Bangkok International Book Fair 2010 (March 26 - April 6)

Bangkok International Book Fair 2010 (BIBF) is scheduled for March 26 to April 6 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The 2009 BIBF had a total of 427 companies exhibiting in 869 booths and attracted about 1.5 million visitors. Discounts and promotions were available at many booths.

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More details including a list of contributors will be posted as soon as they become available..

Directory of all schools in Bangkok

The Directory of all Schools and Colleges in Bangkok is a new project managed by Bangkok Library. Although currently unchecked and incomplete – we are certain that it contains some omissions and spelling/translation errors – it is the start of a potentially very useful database for all school teachers, schools, students and their parents.

You might like to note there is also a directory of international schools in Thailand.

Download LEXiTRON 2.6 Bilingual Thai - English dictionary

LEXiTRON ™ is a Thai <-> English dictionary produced by the National Computer and Electronics Center, Thailand (NECTEC). It is free to download and install, and its data files have been used by several other websites and dictionary programs.

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Rama 8 Bridge (Saphan Phra Ram 8)

Rama 8 Bridge (Thai: สะพานพระราม ๘) pronounced sà-paan prá-raam bpàet, is a single tower cable-stayed bridge that spans the Chao Phraya River. Elegantly designed, this bridge joins Bang Plat and Phra Nakhon districts of Bangkok.

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Ban Oou Mosque in Bang Rak district

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Ban Oou Mosque (Thai: มัสยิดบ้านอู่) can be found at the end of Soi 46 (Soi Ban Oou), Charoen Krung Road in the Bang Rak district of Bangkok, Thailand. Its name in Thai should be pronounced mát-sà-yít bâan òo.

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Thailand Mobile Phone Expo 2010

Thailand Mobile Expo 2010 is running until February 7 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. Previous fairs have attracted large numbers of visitors – particularly at the weekends – and this year should be no exception. Most of the "bargains" (advertised in Thai) are strictly limited to the first few customers; nevertheless, the fair is a good place to see all the latest mobile phones, PDA and GPS devices, generally at high street or slightly discounted prices.

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NO FREE Thai tourist visas from March 5, 2010

Free tourist visas were available at Thai embassies worldwide from June 25, 2009 to March 4, 2010. As this promotion period has now ended, all foreigners who apply for tourist visas must now pay an application fee (currently GBP 28.00 if applied for in the United Kingdom). Tourist visas are valid for a 60 days stay and may be extended at local Thai immigration offices.

Taksin Bridge (Saphan Taksin) in Bangkok

Taksin Bridge (Thai: สะพานตากสิน or สะพานสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสิน) is a bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Thailand that connects the districts Bang Rak and Khlong San. It is named after a former king of Thailand and should be pronounced sà-paan dtàak-sĭn and not tak-sĭn which happens to be the name of the exiled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

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Book (used bookstore in Sukumvit Soi 24)

BOOK appears to be the name given to a small independent bookstore selling used books in Bangkok. This bookstore is located in a small sub-soi near to the entrance of Sukhumvit Soi 24, less than two minutes' walk from BTS Phrom Phong and the Emporium Shopping Complex. It is also surrounded by massage shops and restaurants catering mostly to Japanese and Korean businessmen and their families living in the vicinity.

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Pa Chalerm Phrakiat Park (under Saphan Taksin Bridge)

Suan Pa Chalerm Phrakiat (Thai: สวนป่าเฉลิมพระเกียรติ) pronounced sŭan bpàa chà-lĕrm prá gìat is a small but very popular inner city park located directly under Saphan Taksin Bridge (Sathorn Bridge). It is situated between Charoen Nakhon Road and the Chao Phraya River. The immense concrete bridges carrying road traffic and the extended BTS line overhead, although imposing at first, only add to the character of the park and provide welcome protection from the sun and rain for its many visitors, some of whom play takraw (Thai: ตะกร้อ) or do aerobics. In Thai, the name Suan Pa means forestry plantation, which may explain why the park is so densely planted with trees, affording good shade to visitors at most times of the day.

Thai man flying through the air playing takgraw

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