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  • Flood aid tops govt to-do list

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:28 am
    Helping flood-hit people and delivering on promises of wage increases top the list of the 10 priorities for the reshuffled cabinet of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a survey shows.

  • Four countries withdraw travel warnings on Bangkok

    Bangkok News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:52 am
    France and Germany had withdrawn their advisories, though France and Germany are still warning travellers of possible attacks in the deep south. Eighteen countries, starting with the United States, ...

  • Four countries withdraw travel warnings on Bangkok

    Bangkok News latest RSS headlines - Bangkok News.Net
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:52 am
    France and Germany had withdrawn their advisories, though France and Germany are still warning travellers of possible attacks in the deep south. Eighteen countries, starting with the United States, ...

  • Reshuffle lends no beneift to nation's education

    BKKOK.COM
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Ex-PM's populist policies were pursued without clear goals

  • New Market Report: L.V. Technology Public Company Limited: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis

    Bangkok, Thailand News
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:12 am
    WMI's 'L.V. Technology Public Company Limited: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis' report utilizes a wide range of primary and secondary sources, which are analyzed and presented in a consistent and easily accessible format.
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  • Flood aid tops govt to-do list

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:28 am
    Helping flood-hit people and delivering on promises of wage increases top the list of the 10 priorities for the reshuffled cabinet of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a survey shows.

  • PT preparing for BKK governor election

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:02 am
    The Pheu Thai Party is gearing up for a Bangkok governor election expected to come by the end of this year following an early resignation from the post of MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, party deputy spokeksman Jirayu Huangsap said on Saturday.

  • PT eyes Bangkok governor vote

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:02 am
    The Pheu Thai Party is gearing up for an election to choose a new Bangkok governor, possibly by the end of this year, if MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra steps down early, says deputy party spokesman Jirayu Huangsap.

  • Chuwit: Big casino opening soon

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:10 am
    A large casino will open in the heart of Bangkok on Thursday and Friday of this week, according to MP Chuwit Kamolvisit.

  • Chuwit: Casino opening soon in Bangkok

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:10 am
    A large casino will be opened in the heart of Bangkok on Feb 2-3, Rak Prathet Thai Party MP Chuwit Kamolvisit said on Saturday.
 
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  • Four countries withdraw travel warnings on Bangkok

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:52 am
    France and Germany had withdrawn their advisories, though France and Germany are still warning travellers of possible attacks in the deep south. Eighteen countries, starting with the United States, ...

  • PT eyes Bangkok governor vote

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:52 am
    The Pheu Thai Party is gearing up for an election to choose a new Bangkok governor, possibly by the end of this year, if MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra steps down early, says deputy party spokesman Jirayu ...

  • Thai monk seeks nirvana on temple roof

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:33 am
    Bhikkhu Kittikhun Thongnam on temple roof. Bangkok (dpa) – A Thai monk spent a night sitting on top of a Buddhist temple in an attempt to attain nirvana, news reports said Saturday. Bhikkhu ...

  • US stocks mixed despite optimism over Greek debt

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:32 am
    Washington - Major US stock indices were mixed on Friday in spite of optimism that Greece will reach a debt-restructuring agreement with bondholders. The Institute of International Finance said ...

  • Gold prices for Saturday announced

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:12 am
    The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying price at 25,029.16 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 25,400 baht per baht-weight for gold bar. The selling prices were set ...
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  • Four countries withdraw travel warnings on Bangkok

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:52 am
    France and Germany had withdrawn their advisories, though France and Germany are still warning travellers of possible attacks in the deep south. Eighteen countries, starting with the United States, ...

  • PT eyes Bangkok governor vote

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:52 am
    The Pheu Thai Party is gearing up for an election to choose a new Bangkok governor, possibly by the end of this year, if MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra steps down early, says deputy party spokesman Jirayu ...

  • Thai monk seeks nirvana on temple roof

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:33 am
    Bhikkhu Kittikhun Thongnam on temple roof. Bangkok (dpa) – A Thai monk spent a night sitting on top of a Buddhist temple in an attempt to attain nirvana, news reports said Saturday. Bhikkhu ...

