Category Archives: Bangkok

Terrorist Panic in Bangkok

February 4, 2007 – 1:59 am

Two days ago the Old Roue telephoned from Bangkok. Sirens were in the background. His voice was stressed. “You hear that?” “What’s happened?” I thought his building might be on fire. “I don’t know but there’s a large plume of smoke coming from beyond Silom.” His voice was stressed like he’d breathed too much helium. […]

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Bangkok Airport sinking into Cobra Swamp

February 1, 2007 – 7:23 am

The recent news from Suvarnabhumi International Airport has not been auspicious. Repairs to the runways have been halted until a study can determine the actual cause of the tarmac cracks. Debris on the eastern runway forced its shutdown on Thursday with some planes diverted to an alternative airport. Arriving passengers must have asked themselves, “Why the […]

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