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It must have dawned on Pepsi really fast they had screwed up in Thailand. Once the number one best selling fizzy soft drink in the country, Pepsi has…

Bangkok is World Book Capital 2013 UNESCO named Bangkok World Book Capital 2013 and, for Thais, that’s a huge honor. Not usually known as a nationality that reads…

News flash — Rain dispels Bangkok heat. For the first time in a month I’m not sweating. (And you have absolutely no idea how happy I am). It’s…

There’s a new Thai video up on YouTube that’s about to go viral. It shows a Thai Airways engineer rescuing a woman who was drowning in the Chao…

  Channel 5 cameraman one of first deaths of Sonkran holiday As most people know who live in Thailand, the Songkran holiday is the most dangerous time of…

Any western teacher in Thailand will tell you a large percentage of Thais are not particularly knowledgeable about other countries beyond Thailand, but particularly countries in the west….

  Don’t say I didn’t tell you selling your gold in Thailand was a good idea yesterday, after the price of Thai gold went up 300 baht since…

  Thinking about selling gold in Thailand? If so, with current gold prices having just gone up over 300 baht ($10.30) per baht weight since the market closed…

Ikea in Bangkok has announced meat balls will soon be back on the menu at the Ikea Bangkok store, more than a month after they initially tested positive…

People often email me to ask which method I recommend to make learning Thai easy and more fun. While the usual methods like Rosetta Stone and Benjawan Poomsan…

  Funny, when you mention April 1st, most people think of April Fool’s Day. But, the issue of a new 20-baht banknote by Thailand on April 1st isn’t…

Thammasat University political science professor, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, is the latest Thai university employee making a name for himself on the internet, and not in a good way. Instead,…

  Can you tell a Thai ladyboy from a real Thai girl? I can, or at least I haven’t failed yet. I even have a couple of friends…

As much of the city is preparing for expected April, 2013, Bangkok power cuts, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra thanked ministries this week for already following Thailand’s energy…

  There’s another video going viral in Thailand. Called ‘I Don’t Speak Thai (But I Try)’ it’s a song in Thai sung by an American woman called Maggie…

You can always tell it is a slow news day in Thailand when local newspapers are reporting on non-stories like a Thai Airways flight from Kolkata to Bangkok…

  The Steve Jobs wax figure at Hong Kong’s Madame Tussauds has been so popular, it’s going on a world tour. Well, not really a world tour, but…

  As western countries like the United States and United Kingdom are seeing their credit ratings downgraded, the reverse is happening to Thailand. Fitch Ratings has upgraded Thailand’s…

  Unfortunately, it seems bird flu in Thailand could still be a problem in 2013. Bird flu first appeared in Thailand in 2004, just after I had moved…

In a surprise election result, MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra has been officially named the winner of the Bangkok governor’s race in Sunday’s election. The former governor, who resigned in…

Just in case you haven’t remembered, you can’t buy alcohol in Bangkok today. Bars aren’t allowed to sell it, neither are 7-11s, supermarkets and convenience stores. Why? Because…

You have to question the decisions of the Thai government sometimes. When there is a supposed shortage of Thai tour guides, for instance, don’t help more qualified people…

  Most western teachers wouldn’t even consider teaching in southern Thailand, not if they know anything about the area. Rife with violence and attacks by Muslim separatists, it’s…