"...subject to U.S. antitrust approval..."

Thai Union
buys San Diego-based Bumble Bee Seafoods 
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Looking back on 2014

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Drinking season

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Proposed Tobacco law will create more law breakers

Public Health Min to propose stricter anti-smoking law
National News Bureau of Thailand

The proposed  law changes the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 20

The proposal indicates that points of sale will be monitored more strictly, and cigarettes can only be sold in packs.

Opinion: Such a law will facilitate another source of tea money with little effect on smoking habits of the young.  The problem would be better solved through education,  

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Sakon Nakhon See and Do

Dec 20-24          Sakon Nakhon Beef Ponyangkham fair Municipal Fairgrounds

 Dec 20 7 pm       AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 Thailand vs Malasia

 Dec 21                Winter Solstice Bike Ride

 Dec 21_3_pm    Apples Christmas Dinner

 Dec 23  6 pm     Tha Rae Christmas Parade

 Dec 25                 Pitstop_Christmas_Dinner

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Five days before Tha Rae Christmas

Christmas Stars for as little as 20 Baht can be purchased throughout the town

Many decorations are in place. Of course it will look much nicer at nigh with the lights on

Plenty of preparations are under way at the Cathedral.

The Tha Rae parade starts at dusk (around 6 pm) December 24.  I'll be at a friend's house not far from the cathedral.
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Happy hour illegal in Thailand

Official Resurrects Proposed Ban On New Year Booze Sales khaosodenglish

Doubt that this will be successful

Just don't drink and drive 

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Never go to Thailand

Video created by French tourists Brian Camusat

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Russian tourism down 70%

Russians give Pattaya a big miss | Bangkok Post

The article supports my thought that Chinese tourists are not 'big spenders'

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