About 400 miles northwest of Bangkok,Thailand, 137 Pillars House, Chiang Mai, opened March 10. Surrounded by Thai forests with lady palm and mimosa trees, the 123-year-old teak structure was once an eastern outpost for the Borneo Co.
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Easily identified by its five cupolas and rooftop lawn, the new Hotel Muse officially opened February 29.
Read More »Thai Capital Warned "Massive" Water on the Way
By Pracha Hariraksapitak BANGKOK (Reuters) - Floods swamped a new area of Thailand's capital on Wednesday as some shops rationed food and Bangkok's governor warned of "massive water" on the way that could put many parts of the sprawling city in danger by the end of the week.
Read More »Residents Flee as Floods Spread in Thailand’s Capital
By Pracha Hariraksapitak BANGKOK (Reuters) - Floodwater swamped a new area of Thailand's capital on Wednesday as some shops started rationing food and the prime minister warned that parts of Bangkok could be flooded for up to a month. [More]
Read More »Bangkok Tense as Thailand Floods Set to Swamp More of Capital
By Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat and Martin Petty BANGKOK (Reuters) - More districts of Thailand's capital were on high alert on Monday with floods bearing down from northern Bangkok as authorities raced to pump water toward the sea and defend the business district. [More]
Read More »Flood Fears Grip Bangkok
* Bangkok threatened later this week when tide to rise * Rice shipments delayed; regional prices may rise [More]
Read More »Travel: Laying New Tracks
The green-and-gold carriages of the Eastern & Oriental Express lumbered out of Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong station, picking up speed only gradually, allowing passengers in the open-air observation car time to watch the sun set in the distance. From Bangkok, the train always used to head straight to Singapore, but in ...
Read More »The 10 Most Creative People On Twitter
For the third year in a row we have put together a list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business.
Read More »Innovation Agents: Dinesh Paliwal, CEO Of Harman
This year, he launched the first social-networking automobile so drivers can get Facebook, Twitter, texts and Internet connectivity and still keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road. The trick, Dinesh Paliwal, chairman, president and CEO of Harman International Industries, tells Fast Company, was to develop technology that serves to combat drivers’ distraction, meet auto regulations, and bring 4G smartphone-like functionality to the car. If he makes it sound simple, it’s because solving complex technological problems comes easily to this engineer with an MBA
Read More »What Today’s Sinking Cities Tell Us About The Future Of Rising Seas
We've already seen Manhattan swallowed by surging waves as glaciers collapse and drive sea levels sky-high--on video screens and in nightmarish daydreams about human-driven climate change. But what will sea level rise really be like for a coastal metropolis of the future? It's actually easy to answer that question yourself, not with a ride in a time machine but simply with a trip in a car, boat, or plane
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