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A Boy Drowns at Dongtan Beach Pattaya Thailand

Keeranan Songkhram age 12, had accompanied father who was leading a group of Taiwanese tourists on a boat trip. The father had warned his son that he must wear a life-jacket but the lad had apparently ignored this instruction. A post-mortem will be held to see if this sheds further light on the tragedy.

NASA May Come Back U-Tapao Next Year

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued another statement yesterday, saying their plan to conduct a weather research mission at U-Tapao naval base may be revisited next year. NASA spokesman Steve Cole said that currently, no decision has been made on whether NASA will be able to fly the mission next year or sometime in the future. NASA cancelled their request to use the U-Tapao air base as the project's operations headquarters after the Thai government agreed to forward NASA’s proposal to Parliament for a non-voting debate on August 1. NASA had sought to operate the mission from U-Tapao airfield which was a launchpad for U.S. B-52 bombing missions during the Vietnam War, because of its central geographic location, access to infrastructure and cost considerations. Mr. Cole noted there are several other locations both inside and outside Thailand which could serve as headquarters for a future study. He concluded that without proper approval f…

Democrat wants Clarification on NASA Proposal U-Tapao Airport

Mr. Chawanon Intarakomalyasu, the Democrat Party spokesperson, revealed to the media that, in regards to the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) request to use the U-Tapao International Airport as a base for conducting studies on the atmosphere, that the opposition is not impeding operations, but is only asking that more details of the project be made public. At present, the government has not offered any clarification regarding the project. Furthermore, the spokesperson noted there are a number of points that require explanation, such as why the NASA website states that project equipment was transported into Thailand on May 18, and the use of NASA ER 2 airplanes, which can fly as high as 21 kilometers from the ground, making it undetectable to certain types of radar. The Democrat Party spokesperson also noted that the project leader is a former nuclear explosives expert. Mr. Chawanon asserted that these observations are being made to urge …

HADR at U-tapao Military Airport is Independent of NASA

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mr. Thani Thongpakdi insisted that the establishment of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) center at U-tapao military airport is independent of NASA. The US Defense Department had proposed to Thailand to establish the HADR center at U-tapao, the project which was also favored by Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva. the then Prime Minister. Mr. Thani claimed the project and the NASA’s mission to study the formation of clouds in Thailand are operated independently, despite both having been initiated by the US. The Spokesperson added later that it was Thailand’s decision, without the American influence, to run the HADR, citing that it would do more good than harm to many nations in this region. However, he added, the project is still being negotiated and discussed whether participations from other nations are needed. News from NNT

Cartoon Network Amazone in Thailand

The world’s first Cartoon Network Water Park will be built on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand and is expected to attract around 800,000 local and foreign tourists per year. Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest media companies, Time Warner. Built at a cost of 1 billion baht under the concept of [B]Cartoon Network AMAZONE[/B], the water park will feature the atmosphere of the Amazon Rainforest and popular cartoons characters, such as Ben 10, the Power puff Girls, Johnny Bravo and the Amazing World of Gumball. The Cartoon Network AMAZONE project is expected to be launched at the beginning of 2013. Set in an Amazon Rainforest environment, it will fuse the popular animated series heroes Ben 10, The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo and The Amazing World of Gumball. It features attractions such as a gigantic family wave pool, a winding adventure river, speed-racing slides, family raft rides and interactive water play fortresses f…