Thailand News and HeadlinesPublishing the latest news from Bangkok, Phuket, Samui, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Krabi in Thailand.Thailand to Clean Up Bangkok Streets Before APEC Summit- September 29, 2003 Thailand began Monday repatriating more than 600 illegal Cambodian migrants as part of a larger campaign to clean up Bangkok's streets in time for next month's meeting of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok. Three C-130 cargo planes are taking two trips each to return the first batch of 621 illegal migrants to the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, police Colonel Watchara Sungwornyothin said, noting that nearly 50 illegal Cambodia migrants were being detained daily.http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2003/09/thailand-to-clean-up-bangkok-streets.html |