the premier, raising fears of clashes with rivals who have occupied the city's ai... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-flights-disrupted-as-protesters-storm-airport.htm BANGKOK -- Flight operations at Thailand's main international airport were disrupted on Tuesday night after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the terminal building. We have ordered the cl... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-police-order-end-of-airport-stand-off.htm Thai police have ordered thousands of anti-government protesters who are besieging the capital's airports to immediately disperse or face prosecution. The statement from police responsible for Do... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/flights-from-thailand-leaving-half-full.htm Queensland man Ben Foster-Brown said his father Graham Brown, 60, of the Gold Coast, had left Utapao military airport on Saturday night on a half empty Thai Airways flight. At the same time, Australi... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thailand-blast-injures-dozens-at-government-house.htm Reporting from Bangkok, Thailand -- An explosion in the Thai prime minister's office compound injured about 45 people, an emergency official said early today. The blast at the Government House, which... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-blasts-wound-dozens.htm A Thai stranded Hajj pilgrim from the country's south reads the Koran as others rest at the departure terminal of Bangkok's occupied international airport, on November 28, 2008. AFP Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/philippine-president-orders-repatriation-of-stranded-filipinos-in-thailand.htm Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the immediate repatriation of Filipinos in Bangkok amid the ongoing political tension in Thailand's capital, media reported Sunday. Quoting Ex... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/qantas-organises-plane-for-stranded-thailand-travellers.htm Thai authorities to operate a flight between Phuket and Singapore tomorrow night, phuket time. Existing Qantas ticket holders will be given first priority on the 300 seat plane, with remaining seats ... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thailand-crisis-deepens-amidst-new-violence.htm The opposition gathered support over the weekend, as business leaders joined the chorus calling for Thailand's democratically elected ruling party to step down from power. The situation has gone from... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-attack-stokes-tension-ahead-of-rally.htm By Rina ChandranMUMBAI (Reuters) - Mumbai on Sunday mopped up the streets where Islamist gunmen rampaged and killed nearly 200 people over three days, while Indian anger over the attack's alleged Paki... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-police-surround-defiant-protesters-at-2-major-airports.htm No policemen allowed: Anti-government protesters confront policemen during a protest at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok yesterday. Thai police have issued two warnings telling anti-government proteste... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/51-protesters-wounded-in-grenade-attacks-at-thai-protest-sites+.htm BANGKOK, Nov. 30 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH ONE MORE BLAST AT DON MUANG AIRPORT) A total of 49 antigovernment protesters were injured early Sunday in a grenade explosion at the compound o... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:26:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/december-asean-summit-may-be-postponed-to-march.htm (AFP)--Thailand's foreign minister said Sunday the kingdom may have to postpone a regional summit until March as anti-government protesters continue their occupation of Bangkok's two airports. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:21:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/shutdown-of-airports-strands-tens-of-thousands-people-in-thailand.htm BANGKOK, Thailand — The vacation is over for tens of thousands of tourists in Thailand. But they can’t go home.The drama began Tuesday when anti-government protesters shut the country rsqu... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-ordeal-ends-for-249.htm By REBECCA TORR STRANDED passengers returning from Thailand arrived yesterday at Bahrain International Airport exhausted, but relieved to be home.Some of them were greeted by relatives and friends ... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:22:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/philippines-to-repatriate-filipinos-stranded-in-bangkok.htm Manila - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Sunday ordered the foreign affairs department to repatriate nearly 200 Filipinos stranded in Thailand after two airports in Bangkok were shut d... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/spain-to-send-three-planes-to-thailand-to-bring-back-citizens.htm MADRID: Spain plans to send three planes to Thailand on Sunday to bring back some 300 of its citizens trapped by the occupation of Bangkok's airports, Spanish media reported. Two Spanish militar... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:15:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-protests-crushing-for-tourism.htm Close this BANGKOK--Protests that shut down Bangkok's airports will be crushing for business relations, tourism and the economy in Thailand, once hailed as a beacon of stability in the region, experts... