Elephant wraps mouth around bridesmaid’s head in Thailand
A three-year-old Indian elephant, a special guest at a beach-side wedding of an Australian couple in Thailand, got too chummy with a bridesmaid and wrapped its mouth around her head. The young elephant didn’t hurt the woman but just licked her face and breathed down her throat, the news.com.au reported…
Super Cyclonic Storm Phailin: The Strongest Cyclone Ever in the North Indian Ocean Basin (Op-Ed)
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to LiveScience’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Phailin (the Thai word for sapphire) is officially the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded to make landfall over India. Phailin had begun as a tropical storm with 105kph (65mph) winds, but rapidly intensified…
Super cyclone Phailin: the strongest cyclone ever in the North Indian Ocean Basin
By Norman Cheung, Kingston University Phailin (the Thai word for sapphire) is officially the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded to make landfall over India. Phailin had begun as a tropical storm with 105kph (65mph) winds, but rapidly intensified on October 10 2013 to 250kph (155mph). It was upgraded to a…
Asia Softs-Indian cyclone ignored; cocoa awaits grindings data
Thai raw sugar premiums could trade in a wide range this week, shrugging off a deadly cyclone in India, while the cocoa market is waiting for the release of Malaysian third-quarter grindings for clues on demand, dealers said on Monday. Among other soft commodities, benchmark Tokyo rubber futures may track…
India overtakes Thailand as biggest rice supplier to Singapore
Trade statistics showed that India has overtaken Thailand as the biggest rice supplier to Singapore, a local newspaper reported on Saturday. Statistics from trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore showed that Singapore imported 92,865 tons, or 32.9 percent, of its total demand for rice from India between January and August…
Thailand Tops List Of Asian Countries For Best Street Markets, India And Vietnam Come Next
Thailand comes first on the list of Asian countries for the region’s best street markets, followed by India and Vietnam with three diverse street markets each, according to a guide released by TripAdvisor, a travel website. The list also includes markets that operate through the night and floating markets, all of…
Cyclone Phailin is half the size of India and strengthening quickly as it heads for land
An atmospheric beast is forming in the Bay of Bengal and heading straight for India. Cyclone Phailin—pronounced pie-leen; it’s a Thai word for “sapphire”—has exploded from tropical storm strength to potentially the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane. + Meteorologists can’t precisely determine Phailin’s current strength because there are no “hurricane hunter“ aircraft taking…
Thailand Proposes Myanmar To Use Single-window System
PM Yingluck has stressed the importance of strengthening ties within ASEAN, in her speech at Asean Summit in Bruei. Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Yingluck Shinawatra attended the 23rd ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei’s capital, yesterday. The PM engaged in talks about strengthening ties and reviewing initiatives…
India-ASEAN services FTA by year-end
India and the 10-nation ASEAN are set to formally sign a free trade agreement on services and investments by the end of 2013 and implement the ambitious agreement by July 2014, a top official said Monday. Secretary East in the ministry of external affairs Ashok K. Kantha told reporters in…
University of Mysore to strengthen its exchange programmes Chulalongkorn University
MYSORE: University of Mysore (UoM) and Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) on Thursday decided to strengthen their bonds through student- and teacher-exchange programmes and finetune their research in the field of physics, bio-chemistry, chemistry and biotechnology. UoM also intends to explore the strong points of Thailand tourism and related curricula. Speaking at…