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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
Travelers were forced to drag their heavy suitcases and walk to and from the airport terminals Thursday, as some 300 taxi drivers blocked the entrances to both the arrivals and departure lounges at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The taxi drivers demanded they be exempt from having to use their meters when hired to take trips outside of Bangkok from the airport. A number of taxi drivers had earlier been arrested by police for refusing to turn on the meters and negotiating an inflated fixed rate with passengers, especially international tourists. The Land Transport Department chief turned down the taxi drivers' demands and insisted that they use the meters. Airport authorities had to call in outside taxi drivers to work in place of those who went on strike.
The Nation
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 |
 Former massage parlor tycoon Chuwit Kamolvisit is adamant he is still fit to run for Bangkok Governor, following a well-publicized fist fight with a TV anchorman. Chuwit is urging voters not to use the incident to judge him and his bid to become Bangkok governor. Chuwit appeared on a news talk show on Channel 3 Thursday and ended up elbowing and kicking the show's anchorman in the face backstage after the show ended. Chuwit said the talk show host insulted him by revealing information about a private conversation they had before the start of the show that was supposed to be off-the-record.
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Saturday, 27 September 2008 |
 The Bangkok International Film Festival's sixth edition kicked off Friday, with some controversy. First, some organizers expressed annoyance that one of the festival's international judges, Singapore director Eric Khoo, had bolted already, choosing instead to watch the competition films on DVD. Also, organizers decided to cancel the showing of "Children of the Dark," a Japanese film about child prostitution in Thailand, because they felt the subject matter was too sensitive.This year's festival, which soft-launched earlier in the week with Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," will cost about $2 million to stage.
The Hollywood Reporter
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
The director of a film about child trafficking and prostitution in Thailand is protesting the Bangkok International Film Festival's removal of the film from its lineup. On Tuesday, during the opening day of the sixth annual Bangkok fest, Junji Sakamoto, the Japanese director of "Children of the Dark" - which organizers last week barred from screening in the festival on the grounds that it lacked the proper permits – said he would hold a news conference for Wednesday. "This film must be shown (to) all of the world, especially in Thailand for the children's future," Sakamoto said in a statement. "To stop this film is the same as shutting children's futures, also shutting the future in the country." Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Festival artistic director, said the ban of the Thai-Japanese co-production was more about the subject matter and the image problem it represents for Thailand. The ban makes this year's festival the second in a row to drop a film invited to screen.
Hollywood Reporter
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Saturday, 12 July 2008 |
 Peter Reid is to be named as the new coach of the Thai football team next week, according to the British media. The 52-year-old former Sunderland and Manchester City manager has held discussions with representatives of the Thailand Football Association in Manchester, and his agent is due to fly to Thailand next week for further discussions. The Thai team is seeking a replacement for Charnwit Polcheewin, who resigned after Thailand failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. "I would like to go," Reid said. "I've had a couple of opportunities in international football - Iran offered me a job, which I didn't take for personal reasons - but this one does interest me, it's good for the CV, and, hopefully, I can get them to the [2014] World Cup."
The Telegraph
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