Author: Rachel Roobe

  Like I said yesterday, fire safety in most buildings in Thailand simply doesn’t exist. So, there’s never any surprise when a major fire in a Bangkok high-rise…

  Thailand does not have good fire safety. It really is that simple. So, that two foreign tourists have died in a fire at the Grand Park Avenue…

  Who is Thailand’s richest person (it’s always a man)? There’s been a change around in the top spots for Thailand’s richest person. Of course, the top three…

  Most people don’t realize Thailand does have earthquakes. Not that many and not that noticeable, there are still fault lines running through various areas of Thailand and,…

Just a reminder, if you are getting all ready to go out on the town in Thailand tonight, there are no alcohol sales allowed anywhere in the country…

  I’ve always thought there were a huge amount of women in management in Thailand, far more than in any other country I’ve visited, including the United States…

  After yesterday’s fire at the FICO building in Bangkok, fire investigators are already blaming the building’s inadequate sprinkler system that contributed to the fire spreading so quickly…

  A massive fire has broken out at the FICO Building in the Asok area of Sukhumvit in downtown Bangkok. But, as often happens in Bangkok firemen are…

  Part of the abandoned Hopewell BTS train track collapsed this morning, falling onto the Bang Khen railway tracks in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok. Funnily, BTS developers…

  Every year thousands of people are killed in Thailand due to motorcycle crashes. One of the latest is Australian model Lana O’Connell who was killed in a…

  You learn, living in Thailand, what members of the Thai government say often has very little basis in fact. In fact, they often use opinion to spout…

  Anders Kullang, legendary Swedish rally driver, has drowned near his holiday home just outside Bangkok, Thailand. He was 68 years old.  Few details are available at the…

Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, owners of Cartoon Network, announced today that Thailand will be the location of the Cartoon Network’s first ever theme park. The theme park…

  Interesting news from one of Thailand’s biggest companies today. CP Group (Charoen Pokphand Group), owners of the 7-11 stores in Thailand and the CP food brand among…

As red-shirt supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra still worry about a possible military coup against Thaksin’s sister, current prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, they have decided to…