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:14:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/getting-out-of-thailand-no-problem.htm Thousands stilll stranded in Bangkok Princess Mary and Prince Frederik leave by jet Australian Government considering rescue plan PRINCESS Mary and Prince Frederik have flown out of Thailand on a smal... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/bombs-at-thai-rally-sites-injure-dozens.htm At least four bombs in early Sunday morning exploded at the rally sites of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters in Bangkok, injuring at least 45. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/hk-takes-back-passengers-stranded-in-thailand.htm Hong Kong's airways on Saturday mounted more special flights to Thailand to carry home passengers stranded in Thailand amid the city's continuous advice for traveling to the country due to mounting te... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/at-least-49-injured-in-blasts-at-thai-pm.htm BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) ― At least 49 anti-government protesters were wounded in several explosions early Sunday, raising fears of widening confrontations in a standoff that has strangled Thaila... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thailand-grenade-attack-injures-scores-of-people.htm Bangkok: A grenade blast wounded more than 50 protesters in Bangkok on Sunday. The blast occurred at the prime minister's office occupied by the People's Alliance for Democracy. A spokesman for the gr... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/nz-in-talks-to-rescue-tourists-in-thailand.htm The Government is in talks with airlines and the Australian government to rescue about 200 New Zealanders stranded in Thailand. Internal political conflicts in Thailand saw Suvarnabhumi international... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/pro-government-organization-to-hold-today-a-massive-rally-in-bangkok.htm Bangkok, 30 November, (Asiantribune.com): A bomb exploded in the Government House and 47 protestors were injured. Reports revealed bombs also exploded in the Don Mueng Airport and at the ASTV stations... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/stranded-chinese-tourists-safely-return-to-shanghai-from-thailand.htm SHANGHAI, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The first Chinese flight bringing home stranded Chinese tourists after the closure of Thailand's main international airport in Bangkok, arrived here before dawn on Sunday... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/some-34-thai-anti-gov.htm Some 34 Thai anti-government protestors at Government House were injured in a grenade explosion here early on Sunday, local TV reports said. News reports said the grenade landed near the prime ministe... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/15-injured-in-explosion-near-a-bangkok-market-among-vendors.htm An explosion occurred Saturday night near the famous Klong Toey market in Bangkok, injuring 15 people, three of them severely. Local newspaper Thairath reported on its website that the explosion happe... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/charter-planes-to-take-stranded-chinese-tourists-home-from-thai-military-airport.htm The first Chinese charter plane organized by Chinese government landed Saturday afternoon at U-Tapao airport, some 180 kilometers from Bangkok to bring back home Chinese tourists stranded in Bangkok d... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/chinese-flight-lands-in-thailand-to-take-stranded-citizens-back-home.htm The first Chinese charter plane organized by Chinese government landed Saturday afternoon at U-tapao airport, 150 km from Bangkok to bring back home Chinese citizens who had been stranded in Bangkok b... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/33-wounded-in-attack-at-thai-official.htm BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) ― An emergency official says an explosion inside the Thai prime minister's besieged office compound has wounded 33 people.A spokesman from the Narentorn Medical Center sa... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/rescue-talks-for-aussies-in-thai-siege.htm The Nation Rescue talks for Aussies in Thai siege QANTAS and the federal Government are in talks to rescue hundreds of Australians caught in a siege at Bangkok's international airport. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/the-vacation-is-over-for-tens-of-thousands-of-tourists-in-thailand.-but-they-can.htm Nov. 25: Thousands of anti-government protesters sealed off Bangkok's new international airport Tuesday, leaving holiday travelers stranded and bewildered as scores of flights were canceled. NBC's Ian... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:37:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/one-million-tourism-employees-face-job-loss.htm At least one million Thais employed in the tourism sector could lose their jobs next year due to the damage being done to the industry by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters through t... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/pro-government-forces-to-gather-at-sanam-luang-today-in-a-show-of-solidarity.htm Pro-government supporters led by the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) will stage a rally at Sanam Luang today to give support to the embattled government. