CHIANG RAI – The Mekong River runs more than 4,000 kilometers, from China into Myanmar and then through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, where it empties...
– – Thailand’s crackdown on people living and working on tourist visas will have far-reaching effects in several sectors, not the least of which is education....
Thai society has been shocked by a horrific crime this past week—one that is currently on everyone’s mind and lips. A 22-year old State Railways...
THAILAND – Well technically, you could never, ever spend too much time in Thailand. The country is chock-full of intricate temples, pristine islands, and mysterious caverns....
BANGKOK – Thailand is once again being convulsed by extreme partisan politics, with the country’s polarisation playing out on Bangkok’s streets. Several people have been...
BANGKOK – Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved parliament, called for new elections, proposed a national referendum, and even offered to resign to appease anti-government protesters. You might...
CHIANG RAI – The other day I wrote an article about yet another senseless murder of a Tourist in Thailand. The young man’s name is...
CHIANG RAI – It seems more and more we are hearing about more criminal cases involving foreign expatriates in Thailand. Thai Authorities need to get tougher...
BANGKOK – Some say former PM Abhisit is rightfully being charged for supressing the red shirts; other see the case as business as usual. Legal...
BANGKOK – The following are some of the new laws which I think if judiciously implemented would make a lot of sense and bring happiness...
BANGKOK – The greatest threat to Thailand is not from any foreign power. It is not the man in Dubai, nor is it the invisible...
AYUTTHAYA– A foreign young woman posing in a picture over a Buddha statue with its missing head became an entire article for the Bangkok Post last...
BANGKOK – The new Cambodian and Thai visa arrangement is a PR stunt to conceal the fact that seven years of negotiations over common Asean...
BANGKOK – It is a shame that while Thailand is organizing a campaign against corruption, the latest survey result by Transparency International showed the country’s...
BANGKOK – Global strategic and economic giants intersected in Bangkok early last week, when within hours of the departure of US President Barack Obama, Chinese...
BANGKOK – Recently the Yingluck Shinawatra government went ahead with a Cabinet reshuffle for the third time in just over a year. And this time...
BANGKOK– Thailand looking silly for its big ideas is this whole mess regarding the proposed change in Thai spelling for 176 English-language loan words by...
The Karen Padaung are a sub group of the Karen Hill Tribe people, they are famous for the neck rings worn by the women of the...
Chiangrai Times – The Karen are the second largest ethnic group in Burma, with a population of approximately 7 million. Most of the people are...
When I first arrived in Thailand just over 10 years ago, there were a lot of Russian tourists in Bangkok. The area near The Grace...