  • US stocks mixed despite optimism over Greek debt

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:32 am
    Washington - Major US stock indices were mixed on Friday in spite of optimism that Greece will reach a debt-restructuring agreement with bondholders. The Institute of International Finance said ...

  • Gold prices for Saturday announced

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:12 am
    The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying price at 25,029.16 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 25,400 baht per baht-weight for gold bar. The selling prices were set ...
 
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    Phuket Gazette - Daily News

  • Couples sought for Phuket ‘mega wedding’

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:53 pm
    PHUKET: Couples wanting to tie the knot in Phuket on Valentine’s Day might consider taking part in a mass wedding ceremony to be staged at Laem Phromthep in Rawai next month.The organizers are seeking 108 Thai and foreign couples to take part in the event, which is intended to promote Phuket as a wedding and honeymoon vacation destination.The event is being organized by the Suanluang Inter Wedding Company, which hopes to sign up 108 couples in time for the event.

  • Phuket laborer claims ‘elephant god’ saves him from shooting

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:53 pm
    PHUKET: A man shot three times in the abdomen yesterday said a sacred talisman prevented the projectiles from breaking his skin, but police think it was because they were fired by a slingshot -- not a gun.Chalong Police Officer duty officer Atthawat Suwanarat received a report of the shooting at 5:30pm.Prepared for the worst, he rushed to the scene with other officers and members of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) Tourist Rescue Center.

  • Phuket Old Town Festival starts today

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:53 pm
    PHUKET: The annual Phuket Old Town Festival starts today, marking three days celebrating the town’s historical origins, unique ethnic mix and blend of cultures.With Queen Sirikit Park as its focal point, the festivities are held along Thalang Road, Soi Rommanee and Krabi Road – the heart of the Phuket Old Town area.The streets will be blocked off to traffic from 3pm to midnight so that people can walk around in the old town and enjoy the activities.

  • Glimmer of hope for FC Phuket

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:53 pm
    PHUKET: A new management team has expressed interest in taking over the rights to manage FC Phuket football side.FC Phuket executives

  • ‘We’re not elephant killers’, say Phuket pair

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:53 pm
    PHUKET: Jaruwan Wathanapumchoo and her brother Prasit yesterday publicly refuted all allegations that they were in any way involved in the trafficking of elephant meat to Phuket to serve as “exotic food” in selected restaurants.The public joint-statement, made at a press conference at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday, follows allegations of elephant meat trading made against them by two national newspapers.According to Ms Jaruwan, both the Daily News and Thai Rath Today published articles stating that their vehicle, black Phuket-registered Suzuki Vitara, was involved in the transportation…
 
 
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  • Two New Floating Markets in Hua Hin

    Richard Barrow
    5 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    Hua Hin Floating Market During 2011, two purpose built floating markets opened in the seaside resort of Hua Hin. Surprisingly, not only did they open during the same year, but they also can both be found down Soi 112 which is about 6 kilometres away from the city center. I visited them over the new year holiday and both of them were very crowded with tourists. I’m not sure at this stage which one will survive. Hua Hin Floating Market The first one that you will come across is Hua Hin Floating Market (see map). You can’t miss it. When we arrived the queue for the car park went out…

  • Caroline Wozniacki Goes to Thailand

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    3 Jan 2012 | 6:06 am
    Caroline Wozniacki, the world’s number one female tennis player, was back in Thailand recently to take part in the World Tennis Invitation Hua Hin 2012. This was her second time to take part in this exhibition match in the seaside resort of Hua Hin (see my report from last year). Caroline has really fallen in love with the country and the people. She didn’t just come over for the tennis match as she came here early with her parents to celebrate the new year. Her boyfriend, world No.2 golfer Rory McIlroy, arrived a few days later. I thought that this was only her second time in…

