Spend Songkran with Thaksin in Cambodia for 6,500 Baht
A Thai travel agency, Redtour 999, is advertising a three-day tour package for any red shirts who want to celebrate Songkran with Thaksin Shinawatra this year, and it…
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Thailand’s Google Street View an Excellent Tool for Tourists and Thais
This week, Thailand became the 35th country to get Google Street View with three of the kingdom’s main cities — Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket — already…
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Rayong’s Dirty Garbage-Strewn Beaches Hitting News in Thailand
Over the years, I’ve visited Rayong, Thailand several times and have never been impressed as, unlike most other beaches in Thailand which are incredibly clean, the beaches…
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Why Thailand is Not the World’s Brothel, Even if Thai TV Host Says So
The latest uproar in Thailand (doesn’t there seem to be one every day lately?) is the comment “Thailand is the world’s brothel” made by Thai TV host,…
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Lady Gaga’s The Born This Way Ball- 25 May, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand
Lady Gaga’s Thai fans are getting themselves all geared up for her concert on 25 May. As part of her new tour of Asia, Australia and Europe,…
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Home Decoration Fair 2012: April 21-29th in Bangkok, Thailand
One of the many wonderful things about living in Bangkok, Thailand are the trade fairs the city’s larger venues host. The Bangkok Home Decoration Fair 2012 is…
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How Much is Shampoo in Thailand?
We get lots of people asking us questions about Thailand and something a few people have wanted to know lately is “How much is shampoo in Thailand?”…
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Miracle Thailand Card an Excellent Deal for Tourists
There’s a new debit card available in Thailand just for tourists. Called the “Miracle Thailand Card” and issued as part of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)…
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Yingluck Shinawatra Wears Traditional Korean Hanbok
Thailand’s Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is currently on a three-day official visit to South Korea where she is meeting with Korean companies and government officials in an…
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407 Dark Flight – New Thai 3-D Horror Movie Hits Movie Screens (Video)
407 Dark Flight is a scary new Thai horror movie that’s sure to please Asian horror fans, but that may just put you off flying permanently. 407…
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Thais Worried About Rising Prices Not Politics ABAC Poll Shows
A new ABAC poll shows Thais are tired of the political fighting from both sides of the fence and are much more worried about the rapidly rising prices…
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Cute Video of Miss Teen Thailand 2011 Finalists
The Bangkok Post has a cute video of the finalists in the Miss Teen Thailand 2011 competition, a Thai beauty contest for girls age 15-18. In it…
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Suebsaeng Promboon, Democrat MP Dies of Heart Attack, Age 71
Democrat MP, Suebsaeng Promboon, died today after he suffered a heart attack in a taxi in Bangkok last night and lost consciousness. He was rushed to hospital but…
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Mixed Martial Arts Comes to Bangkok: It Should Be Banned in Thailand
Thais, quite rightly so, don’t like having too much western culture, or at least the ‘wrong kind’, destroying Thai values. That is why it is so surprising that…
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Irish Teacher Involved in Violent Attack at Bangkok BTS Skytrain Station
The big news in Thailand today is the story of an Irish teacher in Thailand, John Behan, who was involved in an altercation with a Thai BTS…
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Remember 60 Earth Hour in Bangkok, Saturday 31st March 8:30-9:30pm
“60 Earth Hour” will take place this year on Saturday 31st March from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. when the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will ask Thai…
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Next Bangkok Car Free Sunday Bike Ride is March 25, 2012
There’s a very cool organization in Bangkok called Bangkok Bicycle Campaign that every few months organizes a Bangkok Car Free Sunday, essentially an organized bike ride, in…
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Bank of Thailand Keeps RP Rate the Same (3%) to Help Boost Economy
There was speculation by several international banking analysts yesterday that the Bank of Thailand’s monetary policy committee may decide to increase the RP rate (repurchase rate) when…
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Suzuki Launches New Swift Eco Car Made in Thailand
Suzuki Motor Thailand has launched a new model of its Swift compact car today. The new Swift will be an eco-car or eco-Swift, manufactured in Thailand and…
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What to Expect at the Thailand Revenue Department When You File Taxes
If you need to file tax forms paperwork in Thailand or are expecting a tax refund from the Thai tax office (Thailand Revenue Department), you may be…
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Rak Aow Yu: New Thai Romantic Comedy About Bangkok Floods
Well it hasn’t taken a Thai movie director long to film and release a romantic comedy about Bangkok’s recent floods. Flood water in northern Bangkok only drained…
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Best Times for Flights to Bangkok: Avoid Suvarnabhumi Airport Immigration Lines
If you’re tired of standing in long Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport’s immigration lines, you might want to consider changing your flight so that the time of any flights to Bangkok…
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Thailand Govt Approves 15 Days Paid Paternity Leave for State Workers
In a move that proves Thailand sometimes manages to be ahead of some so-called developed countries, the Thai Cabinet today approved 15 days paid paternity leave for…
