Interesting and strange articles
- May 8, 2004
* Thai
Premier Could Be Overthrown: Observers. Consider
the source though...
* Ancient
shipwreck in Thai Gulf a precious find (IANS,
May 7, 2004)
Traces of a 400-year-old junk, or a traditional
Chinese sailing ship, discovered by archaeologists
in the Gulf of Thailand, could prove to be an important
archaeological find, reports Xinhua...
Naval personnel first got an inkling of the ancient
vessel last year when they retrieved the wreckage
of a sunken gas tanker just two nautical miles away...
[This is probably the 'vertical wreck': (February
17, 2002) Frank Paschold has some
photos on his site
of the incredible "vertical wreck"-- the
Pak One gas tanker suspended in the Gulf of Thailand.
The latest news is that the Thai Navy is waiting for
confirmation from the ship's insurer before blowing
the ship up.]
* And this one is just weird--a paranoid tourist worried
about strange looks from the locals: Wary
tourist arouses suspicions in Bangkok (Seattle
Times, May 7, 2004)
I arrived in Thailand anonymously on a typically
balmy and hazy night. I left as Bangkok's most hated
man. This, you must believe me, was not my aim.
Interesting and strange articles
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