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Pattaya Gov. Donate Consumer Goods To Ayutthaya Flood Victims

November 11, 2011

Pattaya city in co-operation with Pattaya provincial court and Pattaya prosecutor delivered needed consumer goods to the flood victims in Wangnoi district, Phranakorn Sriayutthaya province.
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Thai officials call for crocodile hunters

October 17, 2011
Thai officials call for crocodile hunters

After several of the fearsome beasts were spotted in flood-stricken Ayutthaya, a bounty has been placed on Thailand’s escaped crocodiles.? According to media reports , as many as 100 crocodiles are thought to be on the loose after escaping from flood-hit farms in the area. Authorities say 1,000 baht will be paid for...
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Floods close routes to the North

October 7, 2011

BANGKOK, 7 October 2011 – Thailand’s National Disaster Warning Centre said flood water in the North should recede next week, but the central and the southern regions will still be troubled by flooding and will  have to brace for more storms later this month. All bus and train services have stopped on the main...
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Rains play havoc in Thailand

September 20, 2011

BANGKOK, 20 September 2011 – Thailand’s Meteorological Department issued another warning, Monday, forecasting heavy rains across the country through to 23 September. TMD said a ridge of moderate high pressure is moving from China and will extend to areas in upper Thailand. The monsoon trough drifts across the central region meeting the southwest monsoon...
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Government Concerned At New UDD Udon Rally

November 7, 2010

The government is reportedly worried by the new Red gathering in UDon Thani, fearing it may provoke a Red resurgence in the Northeast.
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Don’t dump me

April 11, 2010

Spotted this t-shirt in a mall in Ayutthaya. Love it! It is classic Thailand, a slogan like this can only exist here. My favourite bit: is a ladies tee only ( well of course! ) and the only size left is extra small. SO either the t-… Read full story > > >...
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Police to negotiate with UDD Sunday

April 3, 2010

Anti-government leaders of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) told the police on Saturday night that they could not ask their supporters to leave Ratchaprasong intersection yet, deputy police chief Panupong Singhrra Na Ayutthaya said.
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Red Boats from Ayutthaya

March 14, 2010
Red Boats from Ayutthaya

Supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra travel by boat from Ayutthaya provinces into Bangkok March 14, 2010. Tens of thousands of protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday to give Thailand’s military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face crippling demonstrations across the capital in coming days. (Reuters) Supporters … Written by: Richard...
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Reds on 200 boats heading to city

March 14, 2010

A large number of red-shirts on 200 boats left Ayutthaya at about 8am on Sunday to join the mass rally at Phan Fa Lilat bridge on Ratchadamnoen avenue in Bangkok, reports said.
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P.Thai questions bomb launcher seizure

March 13, 2010

The Puea Thai Party has questioned the reported seizure of about a hundred homemade M79 grenade launchers in Ayutthaya, saying it might be a plot to discredit the red-shirt movement.
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Grenade launchers seized in Ayutthaya

March 13, 2010

About a hundred homemade M79 grenade launchers have been seized from an auto parts maker in Ayutthaya’s Wang Noi district.
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Rice farmers to gather after Mar 14 rally

March 7, 2010

Troubled rice farmers will not take part in the planned mass rally of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) next week end, Ayutthaya farmers' representative Kwanchai Mahachuenjai said on Sunday.
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Hutchinson chooses Thailand as base

February 9, 2010

Hutchinson Technology (Thailand) has committed 4.3 billion baht to build a hard-disk drive parts production plant in Rojjana industrial estate in Ayutthaya, deputy secretary-general of the Board of Investment Atcharin Phattanapanchai said on Tuesday.
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Sanphet Prasat Palace

February 5, 2010
Sanphet Prasat Palace

If you visit Ancient Siam in Samut Prakan you will see the Sanphet Prasat Palace. This was the principal palace during the Ayutthaya era. It was unfortunately burned to the ground by the Burmese in 1767 when they invaded the city. Today, only the … Written by: Richard Barrow Read more: Sanphet Prasat...
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Asst army chief refutes coup rumour

February 1, 2010

The red-shirts are trying to sow seeds of division among the top five army generals by fabricating news about a coup, said Gen Wichya Tephassadin na Ayutthaya, an assistant army chief, on Monday.
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Arts and Craft Thai Village

January 23, 2010
Arts and Craft Thai Village

This is the Arts and Craft Village at Bang Sai in Ayutthaya Province. It is quite unique as it showcases the different architectural styles of the four regions of Thailand. In addition, you will be able to see first hand their ways of living with practical demonstrations of handicraft and traditional dance. Original…...
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Former Bangkok governor Krisda dies

January 13, 2010

Former Bangkok governor Krisda Arunwong na Ayutthaya died of coronary artery disease at Siriraj Hospital on Tuesday. He was 78.
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More red-shirts to join UDD rally

January 8, 2010

Red-shirts from Ayutthaya’s 14 districts will leave for Khao Yai Thiang early Monday morning to join the rally by United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), a core leader of the provincial red-shirt group, Mayuree Sawettasai, said on Friday.
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7 arrests in Ayutthaya drug bust

December 22, 2009

Police on Monday arrested a total of seven people and seized 173,660 methamphetamine pills and 3.5kg of crystal methamphetamine, or "ice", in Ayutthaya province, Region 1 commander Pol Lt-Gen Krisda Phankhongchuen said at a press conference on Tuesday.
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Amphoe Mueang naming scheme

December 21, 2009
Amphoe Mueang naming scheme

In every province the district ( Amphoe , ?????) which contains the province hall is named same as the province, with the word Mueang (?????) added - with the exception of Ayutthaya province, where both the province and the district are named Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (???????????????). And of course Bangkok… Read full...
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Jumbo Queen beauty contest 2009

December 20, 2009
Jumbo Queen beauty contest 2009

Participants in the Jumbo Queen beauty contest get ready to go onto the stage in Ayutthaya late December 19, 2009. More than 30 Thai ladies took part in the Jumbo Queen beauty contest for women over 80 kg in the world heritage site of Written by: Richard Barrow Read more: Jumbo Queen beauty...
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Steam train and river cruise excursion – Dec 5 2009

November 20, 2009

Travel aboard an historic steam-hauled train from Bangkok to Ayutthaya on Saturday, December 5th, 2009. Visit Bang-Pa-In Summer Palace on the occasion of His Majesty’s birthday and return to Bangkok by cruiser along the Chao Phraya River - The River of Kings - enjoying both the waterway scenery and a sumptuous buffet lunch on...
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