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Thailand’s Red Bull and The World’s Highest Free Fall in History
Baumgartner, the Red Bull stunt man who made the jump the whole world watched, started his feat from a helium balloon 24 miles up, and 40 miles east of Roswell, New Mexico. According to The New York Times, BBC News, Chicago Sun-Times, and other sources, he landed on his feet in the sandy New Mexican scrub grass 11 minutes after he jumped. Pending verification by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), an air sports governing agency based in Lausanne, Switzerland, preliminary data showed that the jump had set three new world records, including (1) maximum altitude of 24.261 miles; (2) maximum free fall speed of 834.4 miles an hour, or Mach 1.24, breaking the sound barrier assisted only by gravity; and (3) total free fall distance of 119,846 feet.
ASEAN Community Abolishes Duty Taxes and Visas, Approves Foreign-Majority Business OwnershipWittaya Yensabai http://www.onestopservicesthailand.com 23.07.2012 | Matrix Party Launches International, Award-Winning Developer's Newest Projects in PattayaEmma Crossley 19.11.2011 |
 The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) membership regulations will take effect in January of 2015. At the Pattaya Park Hotel on July 15, officers and commanders of Immigration Police Division 3 attended an important seminar to learn about the upcoming changes, challenges and benefits of Thailand's AEC membership entitled, "Are you ready for AEC?" |  |
Bangkok Thailand Embassy Issues Thailand Travel Alert; Travel to Pattaya UnaffectedUS EMBASSY THAILAND Pattaya Times, Drew Noyes 18.11.2011 | US Issues Travel Warning into Bangkok and Northern ThailandUS Secretary of State Dept. by Drew Noyes Pattaya Times Newspaper, US Embassy Bangkok 30.10.2011 |
Editor's Note: Travel to Pattaya Thailand is advised by the Pattaya Times newspaper and the Pattaya City Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome. This Travel Alert is being issued by the US Embassy, Bangkok, to alert U.S. citizens to difficulties related to travel in the flood-affected areas of Thailand, including Bangkok. Bangkok's main international airport, Suvarnabhumi, is operating normally. This Travel Alert will expire on February 14, 2012. |  This Travel Alert is being issued by the Pattaya Times newspaper for the US government to alert U.S. citizens to difficulties related to travel in the flood-affected areas of the central and lower parts of northern Thailand, including Bangkok. Severe flooding has hampered transportation and limited access to some essential services in the affected regions. The U.S. Department of State recommends against all but essential travel to the affected areas. Most tourist destinations, such as Phuket, Pattaya and Chiang Mai are unaffected by the current flooding. Bangkok's main international airport, Suvarnabhumi, is operating normally. |
Visas from US Consular Sections in Thailand and 171 Countries CancelledPattaya Times Newspaper US Consular Sections, Democrats Abroad 01.08.2011 | Royal Thai Navy Vice Adm. Surachai Sungkhapong greets U.S. Navy commanding officers during the closing ceremony of CARAT Thailand 2011LCDR Mike Morley US NAVY 21.05.2011 |
 Rules change that may affect non-American family member’s ability to return to the United States, reports Democrats Abroad based in Bangkok. |  Royal Thai Navy Vice Adm. Surachai Sungkhapong greets U.S. Navy commanding officers during the closing ceremony of CARAT Thailand 2011 |
The Royal Thai Navy band plays during the closing ceremonies for CARAT Thailand 2011LCDR Mike Morley US NAVY 21.05.2011 | Capt. David Welch, along with Rear Adm. Chaiyot Sundaranaga, report the results of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)LCDR Mike Morley US NAVY 21.05.2011 |
 The Royal Thai Navy band plays during the closing ceremonies for CARAT Thailand 2011 at Sattahip Naval Base |  Capt. David Welch, along with Rear Adm. Chaiyot Sundaranaga, report the results of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) |
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