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Bangkok city officials say they are humbled and inspired after receiving Travel + Leisure magazine's "Top City" award, despite recent street riots that sent tourists packing.

 

Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra told a news conference that the award offers a morale boost to the battered capital and called on political protesters to behave themselves. The recent political upheaval prompted dozens of international travel advisories and emptied hotels.

 

"What we have in our hands is very precious," said Sukhumbhand. "We must prevent troubles and any more losses from happening in our beloved city. We should not damage it any further."

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_top_city_award

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Biggest bunch of BS I've read in a long time. The article listed 50 reasons why the authors chose Bangkok as #1. Among them:

 

- Soi Cowboy

- Scantilly clad promotion girls

- It is slowly sinking

- It has a really long name

 

Wonder how much Bangkok officials paid the authors to name Bangkok #1 and Chiang Mai #2?

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