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/caretaker-govt-suggested-to-end-stalemate.htm A caretaker government should be established to break the political deadlock, says Democrat MP Trairong Suwannakhiri. This could be brought about by collaboration between the coalition parties an... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/us-uk-and-eu-condemn-airport-closures.htm The United States, Britain and the European Union have issued statements urging anti-government protesters to vacate Bangkok's airports, saying the rallies are inappropriate and seriously damaging T... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/last-haj-pilgrims-leave-airport.htm The last 400 haj pilgrims left besieged Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday to catch a flight provided by IranAir to Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims were bussed to U-tapao airport in Rayong yesterday where... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/pm-should-postpone-summit.htm Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat should postpone the 14th Asean summit, so that regional leaders are not held hostage by local events. When the prime minister told his Asean counterparts on the s... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/flooding-ravages-south-death-toll-reaches-21.htm At least 21 people have died in floods which continue to ravage many lower southern provinces. The death toll is one in Phatthalung, five in Surat Thani, 14 in Nakhon Si Thammarat and one in Patt... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/tibet-stays-true-to-middle-way.htm It is well that the six-day conference of exiled Tibetan leaders in Dharamsala, India, ended last weekend with an endorsement of the ''middle way'' practised down through the decades by the country's ... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/first-thai-diplomat-to-israel-remembered.htm The late Ronarong Nopakun, whose cremation service was held yesterday, was the first Thai ambassador to Israel. Below his son profiles a life of service to the Kingdom. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/middle-east-tests-obama.htm As Barack Obama prepares for his presidency, the sub-prime fiasco has morphed into a global financial disaster. This is not the only threat to his leadership. The war on terror has brought American pr... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/all-southern-women-want-is-chance-to-live-in-peace.htm I received a letter from a young woman who is president of a group called We Peace in the South. A resident of Muang district, Yala, Patimoh Poh-ee-tae Da-oh said her group played an active role in pr... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/another-grenade-injures-bangkok-protestors.htm Nearly fifty people have been injured by a grenade blast inside the opposition-occupied Government House in the Thai capital Bangkok. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-opposition-leader-urges-supporters-to-secure-government-house-airport.htm Bangkok, Nov 29 : People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) party leader Sondhi Limthongkul on Saturday said that he would 'fight to the death' to defend ASTV, and urged his supporters to do their best to secure the Government House and the Suvarnabhumi airport. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-protesters-force-police-to-abandon-checkpoint.htm BANGKOK: Hundreds of anti-government protesters forced several dozen Thai riot police to abandon a checkpoint on Saturday as they tightened their siege of the country's main airport, witnesses said. A... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:09:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-police-cordon-bangkok.htm (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)A Thai anti-government protester listens to activities on the stage during a protest at government house Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's prime min... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/thai-premier-ready-to-talk-with-protest-co-leader-2nd-update.htm Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said Saturday that he was willing to talk with protest leaders holding Bangkok's two airports hostage in their bid to topple his government but would re... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/welcome-to-bangkok-airport-no-passport-needed.htm BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government may have imposed emergency law over Bangkok's besieged Suvarnabhumi airport, but it was not stopping a steady stream of people driving up on Saturday to suppo... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/use-other-thai-airport.htm Close this MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific can use the military U-tapao airport to bring out stranded Filipino passengers in Thailand, Philippine Ambassador to Ban... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/fears-for-britons-trapped-in-thailand.htm The plight of Britons trapped in Thailand has been described as deeply concerning by a Foreign Officer minister. An estimated 3,000 people, including several hundred Britons, have been tr... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:41:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/thailand-news/100000-stranded-by-thai-protests.htm THE European Union urged protesters to vacate Bangkok's airports, saying the rallies which have left more than 100,000 passengers stranded were ``seriously damaging'' Thailand's image. A statement fr... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:39:00 +0100