The News Review:

- Ko Phi Phi: a Thailand island paradise
- Leading Ko Samui hotels slash room rates
- PGA Tour Will Re-examine TV Experiment That Lets Caddies Wear …
- Party in Dubai may spell trouble for Wesley Snipes

Ko Phi Phi: a Thailand island paradise
Examiner.com
And you can have it all because the island is small enough to cross from one side to the other in an hour or so over a hill or around the coast. Make a reservation during the high season. Skype makes it easy to call. It is incredible to be talking to someone from another country and you know they are standing on the beach but if it’s a family run business you have started a relationship and they will take care of you when you arrive. I stayed on the quiet side of the island for about 7 dollars a night.

Leading Ko Samui hotels slash room rates
Thai News Agency MCT
Four- and five-star hotels have cut room rates by half to two-thirds to about Bt5000 a day from Bt10000-15000 earlier said Mr. Two- and three-star hotels have also reduced room rates and are charging between Bt2000-3000 a day affordable by local tourists he said. The island’s hotel operators are in cutthroat competition slashing room rates to stay in business as the global economic slump continues to affect Thailand Mr.

PGA Tour Will Re-examine TV Experiment That Lets Caddies Wear …
New York Times
Prayad Marksaeng is at No. 50 and did not qualify for Bay Hill but he also had the ball in his hands. Prayad was competing this weekend on the Asian Tour — in his hometown Hua Hin Thailand — at the Black Mountain Masters. He made the cut but was tied for 38th after two rounds. SUTH AFRICAN IN THE HUNT Louis osthuizen tied for 20th at the CA Championship earning enough world ranking points to stay in the top 50 and earn a spot at Bay Hill. “Step one is out of the way” he said. The next step was reaching his first Masterse.
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Party in Dubai may spell trouble for Wesley Snipes
The Associated Press
Snipes is free on bond while he appeals the convictions and his three-year prison sentence to the 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta. A federal judge last year said Snipes could travel only to London and Bangkok for work on the movies “Gallowwalker” and “Chasing the Dragon. “Federal prosecutors said Snipes traveled 2000 miles from Thailand to Dubai to attend the party. “Defendant Snipes abused the Court’s trust and did so in a very public way” the U. Attorney’s ffice said in its motion. “For that reason alone the Court should deny his current request for international travel.

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