http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye An Outsider Inside Thailand Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:15:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/11/tourists-need-not-worry-about-latest-bangkok-bombing/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/11/tourists-need-not-worry-about-latest-bangkok-bombing/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:33:19 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=109 Tourists visiting Thailand should not be put off by news of the latest bombing in the capital, Bangkok. This latest incident appears to be the result of a commercial dispute regarding new landlords of the capital's largest market venue, and predictions of increased stall rents that have caused many of the traders to mount a public protest. As such it would seem to be an action between two vested interests with no intent to escalate it to the wider public and visitors. The explosion occurred at Ratchadamri Road - Rama IV Road Intersection intersection, where vendors of the Klong Toey Market were rallying in protest against new landlords, injuring fifteen of them, two severely, at about 1:00 am Thursday 13th November. The injured were rushed to the Kluay Nam Thai and Chulalongkorn hospitals. The severely injured are Yakob Lohmoh, 51, and Penthiwawan Kaewsuk, 37. Police quoted a witness as saying a bag was dropped from the flyover over the Ratchadamri-Rama IV Intersection, causing the explosion.]]> http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/11/tourists-need-not-worry-about-latest-bangkok-bombing/feed/ 1 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2005/08/fatal-floods-strike-northern-thailand/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2005/08/fatal-floods-strike-northern-thailand/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2005 02:00:39 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=49 Over 110,000 people affected. CHIANG MAI, Thailand - 16 August 2005 - Torrential rains lashed the mountainous centre of South East Asia on Saturday and led to flash floods in Northern Thailand’s popular tourist destinations. Casualty estimates vary between 5 and 13 dead, with 11 to 20 reported missing, and around forty injured including two foreign visitors. Eighteen roads, 44 bridges and around 6,500 hectares of agricultural crops have been severely affected in rural areas. Current estimates are that floods have directly affected almost 111,000 people over an area the size of Wales, according to officials.]]> http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2005/08/fatal-floods-strike-northern-thailand/feed/ 0 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2004/05/top-thai-tour-guides-graduate/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2004/05/top-thai-tour-guides-graduate/#comments Mon, 24 May 2004 02:00:25 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=47 Silver Licenses awarded in North for First Time Chiang Mai, Thailand, 24 May 2004 - Over 80 tourist guides from all corners of Thailand spent two month’s in study at Naresuan University’s Phayao Campus this summer, before graduating to gain their Silver Guide Licenses. Studying an intensive program for international tourism including airline passenger service, Thai culture, eco-tourism & the environment, ethics & etiquette, geography, history, immigration law, Thai music & instruments, and other subjects, the course candidates sat exams every week, with eight hours of classroom time seven days each week.]]> http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2004/05/top-thai-tour-guides-graduate/feed/ 0