It’s not surprising Thailand is so good at cheerleading. School spirit is instilled into Thai kids from the minute they arrive there […]
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The Bangkok Metro may be raising MRT subway fares next year. In July, 2012 to be precise. The increase the Bangkok Metro […]
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In response to Friday’s photograph of a monk ‘planking’, a new Facebook page has popped up promoting the Thai way of sitting known […]
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Living in Thailand, you get used to the Ministry of Culture of Whatever and Ever being outraged about something. Not liking the […]
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In the last five years, Bangkok, Thailand has seen so many political demonstrations it’s sometimes hard to keep track. Unfortunately too, many […]
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The Nation newspaper is reporting the World Bank is worried about Thailand’s political and economic stability, due to not only the upcoming […]
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If you’re one of the millions of people who love Thailand, you can’t miss watching the new short film “Hearing the Sunshine“. […]
Read moreAccording to a new cost of living survey by the Economist Magazine, Bangkok is now the second most expensive city to live […]
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has been getting more and more creative with promotions, in an attempt to persuade yet more tourists […]
Read moreIn good news for Thailand’s tourist industry, a new study by MasterCard shows Bangkok is still Asia’s top city destination for travelers. […]
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The Gold Traders Association announced the latest buying price of gold in Thailand this morning – 21,587.84 baht per baht-weight for gold […]
Read moreThere are so many reasons why Thai authorities need to hire a farang (westerner) to look into things Thais don’t understand about […]
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I loved walking around my Bangkok neighborhood this weekend already being able to see the new Pheu Thai posters up everywhere, featuring huge […]
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According to Thai Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai exports in the first four months of 2011 are up 17.7%. Unbelievable, eh? Thailand […]
Read moreA decision has just been handed down by Thailand’s Election Commission that Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of evicted-as-PM-by-military-coup former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, […]
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We managed to spend a few minutes at the Rajprasong intersection this afternoon, talking to red shirt protesters gathered for the one […]
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An interesting psychological advantage went to the Pheu Thai party today for Thailand’s general election in July. All political parties and their […]
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Yingluck Shinawatra is having a good week and, looking at the number of people who’ve come to Tasty Thailand by searching for […]
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When I took one of my usual twice-weekly trips to the Big C supermarket on Ladprao yesterday (the one that used to […]
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Imagine my surprise when I walked past Bangkok’s Elephant Building (Tuk Chang or Dtuk Chang in Thai) today, to see a huge banner […]
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Fascinating news out of Bangkok today. Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of exiled former-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has said she will be running for […]
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After yesterday’s announcement that the US government had killed Osama bin Laden, Thailand’s prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced increased security measures would […]
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Thai friends and I were happy to see Princess Sirindhorn at Westminster Abbey in London yesterday for the wedding of Prince William […]
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