  • Celebrating Christmas in Thailand

    Richard Barrow
    25 Dec 2011 | 10:10 am
    The closest I have been to celebrating a Christmas in Thailand are the Christmas lights and the big trees in the shopping malls. If we are lucky, like this year, we might also have a cold wind which will add to the illusion that it is Christmas.  But none of this is real as the majority of Thai people are Buddhists and they are just celebrating for fun. Like in the West, it is all very commercial. For the first time in many years, I’ve just celebrated what I consider to be more of a real Christmas. I’m in Sakon Nakhon Province which is in the Northeast of Thailand. A number of…

  • Making Merit for HM The King

    Richard Barrow
    5 Dec 2011 | 12:33 am
    Today, people from all around the country are coming together to celebrate the 84th birthday of H.M. The King. Many of them are wearing pink which is an auspicious colour believed to help make the King better. The Thai monarch has been in Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok for several years now. About 1,000 well-wishers gathered at the City Hall Plaza in Samut Prakan to give alms to 99 monks in honour of His Majesty. View the Photo Album on my Facebook page >>> The ceremony was opened by Wanida Bunprakhong, the new Governor of Samut Prakan. She first paid homage to a Buddha image and then…

  • Interview with Mike Thomas on “Living with the Tiger”

    Richard Barrow
    1 Dec 2011 | 7:04 am
    Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to watch a moving documentary called “Living With The Tiger”. It is about about Thai kids growing up with the stigma of  being infected with HIV through no fault of their own. Often these kids are abandoned by their own family. For many of them, Baan Gerda became their new home. What this documentary aims to do is to show Thai society that these kids are not dangerous. That they have hopes and dreams just like the rest of us. Hopefully the documentary can get the exposure that it deserves and help, through showings at schools and…
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    Thai Photo Blogs by Richard Barrow

  • Samchuk Market Suphanburi

    Richard Barrow
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:46 am
    One of the better preserved traditional markets in Thailand can be found in Suphanburi Province. It is called Sam Chuk 100 Year Market and it still has its original wooden shophouses that date back to the reign of King Rama … Continue reading →

  • Year of the Dragon

    Richard Barrow
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon. It started on 23rd January and will end on 9th February 2013. This year you are sure to see quite a few different kinds of dragons that will … Continue reading →

  • Chinatown in Bangkok

    Richard Barrow
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:25 am
    Bangkok’s Chinatown is an old business center covering a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Roads. There are many small streets and alleys full of shops and vendors selling all types of goods. It has been the main centre … Continue reading →

  • Thai Children and Guns

    Richard Barrow
    20 Jan 2012 | 5:59 am
    On the second Saturday in January every year, Thailand celebrates the youth of the country by organizing Children’s Day. Many places, like zoos and theme parks offer free or reduced admission. Even the skytrain and subway in Bangkok let kids … Continue reading →

  • Thai Elephant Parade

    Richard Barrow
    17 Jan 2012 | 8:38 am
    Throughout history, Thai elephants have been indispensible creatures employed in both labor and war. A Thai elephant had even graced the national flag during the reign of King Rama II. I took this picture during a parade in Uthai Thani.
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    Asian Correspondent » Bangkok Pundit

  • Suan Dusit political index shows rising confidence in Thai PM, Govt, and opposition

    Bangkok Pundit
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:45 am
    Every month Suan Dusit conducts a political index survey. The benefit of the Suan Dusit political index is that it is (1) nationwide, (2) a large sample size for the survey (5,490 for December), and (3) they ask the same questions each month and this makes it easier to provide a point of comparison. BP’s plan is to blog the survey results each month – October 2011 and November 2011 posts. The survey from December was conducted between December 25-31 (yes, yes, BP has been busy so there has been delay in blogging it). BP has compared the December results with the first four months of…

  • What are the complications for US businesses dealing with Mugabe ‘crony’ Nalinee?

    Bangkok Pundit
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:02 am
    As BP has already blogged Nalinee Taweesin, the new PM’s Office Minister, has been designated by the US Treasury Department as a crony of the Mugabe regime. As a result of this designation, all of her assets within U.S. jurisdiction must be frozen, but more importantly “U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting financial or commercial transactions” with a designated person. What does this mean for US citizens and companies dealing with Nalinee? Clif Burns, who is a lawyer at Bryan Cave in Washington, DC, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center,…

  • Why hasn’t Thai govt released water from the dams?

