The News Review:

- ‘n the Record’ from India
- Security Tight for ASEAN Meetings
- Thailand Hotel Guide: From Luxury to Budget From Bangkok to Phuket
- Discounts abound as tourism to Thailand drops
- Clinton leaves for Thailand

‘n the Record’ from India
FXNews
VAN SUSTEREN: What is and the ambassador to North Korea I guess will be at the conference. You do not get any intention to meet with him do you? CLINTN: No. I am going to Thailand for two reasons first to go to Bangkok to meet with representatives of the Thai government their prime minister and others and to show our respect and appreciation because a lot of Americans don’t know Thailand has very deep and important ties with the United States We have one of our biggest embassy operations in Thailand because Bangkok is the center for a lot of what we do in so many important areas. We have huge military exercises every single year with Thailand where about 15000 American troops are involved. Then I am going to Phuket for the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and countries from all of the world will be there. But I will be talking to the Chinese to the Russians to the South Koreans to the Japanese to others who will be there. But I do not have any plans to talk to the North Koreans.

Security Tight for ASEAN Meetings
Voice of America
Terrorism will be fresh on the minds of delegates after twin hotel bombings in Jakarta Friday killed at least nine people. Relations with Burma and North Korea will also top discussions.

Thailand Hotel Guide: From Luxury to Budget From Bangkok to Phuket
Peter Greenberg.com Travel News
Kind helpful and welcoming with Buddhist values of compassion care and humility are ingrained in the national personality which translates into a hospitality industry known for outstanding service. Many visitors to Thailand try to spend time in the big city on the beach and in the north so a typical itinerary would include Bangkok Phuket and Chiang Mai. With plentiful hotel choices Ann Cochran scoped out examples of high-end moderate and economical options:BANGKKThe sprawling Thai capital can be exhausting even for fans of big cities. Zen acceptance of the crowds noise traffic and street cooking is helpful. For more information on traveling in Bangkok don’t miss our.

Discounts abound as tourism to Thailand drops
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
He expects the tourism industry will lose about 200 billion baht ($5. 6 billion) down by more than a third from about 540 billion baht last year. To offset the drop-off in visitors from abroad Thailand is promoting domestic tourism — and hotels are offering rock-bottom discounts to Thai residents. The government is extending a holiday next week to get Thais on the road. It has also cut airport landing fees and offered low-interest loans to small businesses catering to tourists. But many fear recovery is a long way off for the industry that employs 2. 5 million people and is a pillar of the economy which has already slid into a recession.
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Clinton leaves for Thailand
Press Trust of India
She will be attending a meeting of ARF (ASEAN RegionalForum) in the island of Phuket in Thailand. In India she visited Mumbai and stayed at the iconicTaj Hotel which was one of the targets of the Novemberterrorist attack. She also met business leaders there. Later in the capital Clinton met Prime MinisterManmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister S M Krishna amongothers. India and the US entered into various agreementsincluding the one on end use monitoring pact on defenceprocurement and technologies from the US.

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