Issue Date: 
Aug 18 2011 - 11:00pm
Author: 
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Topics: 
city living

Announcing Deal-a-day.gov.th, the newest group buying website from The Royal Thai Government to meet all your hip, trendy lifestyle needs.Aug 15: Thai army Bell Helicopter (model) with FREE airshipB650. You save B315 million!We’re not selling you one of those super dangerous Thai army helicopters. We value your business too much. We’re just selling you a 1:40 scale model, to safely play with in your garden, office or favorite soapy massage parlor. On the other hand, we are including a real, full-size airship. The airship’s guarantee recently expired and it can’t really be piloted but we assure you it DOES fly. (Pick up in Narathiwat at your charge.)Aug 16: A diplomatic passportFree (visa fees apply). You save: A lot of time at immigration!Foreign Minister Surapon Towijakchaikul won’t know about it. And neither will Yingluck. We promise. What we’ve got here is a bona fide diplomatic passport that no one in the foreign ministry—or government—will ever have seen, talked about or known about. It is valid in Thailand, Cambodia and that casino on the Lao border. Expires Jul 2006.Aug 17. Chunks of Thap Lan National ParkB20 (B200 for foreigners). You save: B220 million!These are selling faster than chunks of protected forestry—that’s because they are chunks of protected forestry! Hurry up and grab your little corner of paradise before another ruthless developer builds a sheep-themed resort under your feet. It’s already your land; now you just need to personalize it with a salt water pool and 300 rooms.Aug 18. Educational tabletsB3,000. You save B20,000!Carved out of authentic slate, these tablets come pre-loaded with a free piece of chalk. They boot instantly, cost like 90% less than an Apple thingy and never run out of battery. (Teachers, roof over classroom sold separately.)