During the 15th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, which will be held during October 23-25, 2009, in Cha-am and Hua Hin, there will be several key meetings at the Summit level.

They are the 15th ASEAN Summit, the 12th ASEAN-China Summit, the 12th ASEAN-Japan Summit, the 12th ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Summit, the 7th ASEAN-India Summit, the 12th ASEAN Plus Three Summit (with China, Japan and ROK) and the 4th East Asia Summit (with China, Japan, ROK, India, Australia and New Zealand).
ASEAN Leaders will discuss among themselves and with relevant Dialogue …

The world-recognised Phuket King’s Cup Regatta will this year take place during November 28 – December 5, off Kata Beach in the island province of Phuket.
The annual yachting event had been organised for the first time in 1987 to mark the 60th birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand on December 5 and the regatta has been held each successive year during the first week of December.
This year, the 23rd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King will be organised by the …

Thai government plans to enforce the Internal Security Act (ISA) in the adjacent seaside resorts of Cha-am and Hua Hin during October 12-27 to ensure the peace and order during the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday said although the 15th ASEAN Summit will be held from October 23 to 25, the imposition of ISA at the venues of the Summit ahead of the time is aimed at providing concerned security officials sufficient time for several preparations and the establishment of an operations …

The newly formed New Politics Party (NPSP) yesterday picked Sondhi Limthongkul, a core leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), as its first leader during the general meeting in Bangkok.
Media mogul Sondhi, the founder of Manager Media Group, received a total of 1,741 votes in the non-contested election to lead the NPSP which has been formed in early June this year by PAD leaders and members.
According to the party’s bylaws, Sondhi later hand-picked Somsak Kosaisuk as his deputy, Suriyasai Katasila as the party’s secretary-general and ten other persons, including …

BIG+BIH October 2009 — Highlight of the month's events
Now – October 5, 2009
Event:  Kids of The World 2009 — “The largest learning playground in Thailand”
Venue:  IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani
Description:
The event features educational fun and many kid-related activities. A great event for family day out with your kids coming to touch, feel and experience with edutainment themes, such as dinosaur adventure, ghost house, sports zone, cheerleader contest and many more. Over 450,000 attendees are welcome by exhibitors with assortment of toys, stationery, back to school products, games, hobbies, gifts, apparel, …