PHOTO MONTAGE: Thai Rath A teenage Thai boy has died mysteriously in Tokyo following an unspecified accident. Only yesterday, Yuwajitra Watchara-arpa appealed for assistance after her 14 year old son went missing from a downtown Tokyo hotel last Monday night. Leading up to the discovery of his body, the last time Thian Sukhanonsawat was seen was on CCTV as he walked towards a lift at the Mercure Tokyo Ginza hotel.
PHOTO: ABC Action news, Bangkok Post A Thai university has announced that the first domestically produced satellite has now entered orbit. Weighing in at 1 kilogram and measuring only 10 centimetres on each side, the tiny educational satellite was one of 64 on board the recent SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from California on Tuesday. Pongsatorn Saisutjarit heads the research team who designed and build the satellite at the King Mongkut University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB).
NokScoot is launching another service with a four-flights-a-week schedule between Bangkok and Osaka, Japan. The announcement follows the start of the airline’s Bangkok to Tokyo service which started in June.
The time has come to say farewell to the Phuket Gazette brand name as The Thaiger continues to grow and evolve. From today one name, one brand – The Thaiger. The Phuket Gazette has been a staple in Phuket’s media for a quarter of a century.
Mount Yotei, Niseko in summer. The Hokkaido destination is rapidly becoming as popular in the summer as it is in the winter. Image courtesy of The Ginto Residences