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Thai animal sanctuary raided after chief speaks out
Lucy Clark treats a wounded tiger at the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand. A PARTLY Australian-funded wildlife rescue foundation whose chief spoke out about the illegal poaching of baby elephants in Thailand has been raided and had 103 animals taken away by Thai parks officials. Several Australian witnesses say many of the animals, including endangered species, […]
Bangkok Awarded “Best City in the World” by Travellers for Second Consecutive Year
Thailand Also Home to Best City Hotel in Asia, Best Resort in Asia and Strongly Represented in the World's Top 50 Hotels and Resorts The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) proudly acknowledges Bangkok as "Best City in the World 2011" as judged by the readers of the popular Travel + Leisure magazine which was announced […]
Thailand tourism arrivals surge
International visitor arrivals to Thailand surged 24.4 percent to 8.2 million in the first five months of the year, according to new figures from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). The figures are somewhat distorted as they compare to a period of civil unrest in 2010 when anti-government protests gathered in the centre of Bangkok, […]
Tourist boats collide in Thailand, 42 injured
BANGKOK — Forty-two people were injured after two boats carrying Thai and foreign tourists collided in the Gulf of Thailand near an island famed for its wild parties, police said Sunday. The boats were ferrying tourists to and from Pha-ngan island, site of “full moon” parties that attract thousands of young, mostly Western tourists each […]
