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See the full gallery on Posterous I’m at Sukhumwit Aquaduct in Samut Prakan. Pumps here working hard to get water from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the sea. The drainage canal is very full. Before it can be pumped up and over Sukhumwit Road & into the sea, the floating debris has to be cleared. As a result pumps …

See the full gallery on Posterous I’m at Sukhumwit Aquaduct in Samut Prakan. Pumps here working hard to get water from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the sea. The drainage canal is very full. Before it can be pumped up and over Sukhumwit Road & …

See the full gallery on Posterous Some pictures taken just now as we flew over Bangkok and landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Suvarnabhumi Airport, outside of Bangkok, has received a lot of criticism over the years. Of late, the complaint has been about the long queues at Immigration. Most of the complaints have been from outbound passengers, but inbound have also complained about grumpy and slow staff. They say that immigration officials seem to take forever. …

The Sky Train system in Bangkok was planned to be the answer to all the traffic problems of the city. I remember joining thousands of others on the first day that it opened on the King’s birthday in 1999. In theory it was a good idea, but in reality it didn’t work well as it …

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, right, is welcomed by Thailand Tennis Association President Suwat Lipatapanlop as he arrives at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday Sept. 21, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. The world’s number one player, Nadal completes in the Thailand Open tennis tournament that kicks off Sept. 25. (AP) More

THAI Airways is the latest airline to bring out their own app for the iPhone. The Thai m Service app is nicely designed though maybe not as useful as it could be. What you can do is check flight timetables for both domestic and international flights. You can choose the airport …

If you have ever arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand then you will surely know about the problem with the taxis and illegal tour guides. As you walk out of customs people would always come up to you asking if you wanted a…

This morning I decided to go and test out the new Airport Rail Link that runs between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Bangkok. As usual, I was live blogging on www.RichardBarrow.com with highlights on my Twitter account. Click here for…

Mr. Nirun Thiranartsin, the Suvarnabhumi Airport Director, presided over the opening ceremony of the “Smiling Fruits @ Suvarnabhumi Airport” this morning at the airport. The fruit festival is for promoting the various Thai fruits to international passengers arriving and departing from …

The iPhone 3G has been in Thailand for a year already but we still don’t have a comprehensive 3G coverage. It is true there is some coverage in places like the big shopping malls in Bangkok and also over at Suvarnabhumi Airport. …

Apple have finally announced the dates for the launch of the iPad around the world. Thailand is sadly not on the list yet, but I think it is more Apple’s loss rather than ours. We, of course, already have iPads available from the grey market in shopping malls in Bangkok such as …

The Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel is hosting a month long art and culture exhibition called “Life along the River”. We went to the opening ceremony at the weekend which was attended by the Governor of Samut Prakan. You can see more pictures at…

I drove over to Suvarnabhumi Airport this afternoon for an opening ceremony for an art and culture exhibition. On the approach roads to the airport we came across a couple of army roadblocks. It looked like they were just setting them up in case the red …

Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) passes a sack of rice to U.N. World Food Program’s Regional Director for Asia Kenro Oshidari during a ceremony at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport February 1, 2010. The Thai government on Monday dispatched its first batch of 100 tonnes of rice …

At the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, you will find six pairs of giant demons that stand guard at each of the entrances. They are facing inwards towards the ubosot as if they were protecting the Emerald Buddha. These giants were built during the reign …

Thai and Japanese students pull a Japanese aircraft at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok on November 7, 2009. About 222 Thai and Japanese students join to pull the aircraft during the campaign to boost the relationship between the two countries. (Getty Images) More Thailand pictures

Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama upon his arrival at the state guest house in Tokyo November 6, 2009. (Reuters) Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd L) poses with (L-R) Cambodian Prime…

Teeranun Wipuchanin, a 43-year-old unemployed former stock trader, walks after being arrested by Thai police officers at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport November 1, 2009. Police in Thailand arrested two people, including Teeranun, on Sunday on suspicion of spreading rumours about the health of the country’s 81-year-old king that triggered a slide in stock prices, police …

Gas, oil and water spray from the West Atlas mobile offshore drilling unit in the Timor Sea, about 250 km (155 miles) off the far north Kimberley coast of Western Australia state, before it caught fire November 1, 2009. The rig operated by a unit of top Thai energy firm PTTEP in the Timor…