Heavy thunderstorms today and tonight

August 15

   

  News Bites

Thai senator accidentally kills personal assistant... ...or secretary, or wife, or cousin, or former mistress? Depending on which media report you are reading. The weapon is described at CNN and many other major news sources as an UZI,  or was it an Uzi-Eagle (pistol), as Richard Barrow explains it.

True and PSI team up for satellite scheme Bangkok Post - Aug 15, 2012 The box will offer 100 channels from both TrueVisions and PSI The box costs 890 baht and the installation fee is 1,990 baht    True Visions Offers Set-Top Box       with 240 Channels and No Monthly Fees  Richard Barrow in Thailand - April 20, 2012

Are Thai rice farmers an endangered species  - Thailand Business News

Man ‘Butt-Dials’ 911 During Drug Deal - TIME.com

Thailand Ministry of tourism confirms master plan for the industry

India-Thailand highway to be ready by 2016 - The Times of India

Story of a goose who befriends a retired man in the park. [VIDEO]

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The Football Grinch at Mukdahan, May 20, 2012

Image: GOOGLE Earth Aug 14, 2012 04:25

The weather system has remained to the north of Sakon City for the past 24 hours.
It is dissipating and apparently moving west

If the weather direction is indeed changing to an east to west direction,
it's important to keep an eye on the storms now over the Philippines

Increased chance of rain Monday - Tuesday
Image: GOOGLE Earth Aug 13, 2012 07:23
Approaching from N,NE

  News Bites

'Need is urgent to develop and focus on our education goals'    The Nation

Campaign ends in disappointment    Bangkok Post

Thai agony   SILVER NO GOLD    The Nation

THAI drops plan for low-cost airline next year amid losses    The Nation

Jean Claude Van Damme Admits Kylie Minogue Affair    MTV News UK

First-class treatment on a Thai bus trip    philly.com

Two Thai policemen arrested in drug raids   asiaone                                                       in Narathiwat and Chiang Dao

Thai exporters seek Vietnamese, Cambodian rice to meet deals    Business Recorder

Thailand, Myanmar border hit by severe flooding    bikyamasr

Thai Mothers Day

Three day weekend My neighborhood seemed deserted. Many families had decided to take the opportunity to travel. Some went on day trips to visit parents and grandparents in nearby villages and provinces. Heard the name That Phanom mentioned a number of times,  it is a favorite Thai "Family Destination" for locals. For me it was a quiet weekend at home. Sangsom and home grown coconut juice was the medicine of the day, to quell my aching bones.   A few visitors during the day.  Most complained of boredom, since their friends were out of town.

News Bites If you can make it there, You can make it anywhere - Bangkok Post - opinion Thai 'Red Shirt' terrorism trial postponed - YouTube Exchange Rate Average (Thai Baht, US Dollar) - X-Rates Ladyboys And Dwarves-                                                    Thailand's Peculiar Sense Of Humor - Worldcrunch   ** Thai district declared disaster zone after river breaks banks Beverage bidding war bubbles up - The Nation Populist Thai rice policy backfires - Columnist - New Straits Times Eurozone crisis costing Thai exporters dearly - Bangkok Post (Sakon Nakhon)Robotmakers score gold in HK contest - The Nation

Video: Sakon Motor Show

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