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  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…

While the crime rate in Thailand is low in many areas of the country, especially compared to a country like the United States, in gun violence Thailand is…

  Yet again, Thai immigration is changing the rules for visas for foreigners and, yet again, many foreign men will get screwed but, this time, their Thai kids…

    It’s been announced Thailand will host the 2013 annual conference of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Amazing that the WAN-IFRA would even…

  It’s rare you ever meet a motorcycle taxi driver in Bangkok that speaks English. Motorcycle trips are usually short and they’re noisy, so there’s not much chance…

I hate Thai visa.com.  I also never read it, as it’s filled with copied ‘news’ from The Nation’s website and other legitimate news sources and a forum full…

  According to Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) the air is unsafe in at least five of Thailand’s northern provinces due to farmers burning leaves, agricultural waste and…

  It’s not good news for the hundreds of Air Australia passengers who were enjoying a holiday in Phuket, Thailand. The budget airline, Air Australia, went bankrupt yesterday,…

  One of the big news stories in Bangkok this week has been the murder of an American woman. Florida socialite, Wendy Albano, was murdered at the upscale…

According to Thai TV, three bombs (apparently grenades) have exploded in Bangkok in the last two and a half hours. The first explosion was heard at a house…

  Things certainly aren’t getting better in southern Thailand. With more violence and even more bombs, the latest bomb blast happened on Thursday morning in the middle of…

  The Royal Thai police have imposed a curfew on kids and teens on Valentine’s Day in Thailand. Children and teens will be expected to be at home…

  When Ayutthaya, Thailand flooded in October, 2011, it’s doubtful Honda Motors ever thought they’d be out of business this long. But, almost four months later, Honda still…

  Emerson Electric Company (EMR) reported its 2012 first quarter earnings today and it wasn’t very good news. Earnings were down 23%, hurt by floods in Thailand at…

That Thailand is still just a tiny step up from a third world country in all but money is hard to deny. Backward, and ignorant about things like…

Thai news is often funny, but the latest story captivating Thailand is the one about the Bangkok thief who police pulled over only to discover, not only was he an…

  According to the Bangkok Post, there could be a topless casino in Bangkok. This, after photos were published online this week showing a casino with one attendant…