Bangkok (AFP) - A celebrity panda, whose exploits were avidly followed in Thailand on a 24-hour television channel, left the kingdom Saturday in search of a mate in China, her zookeeper said.Linping, who has drawn around 2.5 million people to Chiang Mai zoo since she was born in 2009, was flown from the northern Thai city to Chengdu in China where she will meet six male giant pandas within her ...
House-Senate joint meeting passes charter review Saturday
House-Senate joint meeting on Saturday voted 358:2 to pass Constitution amendment bill on election and qualifications of senators. Thirty parliamentarians ...
Kata jet-ski operator attacks Israeli tourists
PHUKET: Two Israelis, a father and son, were attacked and injured by a jet-ski operator wielding ...
Samkong underpass construction set to begin in November
Cut-away of the underpass showing through north-south traffic using the underpass and those cars making turns travelling on the surface of the road. Image: Phuket Highways ...
Malaysia has hidden agenda in deep South Thailands deputy democrat party leader
MALAYSIA - Deputy Democrat Party leader Thavorn Senniam yesterday accused Malaysia of scheming to benefit from its role as facilitator in the ongoing peace negotiations between Thai authorities and the insurgent group Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN). Thavorn claimed that Malaysia intended to profit from the economies of Thailand's three southern-most provinces, if the region was ever ...
220 smuggled turtles abandoned at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand
Customs officials have found 220 turtles in three luggage bags at the Suvarnabhumi Airport. All the turtles were reported to be still alive when the officials discovered them in abandoned bags yesterday morning. "There is no name tag on the bags," Paisarn Chuenjit said in his capacity as a senior customs official at the airport. He said the Spotted Pond Turtles were protected under ...
Thai-born panda Lin Bing to come back to China
Giant panda "Lin Bing" enjoys its meal at the Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai,Thailand, on Sept. 27, 2013. The Thai-born giant panda "Lin Bing"will be sent to Southwest China on Saturday. She will be introduced to about 10 male giant pandas and mate before returning to Thailand for a 15-year stay with her new family. (Xinhua/Yang ...
SET index ends down 7.27 pts 0.51 pct
Thai composite stocks index (SET) closed on Friday at 1,417.49, down 7.27 points, or 0.51 per cent amid Bt31.40 billion turnover in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 967.51, down 5.62 points, or 0.58 per cent. Top five most active (value) stocks: SCB,CPALL,ADVANC,TRUE,KTB. The ...
Eat This Now Chef Jet Tilas Top 10 L.A. Thai Dishes
Tila -- a food TV vet and the Thai government's Culinary Ambassador to America -- selects his favorites on the eve of the first annual Thai Food Festival at Paramount ...
Berdych Gasquet into Thailand Open semis
Czech top seed Tomas Berdych booked a place in the semi-finals of the ATP Thailand Open on Friday.Berdych successfully avoided a slip-up against Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu, progressing 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 in the quarter-final of the ATP 250 hard court event.After a topsy-turvy first set saw Berdych go 3-1 down, the world number six fought back impressively thanks to 11 aces.He was able to take it to a ...
Ex-U.S. Army Sniper Instructor Nabbed In Thai Hit Squad Sting
Joseph Manuel Hunter, center, is escorted by Thai police commandos to Police Aviation Division after being arrested, in Bangkok, Thailand, on ...
Tomas Berdych in Thailand ATP final
World number six Tomas Berdych battled his way into the semi-finals of the Thailand Open Friday, slamming 20 aces in a hard-fought victory over Lu Yen-Hsun.The top seed was made to sweat for his 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 win against his Taiwanese rival, who has lost all 10 of his career quarter-finals.'Credit to the opponent,' said the big-serving Czech, playing in Bangkok for the first time in ...
Milos Raonic gets rematch with Gasquet in Thailand
Canada's Milos Raonic plays a return to Feliciano Lopez of Spain during their quarter-final match at the Thailand Open on Friday. Raonic prevailed 6-4, 6-3 and will meet Richard Gasquet of France on Saturday. (Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP/Getty ...
Canada?s Milos Raonic defeats Lopez to advance to Bangkok semifinals
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., will be trying to rewrite his recent history with Gasquet after losing their grand slam encounter in five sets. (Kathy ...
American drug lord among six suspects arrested in Thailand
An American wanted in the United States is among six people arrested in Thailand in a secret joint operation with U.S. drug enforcement agents, officials say. Joseph Manuel Hunter, 47, was arrested Wednesday in Phuket and brought to Bangkok Thursday, The Bangkok Post reported. Hunter was described as a "leading drug lord" by deputy national police chief Somyot Pummanmuang. Somyot ...
Berdych Simon will meet in Bangkok semifinals
Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images BANGKOK (AP) -- Top-seeded Tomas Berdych and Gilles Simon of France will meet for the eighth time after both advanced to the semifinals of the Thailand Open on Friday. Fresh from helping the Czech Republic beat Argentina in the Davis Cup semifinals, Berdych beat Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan 7-6 (7), 6-4 to maintain his record of never losing before the ...
US Drug Lord Extradited From Thailand
A suspected American drug lord has been extradited to the US after his arrest along with two Britons in Thailand. Joseph Manuel Hunter, 48, was handed to agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) at Bangkok International Airport. He was sent back on a chartered plane. US officials have described Hunter as a "leading drug lord" with a network spanning Asia and ...
Political reform effort partially completed
Former prime minister and Chat Thai Pattana Party chief adviser Banharn Silapa-archa said that the political reform effort has been 10 per cent ...
Flooding hits 25 provinces
Of total, 8 provinces are in the Northeast; 6 in in the North; 4 in the East; 3 in the Central; and 4 along the Chao Phraya River and the Tha Chin River. The department said that the overall situation improved today, as water level in many areas receded. However, villages in low-lying areas are still at ...
Berdych Simon set up Thailand Open semifinal
BANGKOK -; Top-seeded Tomas Berdych and Gilles Simon of France will meet for the eighth time after both advanced to the semifinals of the Thailand Open on ...
Video Report Transnational drug lord Hunter deported new Thai search laws enacted
PHUKET: High on the United States authorities' most-wanted list, Joseph Manuel Hunter was deported back to the US this morning, days after the Prevention and Suppression of Transnational Organized Crime Act was enacted in Thailand. Mr Hunter, 48, who was arrested in Phuket by officers from Phuket Immigration and the Crime Suppression Division on Wednesday ...
Historical record for condominium launches
About 70,000-75,000 new condominium units will be launched this year, the highest ever in history since the high-rise development was introduced in Thailand, according to the Real Estate Information ...
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