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AirAsia plans to spread in India, hub in Bangkok"We are also exploring connectivity between Bangkok and Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur and Delhi, Kuala Lumpur and Hyderabad, Bangkok and Delhi and Bangkok and Amritsar," Tan said. AirAsia currently covers over 70 destinations across 20 countries... In this article: Bangkok, India, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Delhi, Malaysia, Hyderabad, Kochi, and Amritsar |
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New Kerala | 1 day ago
Korean national denied permission to board Bangkok flight
Chennai, Nov 20 : A Korean national was denied permission to board a Bangkok-bound flight after the authorities found him in a highly inebriated condition. The 35 year-old passenger, Gymson had obtained a boarding pass and was about to...
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all about jazz | 1 day ago
Ari Hoenig Quartet: Niu's Jazz and Blues Bar, Bangkok
...with a cozy candlelit ambiance. In two short years Niu's, which hosts jazz concerts nightly, has become the premier jazz venue in Bangkok. Given the lack of serious jazz venues here this might not mean a lot in itself, but that the...
In this article: Tim Garland, Charlie Parker, and Bill Bruford
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ITN Headline News - And finally | 1 day ago
Trapped schoolboy freed in Bangkok
Emergency workers in Bangkok had to use drills and oxygen cylinders to free a schoolboy who got trapped under a wall while looking for a lost ruler.
In this article: Oxygen
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Jaunted | 1 day ago
Bangkok: Beware Of The Unlucky Demon Statues At Bangkok Airport
Beware Of The Unlucky Demon Statues At Bangkok Airport Checking in at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport is about to get a bit weirder, not mention more unlucky. How is this possible, you ask? Well, airport management has decided to move...
In this article: Suvarnabhumi Airport
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LA Daily News | 3 days ago
Querrey still recovering from one night in Bangkok
There are freak injuries, and then there is what happened to Thousand Oaks tennis star Sam Querrey one night in Bangkok. Actually, it was more like 5 p.m. local time when Querrey sat on a rickety glass coffee table after a practice round...
In this article: Sam Querrey, Australian Open, Thailand Open, ATP, Iphone, Brisbane, Hollywood, Sydney, and Thousand Oaks
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Centre Daily Times | 5 days ago
More Bangkok for Your Buck: See Borneo and Bangkok with Friendly Planet
Exotic Borneo and Bangkok Tour Includes 11 Days Through Malaysian Borneo's Awe-Inspiring Rainforests and Bangkok, Thailand's Most Exciting City JENKINTOWN, Pa. - Southeast Asia's dazzling rainforests, dynamic cities, and exotic culture...
In this article: Borneo, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Kuching, and Phuket Island
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Thai protesters denounce Thaksin's royal remarks
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of Thais gathered in central Bangkok on Sunday to protest at remarks made about the monarchy by fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The demonstrators were also angry about the ousted premier's...
In this article: Thaksin Shinawatra, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Cambodia, Sondhi Limthongkul, Thailand, Allegation, and Democrat Party
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Taipei Times | November 12, 2009
Thaksin challenges Bangkok from Cambodia
Royalists aligned with the military, who wear the king's traditional color of yellow, plan a demonstration of their own on Sunday in Bangkok to denounce Thaksin and Cambodia, threatening to deepen the political and diplomatic impasse.
In this article: Thaksin Shinawatra, Cambodia, Hun Sen, Asean, Thailand, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Barack Obama, and Southeast Asia
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 10, 2009
Bangkok airport moves 'unlucky' demon statues
...to boost the morale of staff who thought the figures brought bad luck, local media and officials said on Tuesday. The statues at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport will move from the arrivals area to the check-in zone at a cost of around 1.7...
In this article: Bangkok Post, Airports of Thailand, Grand Palace, Suvarnabhumi Airport, and Thailand
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Telegraph.co.uk - Travel | November 06, 2009
Bangkok: smart shopping in a gem of a city
Bangkok is famous for its silks and tailoring. But it's smaller treasures, like intricately cut, cut-price stones, that Adriaane Pielou covets. Bangkok is renowned for its sprawling markets and shopping opportunities Photo: GETTY
In this article: Hong Kong, Ostrich, Massage, Crocodile, Opium, and WH Smith
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The city of Bangkok (บางกอก; pronounced: /bāng-cŏck'/; บางกอก) is the capital, largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung Thep Mahanakhon (กรุงเทพมหานคร; pronounced: /krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔːn/; กรุงเทพมหานคร), or Krung Thep (กรุงเทพฯ) in brief, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. It came to the forefront of Siam when it was given the status as the capital city in 1768 after the burning of Ayutthaya. However, the current Rattanakosin Kingdom did not begin until 1782 when the capital was moved across the river after being sacked by the Burmese. The Rattanakosin capital is now more formally called "Phra Nakhon" (พระนคร), pertaining to the ancient boundaries in the metropolis' core and the name Bangkok now incorporates the urban build-up since the 18th century which has its own public administration and governor.
In the span of over two hundred years, Bangkok has grown to become the political, social and economic center of not only Thailand but for Indochina and South East Asia. Its influence in the arts, politics, fashion, education and entertainment as well as being a business, financial and cultural center of Asia has given Bangkok the status of a global city.
The Bangkok Province borders six other provinces: Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom, and all five provinces are joined in the conurbation of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area.
- Name:
- Krung Thep Mahanakhon
- Local Name:
- กรุงเทพมหานคร
- Government type:
- Special administrative area
- Founding Date:
- April 21, 1782
- Total Area (km):
- 1568.737
- Metro Area (km):
- 7761.50
- Time Zone:
- Thailand
- Website:
- http://www.bma.go.th
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