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) Marksmen hunt 11 crocodiles that escaped from flooded farm in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand - Marksmen cruised rivers in northeastern Thailand on Sunday hunting for 11 crocodiles that scampered away from a farm during floods last week.A total of 34 crocodiles escaped the commercial farm in Nakorn Ratchasima province on Wednesday, but the rest have been shot and killed, said Suwira Phonkoh, an official in the province's special task force to help flood victims.
Many people in the province have been evacuated due to the flooding. Authorities warned the remaining residents about the crocodiles, which were being raised for their meat and skins.
Some of them are as much as six metres long, and authorities said capturing them was increasingly difficult. Experts from a Bangkok zoo have been asked to help in the search. More>>
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) Southern Thai Drug Ring Busted, Leader Detained In M'sia
BANGKOK, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Thai police believe they have smashed the biggest drug syndicate in the restive southern Thailand with the arrest of its leader in Malaysia yesterday. Mayakee Makoh was arrested at Sungai Golok pier with the cooperation of the Malaysian police, said Deputy National Police Chief Wongkot Maneerin. He said 14 of the 16-member syndicate have been arrested so far. Asked if the syndicate has any link with the southern unrest, he said there was no evidence so far to show the connection between the drug syndicate and the separatists seeking independence for the three southernmost provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani. Police managed to crack the syndicate following the recovery of more than Bt30.5 million hidden inside PVC pipes under Mayakee's house in Tambon Munoh of Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district, which borders Malaysia, and notorious for smuggling activities. More>> - (
) W Hotels Heads to Thailand’s Cosmopolitan Capital with the Announcement of W Bangkok
NEW YORK | Rapidly expanding its reach in the world's most alluring destinations, W Hotels today announced plans to open its second hotel in Thailand with the new W Bangkok. The newly constructed, 400-room hotel will debut in 2011 as part of a luxurious, mixed-use development at the core of the city's commercial and diplomatic center. Owned by North Sathorn Hotel Company, a joint venture between Istithmar Hotels FZE and Golden Land Property Development PLC, W Bangkok will combine innovative, contemporary design and W's signature services to create a transformative experience for modern travelers visiting Bangkok, one of Asia Pacific's most captivating cities.Gleaming skyscrapers and glittering discotheques stand alongside gilded temples and night markets in this energetic capital city, known to natives as the City of Angels. More>>