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...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – A girl sits on a bench, selling small fragile birds. They are symbols of good luck and once bought by tourists or...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – A 20 year old Thai student we will call Kanthoop faces up to 15 years in jail for ‘having opinions. She is...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – I am almost embarrassed to admit it, but this is my first time in Thailand. I must be the only global sex...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Thailand is at an interesting period in its politics, both nationally and internationally. The country’s political and social history is likely to...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Every road is leading to Myanmar and a number of Thai and foreign companies are joining the bandwagon as they don’t want...