Entries Tagged 'events' ↓
July 28th, 2010 — events — posted by admin
August events in Thailand include:
Amazing Thailand Grand Sale – all over Thailand (01-16/08);
Save the Turtles Event – Chiang Mai Zoo Aquarium (01-04/08, all day);
River City Auction – River City Mall, Trok Rongnamkhaeng, Bangkok, (01/08, starts 11:00);
Thai Silk Festival – Impact Exhibition Center, Pakred (06-10/08, 10:00-20:00);
Make Noise, Not War! – Musical jam session at Nospace Gallery (07/08, starts 21:00);
Planet Football Trials – Siam Country Road (07-08/08, 10:00 – 16:00);
Queen of Thailand’s Birthday – Sanam Luang and all over Bangkok (12/08, all day);
Miss Thailand World 2010 – Grand Centara – 91 Rama 1 Road, (14/08, from 20:00);
Por Tor Festival – Chinese temples all over Phuket, (16/08, all day);
Full Moon Party – Haad Rin Beach (21/08, starts after dark)
Thailand Health & Wellness – Impact Exhibition Center (26-29/08, 10:00-21:00); Continue reading →
June 29th, 2010 — events — posted by admin
July events in Thailand include:
Asian Food Festival – Impact Exhibition Center, Pakred (01-04/07, 10:00-18:00);
The Beat Lounge – Old Skool hip hop at Circle Bangkok (03/07, from 21:00);
World Cup Final – all over Thailand, (12/07, 01:30)
Phuket Amateur Open Golf – Loch Palm Golf Club (18/07, 07:00-12:30);
Pattaya Marathon – All over Pattaya (18/07, all day)
Phuket Yatch Race Week – Evason Phuket Resort (21-25/07);
Full Moon Party – Haad Rin Beach (24/07, starts after dark)
Khao Phansa – Buddhist candles festival (26/07, all day) Continue reading →
June 21st, 2010 — Bangkok, events — posted by Kate Moffit
Two foreigners have been charged for their part in Thailand’s red shirt riots.
Last Thursday at Pathumwan Municipal Court, Briton, Jeff Savage, 48, and a 30-year-old Australian citizen, Conor David Purcell, were indicted on rabble-rousing charges.
The accusations stem from the recent anti-government protests in Bangkok. Both men are accused of violating the government issued emergency decree during the protests. If convicted they could serve two years in prison.
During the two month long protests, the men are alleged to have provoked violence or arson in support of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD). The UDD, usually referred to as the red-shirts, have staged several anti-government demonstrations.
Mr Savage will appear in court again on July 28, while Purcell’s next hearing is in late August. Witnesses, including core Red-Shirt leader Dr Weng Tohjirakarn, are expected to attend. The men have been held at Bangkok Remand Centre since their arrests last month.
The two denied all charges. Purcell, who made inflammatory speeches on the Red-Shirts’ main stage, told reporters that he was sure he would beat the charges.
A video clip posted on YouTube supposedly shows Mr Savage saying that he and unnamed others were going to loot and burn CentralWorld, Bangkok’s biggest shopping centre, before it happened.
Mr Savage says that he did not go to CentralWorld, but was at Channel 3’s TV station when that was set alight. Mr Savage denies participating in the actual arson.
The two men appeared in court wearing prison garb. Savage, who comes from Kent, is said to have told reporters that Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was a murderer.
June 14th, 2010 — Bangkok, events — posted by Peter Taunton
Thailand’s Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, stated that demonstrators suspected of terrorism in the country’s recent troubles will be prosecuted.
In his regular Sunday address to the nation, aired yesterday, the Prime Minister said that there would be no government reconciliation with terrorists or the main leaders of the recent anti-government protests in Bangkok.
Two Pheu Thai Party MPs and core protest leaders, Karun Hosakul and Jatuporn Promphan have already been bailed. The two were charged with instigating terrorism. They were bailed on Tuesday after depositing one million Baht each.
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May 31st, 2010 — events — posted by admin
June events in Thailand include:
Samui Regatta – sailing competition held at Chaweng Beach (01/06 – 05/06, all day)
Mercedes-Benz Masters – Laguna Phuket Golf Club (02-05/06, 07:00 – 19:00);
Phuket Film Festival – Coliseaum Paradise Multiplex (04-13/06, 11:00–23:30);
Phuket Amateur Open Golf – Laguna Golf Club (09/06, 07.00–00.30);
Yacht Club Race and Fun Day – Ao Yon Bay (12/06, 10:30-16:00);
Asia International Guitar Festival – Siam City Hotel, Bangkok (17-20/06, all day);
Roger Sanchez Live in Bangkok – Moonstar Studio (12/06, starts 14:00);
Free Jazz Festival – Hua Hin Beach, 220kms from Bangkok (18-20/06, all day);
Chiangmai Garden Fair – The Pub, Huay Kaew Road (20/06, 10:00–16:30)
Full Moon Party – Haad Rin Beach, Koh Phangan (26/06, starts after dark)
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May 6th, 2010 — Bangkok, Health & safety, events — posted by admin
THE political crisis that has crippled the nation’s tourism industry and seen more than 50 foreign embassies warn against travel to Thailand may soon be at an end.
The government meets today to put final touches to a ‘reconciliation roadmap’ which will cement a date for the dissolution of parliament.
This is the last demand before the red shirt leadership will agree to disband their Bangkok blockade and send supporters home, mainly to the rural northeast region.
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May 1st, 2010 — Bangkok, Transport, events — posted by admin
THE ailing Thai tourist industry could benefit from radical proposals from a major air carrier.
Thai Airways is considering flying direct to popular Thai destinations outside Bangkok to boost falling passenger numbers.
During the last fortnight up to one-fifth of all tickets have been cancelled due to escalating political unrest as foreign governments strongly advise against travel to the Kingdom. Continue reading →
April 22nd, 2010 — Health & safety, Hospitality, Transport, events — posted by admin
RED SHIRTS barricaded in Silom are holding fast despite rumours of an impending crackdown by security forces and growing support for the new ’multi-colour’ anti-protest movement.
Activists from the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) are camped out at the Ratchaprasong intersection of the Silom district of Bangkok.
But a new ‘multi-colour’ protest has come out on the streets aiming to bring the ongoing political unrest to a halt. Continue reading →
April 19th, 2010 — Health & safety, Transport, events — posted by admin
THAI Immigration Bureau has waived the visa overstay fee for foreigners stranded in Thailand because of the Icelandic volcano. Continue reading →
April 15th, 2010 — Hospitality, Islands, Sightseeing, events — posted by admin
SONGKRAN may not be over yet but Thai Buddhists are already preparing for the next big celebration. Continue reading →
