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Solar Powered Tuk Tuk Bangkok A Green Mode of Transport

October 2, 2015 By Richard

Solar Powered Tuk Tuk Bangkok A Green Mode of Transport Tuk Tuk Bangkok :Former Thai Air Force officer Morakot Charnsomruad has invented an electric tuk-tuk, powered by a solar battery boosted by a solar panel on the vehicle’s roof. Morakot has a workshop in Bangkok’s outer suburbs where he and his team create a variety […]

Chinese arrested at Bangkok airport

September 14, 2015 By Richard

 Chinese arrested at Bangkok airport The good news for the Chinese visitor to Thailand was that a doctor had successfully removed a foreign object from her large intestine that could have damaged her digestive system. The bad news: It was a 10 million baht ($278,000) diamond the woman was accused of stealing from a Bangkok […]

Various pictures of Wat Arun Bangkok Thailand

July 13, 2015 By Richard

Various pictures of Wat Arun Bangkok Thailand Thonburi (Thai: ธนบุรี) is a vast district that consists of the entire west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. After the sack of Ayutthaya in 1767, General Phraya Taksin made Thonburi the new capital of Siam for a chief period of time. It is hard to […]

Bangkok flooding 8th June 2015. Businesses and schools affected.

June 8, 2015 By Richard

Bangkok flooding 8th June 2015 A heavy overnight downpour that lasted more than five hours caused traffic chaos and disruption throughout Bangkok. At least three schools simply announced they were closing for the day. Floods at Monday… At least three schools simply announced they were closing for the day. Floods at Monday morning rush hour […]

Ancient Siam, Samut Prakan, Bangkok

June 3, 2015 By Richard

Ancient Siam, Samut Prakan, Bangkok   Ancient Siam, Samut Prakan, Bangkok (also known as Ancient City)(Thai: เมืองโบราณ, Mueang Boran) is a park constructed under the patronage of Lek Viriyaphant and spreading over 200 acres (0.81 km2) in the shape of Thailand. The founder’s original idea was to create a golf course with miniatures of Thailand’s […]

Wat Pho Bangkok

June 3, 2015 By Richard

Wat Pho Bangkok is named after a monastery in India where Buddha is believed to have lived.[5] Prior to the temple’s founding, the site was a centre of education for traditional Thai medicine, and statues were created showing yoga positions. An enormous Buddha image from Ayuthaya’s Wat Phra Si Sanphet was destroyed by the Burmese […]