Tag: Western
US embassy warns of possible terrorist attack in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Jan 13 – The United States embassy in Bangkok on Friday issued an emergency message warning that foreign terrorists might conduct attacks against tourist [Read More…]
International Tourists Flock to Sabang Despite Sharia Law
Despite strict Sharia laws mandating that Muslim women wear headscarves and banning alcohol consumption, international tourism on the island of Sabang in Indonesia’s Aceh province [Read More…]
Over one million Thai people face landslide risk
More than a million people living on the slopes of hills nationwide are at great risk of landslides due to massive deforestation and torrential rains, [Read More…]
Thailand rejects foreign election observers
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has previously stated he will dissolve parliament in the first week of July. Deputy PM and important government power-broker Suthep confirmed [Read More…]
Pattaya: The Russians Are Here!
Russians Dominate the BRIC Market into Thailand With the worldwide credit-related meltdown starting its third year of reduced spending by Westerners, the countries fairing the [Read More…]
Western-educated monks inject new blood into Thai Buddhism
Chiang Mai, Thailand – Sorayut Chayapanyo, the 32-year-old abbot of the Doi Pha Som forest temple, has found little use for his Stanford University economics [Read More…]