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- … In Las Vegas Hotel Room Robbery; Greenspan’s Tell All…
- Sept. 16 (UPI) — As many as 88 killed in Thai plane crash
- Raffles Hotel holds gala reception to mark 120th anniversary
- A dance performance in progress (TI Photo)
- Thailand Plane Crash; Arrest J Simpson Case; Southern California…
- Survivors flee burning wreckage
- Home > Lifestyle > The one who got away

… In Las Vegas Hotel Room Robbery; Greenspan’s Tell All…
CNN International – Sep 16, 2007
Simpson’s that is has actually gone down in value. So what do you make of Simpson allegedly going into this hotel room and retrieving some of it? SMITH: Well what I make of it is that. Simpson is always able to find somebody that still finds a way to (inaudible) and praise him and you know you see people sometimes from time-to-time even getting his autograph. Why? I have absolutely no idea whatsoever but that seems to be the case. And especially in light of the fact that he doesn’t have a job as far as we know and he’s not supposed to be gaining any money because the Goldman family gets a piece of that because of winning the civil suit against him… VASSILEVA: Witnesses say survivors dashed from the plane as it began to burn from the inside. Hospital officials say many suffered severe burns. It’s the worst air disaster in Thailand in nearly a decade. Early indications show the plane might have been hit by a microburst a sudden gust of wind knocking the plane down sharply. Aviation Expert Jim Ekey(ph) says the airport doesn’t have the latest detection gear making approaches in bad weather risky. JIM EKEY(ph) AVIATIN EXPERT: There’s almost zero margin of error once one of those downdrafts hits you and you can’t see in front of you more than 50 feet you’re in serious trouble. VASSILEVA: The plane is an American made MD-82 a two-engine workhouse with a good safety record.

Sept. 16 (UPI) — As many as 88 killed in Thai plane crash
Free with registration – UPI NewsTrack – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 16, 2007
16 (UPI) — As many as 88 killed in Thai plane crash BANGKK Sept. 16 (UPI) — As many as 88 people were killed but 42 survived when a budget airliner crashed and burned in Thailand Sunday. Flight G 269 from Bangkok operated by Thai airline ne-Two-Go was attempting to land at Phuket International Airport when it slipped off the runway broke into two pieces and burst into flames Xinhua reported. There were seven crew members aboard as well as 123 passengers — many of. CPYRIGHT 2007 United Press International.

Raffles Hotel holds gala reception to mark 120th anniversary
Channel News Asia – Sep 16, 2007
That unless they get their act together refurbish the hotel and do it up the government would acquire both and do it. With that threat they then put aside their differences and got the place redone. And it is not easy to find a hotel as old as Raffles in Asia. Thailand has one the 130-year-old Mandarin riental in Bangkok. But for Raffles its 120 years of legacy has seen it play host to many important people including the Indonesian President and Hollywood superstar Elizabeth Taylor. It has also been voted the best hotel in Asia by a UK travel magazine.

A dance performance in progress (TI Photo)
Times of India – Sep 16, 2007
Indiaand Thailand share a great diplomatic relationship which spans 60 years. And tocommemorate this 60th anniversary a party was thrown on Tuesday evening at acity star hotel. Cocktails wasfollowed by a short programme and an exotic dance performance by Thai dancers. There was also a lucky draw. The winner of this draw wouldget tickets to Thailand… Indiaand Thailand share a great diplomatic relationship which spans 60 years. And tocommemorate this 60th anniversary a party was thrown on Tuesday evening at acity star hotel. Cocktails wasfollowed by a short programme and an exotic dance performance by Thai dancers. There was also a lucky draw. The winner of this draw wouldget tickets to Thailand. Special Thai chefs from Bangkok were flown in for theoccasion.

Thailand Plane Crash; Arrest J Simpson Case; Southern California…
Free with registration – International Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 16, 2007
William once again we appreciate your time this morning. And folks again want to let you know setting this scene the in fact the scenes or the pictures you are seeing here is the aftermath of a plane crash. According to the Thailand officials there have been several deaths reported by the officials there. Some 130 people on board that includes the passengers and the crew. But we do know there are some survivors at least 43 now being reported have been taken to hospitals in this story. We are following these breaking developments we will continue to follow this story and bring you all the new developments as they happen. BETTY NGUYEN CNN NEWS ANCHR: In the meantime back here in the states this is new for you this morning… Simpson told me on the phone that when he was leaving the hotel room — he says this is proof there was no armed robbery — that one of the alleged victims said “Hey. Are we good on this?” And seemed to indicate he wanted to continue to be buddies with. So that’s the one that has now come forward and said — this is.

Survivors flee burning wreckage
BBC News – Sep 16, 2007
“The weather had been bad all day but there was a very bad squall for about 15 minutes” Simon Luttrell who owns a hotel 600m from the airport told the BBC News website. “There was driving rain and wind – it would have been very hard to see. It was just after the squall he said that colleagues at the airport told him emergency vehicles were arriving there. Passengers who survived the crash said it had been obvious that there was a problem. “The plane was flying around trying to land” one Irish survivor told Thailand’s ITV channel.

Home > Lifestyle > The one who got away
Nation Multimedia – Sep 16, 2007
In fact it's almost the opposite. McMillan played the system and won. He was an riental Hotel regular; others who write of Thai jail horrors seem to be more Nana Plaza types. At the peak of his career in the '80s McMillan was a multimillionaire with homes and offices in London Melbourne Hong Kong and Brussels as well as Bangkok. But as he came to the attention of British American and Australian authorities he never took a direct route anywhere. He lived a life of switching cabs entering and exiting department stores and carrying a seemingly endless variety of mobile phones and passports. After finishing school McMillan did actually try to get a regular job but then started his own company.

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