Thai friends and I were happy to see Princess Sirindhorn at Westminster Abbey in London yesterday for the wedding of Prince William and Katherine Middleton. Princess Sirindhorn…
There’s a reason Thai ladyboys, or katoeys as they’re known here in Thailand, are so popular. They’re fun, fun, fun, and often so talented. Here’s a Thai…
One thing I never understand about Thai politicians is their complete inability to see reality or understand basic economics. For weeks now, they’ve been spouting off about…
Yesterday, Thailand raised its interest rates for the sixth time in around a year in an effort to control inflation. The Bank of Thailand increased the benchmark one-day…
A popular outing for many in Thailand is to visit one of the country’s many beautiful waterfalls. That’s what 30 year old British woman Sarah Crutchley, a new…
Thailand just got something else to be proud of. 50,208 people got together in Khon Kaen, Thailand, on the last day of the Songkran holiday, and broke…
Although every year before Songkran, the Thai government pleads for people to not drink and drive, and not to speed, every year hundreds of Thais are killed…
Good news for Thailand and the Chiang Mai Zoo this week. The zoo has announced they’ve come to an agreement with Chinese officials so baby panda bear…
BANGKOK, April 4th, 2011 – Floods continue in Southern Thailand. As the rains keep coming in southern Thailand, new reports say 51 people have been drowned or…
I have to laugh every time another American politician says global warming is a scam. These fools should come to Thailand. A country that never gets more than…
It’s been nice this week to see Thais out in force to help earthquake and tsunami-hit Japan. Either organizing some kind of fundraising, or giving money themselves,…
A couple of years ago, the Thai government announced it was approving the building of five nuclear power plants in Thailand. That every foreigner I know was considering…
After Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the government of Thailand has voted to send 200 million baht (around $6.6 million) to Japan to help with…
‘Big eye’ contact lenses in Thailand have been popular with Thai women for a couple of years now. Big eye contact lenses originally were sold in Japan…
According to a survey by HSCB International, Thailand is the happiest place in the world for expats to live in. The survey of 4,000 expats living all over…
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was sighted in a Bangkok, Thailand bar on Monday night after he apparently arrived in the city to attend a friend’s wedding. According to the…
Before 9/11, Americans were one of the main nationalities that traveled to Thailand on vacation or business. Since 9/11, as many Americans seem more reticent and afraid to…
Western men often think Thai women are subservient. Nothing could be further from the truth, as evidenced in the latest news out of Thailand. On December 19th in…
As a long-term western resident of Thailand, I’m always happy when Thai authorities arrest another western pedophile. With many western pedophiles thinking Thailand is the land where…
Most expats don’t like Big C supermarkets in Thailand. Their products are low-quality, their selection is poor and, if you can find any western product at all,…
Wildlife smuggling in Thailand is rife Customs officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday discovered a live tiger cub stuffed in a suitcase with a lot of…
In the last few months, the price of food in Thailand is increasing more and more. Basic food stuffs like sugar and eggs, used in most Thai…
Now that Thailand’s violent anti-government red shirt protests are over, the Thai government is doing everything in its power to persuade tourists to come back to Thailand, and…