The Peninsula Bangkok

The Peninsula Bangkok is one of the top 10 world's best luxury hotel located at the end of the Charoennakon Road directly beside the Chao Phraya River. The hotel is part of The Peninsula Hotels Group based in Hong Kong which is owned by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited. Due to the hotels W shaped structure, there is a view of the river from everyone of its 370 rooms.

Features

One of the hotels features is the private helipad that it owns on the top floor. The hotel provides transfers to and from the two main Bangkok airports; Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang International Airport. Another feature that the Hotel has are the chauffeur driven Rolls Royce Silver Spurs and BMW limousines that are available to hire on an hourly basis to all guests. The Hotel has 5 restaurants; Mei Jiang which specialises in Cantonese cuisine, Thiptara who specialise in Thai food with its "upper deck bar", The River Bar who offer light snacks and drinks, The River Cafe and Terrace offers an international menu.

The Peninsula

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The Peninsula at St. Johns Center

The Peninsula at St. Johns Center is a condominium in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. It is the fourth tallest tower in Jacksonville at 437 feet. Groundbreaking was in 2006 and was completed in 2008. The Peninsula is located at 1431 Riverplace Boulevard.

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Coordinates: 30°19′08″N 81°39′17″W / 30.3188°N 81.6548°W / 30.3188; -81.6548

The Peninsula (newspaper)

The Peninsula is an English language daily published from Qatar. The Peninsula is one of the leading English newspapers in Qatar. The main competitors are Gulf Times and Qatar Tribune.

History

The Peninsula was launched in 1996 by Dar Al Sharq, a leading media house in Qatar, which also publishes the Arabic daily Al Sharq. The company is headed by Chairman Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, a member of the ruling family.

Format

The Peninsula is published in all-colour broadsheet format and number of pages vary from 24 to 40. On weekdays they have 40 pages in the main section, which is divided into 24 pages on local and international news, 8 pages business news and 8 pages sports news. On weekends (Friday and Saturday) the newspaper is only 24 pages and single section.

It also have a 16-page community news tabloid published along with the news paper from Sunday to Thursday. On Friday they have 16-page weekend tabloid pull out.They also have a classified advertisement pullout which is in tabloid format during the weekdays.

Bangkok

Bangkok (English pronunciation: /ˈbæŋkɒk/) is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (กรุงเทพมหานคร, pronounced  [krūŋ tʰêːp mahǎː nákʰɔ̄ːn]) or simply  Krung Thep . The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and has a population of over 8 million, or 12.6 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in terms of importance.

Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew in size and became the site of two capital cities: Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of Siam's (as Thailand used to be known) modernization, during the later 19th century, as the country faced pressures from the West. The city was the centre of Thailand's political struggles, throughout the 20th century, as the country abolished absolute monarchy, adopted constitutional rule and underwent numerous coups and several uprisings. The city grew rapidly during the 1960s through the 1980s and now exerts a significant impact among Thailand's politics, economy, education, media and modern society.

John Burdett

John Patrick Burdett (born 24 July 1951) is a British crime novelist. He is the bestselling author of Bangkok 8 and its sequels, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts,The Godfather of Kathmandu, and Vulture Peak. His most recent novel in this series, The Bangkok Asset, was published on 4 August 2015.

Biography

Burdett is a former lawyer who lived and worked in Hong Kong for twelve years. For a time, he was employed by the Hong Kong Government. He later worked in private practice. Burdett never really wanted to be a lawyer (he studied English and American Literature at Warwick University where he specialised in Shakespeare and metaphysical poetry), but chose that profession out of despair during the British economic and political crises of the 1970s. After amassing sufficient funds he decided to abandon law and pursue a career as a novelist. Burdett now splits his time between France and Bangkok and continues to research his novels in various locations in Thailand.

Work

The Last Six Million Seconds

1998 Asian Games

The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.

Emblem

The Official Emblem of the 13th Asian Games elements from Asia in general and Thailand in particular. It is based on the letter A, representing Asia and Athletes. The Maha Chedi, or pagoda shape, represents Thailand, in particular. The pinnacle of the Maha Chedi symbolises the knowledge, intelligence and athletic prowess of Thailand's forefathers, which are second to none. The top is part of the OCA logo.

Mascot

The official Mascot of the 13th Asian Games is an elephant. The elephant is a very distinctive animal which has lived with the people of Thailand for many generations and is universally admired for its strengths and nobility. The mascot's name Chai-Yo (Thai: ไชโย) (a Thai word meaning pleasure, gladness, success, unity and happiness) is usually shouted by a group of people to show their unity and solidarity.