Gaga's contentious tweet to her 24 million followers said: "I just landed in Bangkok baby! Ready for 50,000 screaming Thai monsters. I wanna get lost in a lady market and buy a fake Rolex." Bangkok's sprawling outdoor markets and some of its big shopping malls are widely known for selling near-perfect replicas of famous luxury brands, often imported from China. Even so, Gaga's tweet, two days ahead of a sel ...
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It was reported by Miss Wanprapa that more Chinese tourists are visiting Phuket each year. As of May, 400,000 Chinese tourists visited Phuket and it’s expected that 700,000-800,000 will visit Phuket by the end of the year. As for Asian visitors, Chinese are the most, followed by Malaysians and Koreans. Vice Governor of Phuket Mr Jamreun Tippayapongthada presided over a meeting about Chinese tourists with Mr ...
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Thailand exports fell by 3.7 percent last month, marking the fifth decline in six months. Economists had predicted a 3 percent increase in exports, not a drop. Still, the drop for April was better than the 6.5 percent drop in March. Although some of the problem is a cyclical weak demand for exports of electronics at this time of year, the global economic crisis contributed too. Moreover, it will likely cur ...
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Lady Gaga has met Thailand's premier "lady boys" at a Bangkok drag show featuring busty dancers who were not born that way. Diving in to the city's nightlife, the pop diva and an entourage from her "Born This Way Ball" took in a show at the well-known Calypso Cabaret, where she cheered on a transvestite review of Broadway show tunes. "A million people have to pay to see a Gaga concert, but Gaga paid to see ...
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It is really a surprising that Thailand have it all. Facebook is one of the most popular social networking site being used by Thai people. Where Bangkok has been ranked top highest numbers of Facebook users in the world. Bangkok has some 8.68 million Facebook users, followed by Jakarta (7.43 million) and Istanbul (7.07 million), according to a list published by the well-known international social media anal ...
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