One confirmed dead in Bangkok Airways crash in Samui

A Bangkok Airways plane skidded off the runway and crashed at Samui airport on Tuesday afternoon, resulting in at least one confirmed death and seven injured. Flight PG 266 crashed in severe weather on arriving at the resort island in Surat Thani about 2pm from Krabi province. Witnesses said the ATR72 twin turbo-prop  landed in a strong crosswind, veered off the runway and crashed into an old control tower now being used as a parking area for fire engines.

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Noodles denuded

Hundreds of times you’ve eaten a bowl of noodles, but how many times have you noticed what exactly is inside the bowl? Noodles, a staple of many countries including China, Italy, Japan and Thailand, are being uncovered and exhibited in “What’s in My Noodles?” at the Thailand Creative and Design Centre until July 5.
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Chinese diplomats, tourists assured Thailand is safe

BEIJING : Thailand has assured China of the safety of future Asean meetings and tourists visiting the Kingdom. The safety of its ministers, leaders and tourists is a prime concern for China after the riots over the Songkran holidays in April. Beijing has advised its citizens to avoid travel to Thailand and the spread of the type-A (H1N1) flu has further dampened the country’s tourism potential. Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya told his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi yesterday the meeting of Asean ministers and their dialogue partners, including China, next month and the leadership summit in October would go ahead as planned. Mr Kasit also promised there would be no political disruption to the meetings being held in Phuket.
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Two Tourists Died On Phi Phi Island

Krabi governor asks all to wait for autopsy on two tourists died on Phi Phi Island

Krabi Governor Siwa Sirisaowalak said on Wendesday all sides should wait for result of investigation into the deaths of two foreign tourists on Phi Phi Island.
He was referring to an article in a newspaper written by famous columnist Nitipoom Navaratna which claimed that the tourists died of food poisoning early this month. Siwa said, “The investigation into the death has not yet completed. We have not known yet the cause of deaths. The Forensic Science Laboratory are performing an autopsy.” “Nitipoom shouldn’t speculate because it makes people confuse and the most important thing is that his article is defaming Krabi,” he added. Meanwhile Krabi’s deputy chief doctor Bancha Khakhong said samples from the dead tourists had been sent for examinations. All sides should wait for the results. More than 90 per cent of the restaurants on the island met the health standard, the doctor said.

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Crisis-hit Hotels Up For Sale

Over 100 affected as recession, political turmoil hit tourism
By Nirmal Ghosh, Thailand Correspondent

BANGKOK: – More than 100 hotels and resorts are reportedly up for sale in Thailand as hotel occupancy plunges to historic lows on the back of the worldwide recession and the country’s political turmoil.

Two cases of H1N1 influenza found in Thailand now pose yet another threat to tourism.

‘This year is the worst for our hotel industry in 20 years,’ Mr Chanin Donavanik, chief executive officer of the Dusit International chain, told The Nation daily this week.

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