    Bangkok Pundit
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:00 pm
    The Bangkok Post on January 10: Disaster prevention and water management experts are worried that the delay in discharging water from the dams could lead to a repeat of last year’s catastrophic floods. “This is definitely a worrying sign,” National Disaster Warning Council chairman Smith Dharmasaroja told the Bangkok Post in a phone interview yesterday. “Agencies in charge of dam operations must urgently release water from the dams to make sure there is enough room to receive new inflows during the approaching rainy season.” Mr Smith, a former Meteorological…

  • New Thai Minister on US Treasury blacklist as a Mugabe crony

    Bangkok Pundit
    18 Jan 2012 | 9:29 am
    The reshuffle of the Thai Cabinet is official as per the Bangkok Post: Ten new ministers appointed to the cabinet are: 1. Nalinee Taweesin, as PM’s Office Minister; 2. Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, as PM’s Office Minister; 3. Tanusak Lek-uthai, as Deputy Finance Minister; 4. Nathawut Saikua, as PM’s Office Minister; 5. Charupong Ruangsuwan, as Transport Minister; 6. Chadchart Sitthiphan, as Deputy Transport Minister; 7. Arak Chonlathanont, as Deputy Transport Minister; 8. Suchart Thada-thamrongvej, as Education Minister; 9. Sakda Khongphet, as Deputy Education Minister; and…

  • US Embassy warns of a possible terrorist threat to Bangkok UPDATE: Multiple updates added

    Bangkok Pundit
    13 Jan 2012 | 4:36 am
    UPDATE: 7:00 pm. AP reports: Thai police were on Friday questioning a Lebanese man with alleged links to Hezbollah militants as the U.S. Embassy warned of a “real and credible” threat of a terrorist attack against American citizens in Bangkok. Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said Thai authorities received a tip-off before New Year’s of a planned attack, which was said to target Israelis. “At first we were told the Palestinians were behind it but it turned out to be the Hezbollah,” he told The Associated Press. He said police detained on Thursday a…
 
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    Thai Blogs

  • Two New Floating Markets in Hua Hin

    Richard Barrow
    5 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    Hua Hin Floating Market During 2011, two purpose built floating markets opened in the seaside resort of Hua Hin. Surprisingly, not only did they open during the same year, but they also can both be found down Soi 112 which is about 6 kilometres away from the city center. I visited them over the new year holiday and both of them were very crowded with tourists. I’m not sure at this stage which one will survive. Hua Hin Floating Market The first one that you will come across is Hua Hin Floating Market (see map). You can’t miss it. When we arrived the queue for the car park went out…

  • Caroline Wozniacki Goes to Thailand

    admin
    3 Jan 2012 | 6:06 am
    Caroline Wozniacki, the world’s number one female tennis player, was back in Thailand recently to take part in the World Tennis Invitation Hua Hin 2012. This was her second time to take part in this exhibition match in the seaside resort of Hua Hin (see my report from last year). Caroline has really fallen in love with the country and the people. She didn’t just come over for the tennis match as she came here early with her parents to celebrate the new year. Her boyfriend, world No.2 golfer Rory McIlroy, arrived a few days later. I thought that this was only her second time in…

  • Celebrating Christmas in Thailand

    Richard Barrow
    25 Dec 2011 | 10:10 am
    The closest I have been to celebrating a Christmas in Thailand are the Christmas lights and the big trees in the shopping malls. If we are lucky, like this year, we might also have a cold wind which will add to the illusion that it is Christmas.  But none of this is real as the majority of Thai people are Buddhists and they are just celebrating for fun. Like in the West, it is all very commercial. For the first time in many years, I’ve just celebrated what I consider to be more of a real Christmas. I’m in Sakon Nakhon Province which is in the Northeast of Thailand. A number of…

  • Making Merit for HM The King

    Richard Barrow
    5 Dec 2011 | 12:33 am
    Today, people from all around the country are coming together to celebrate the 84th birthday of H.M. The King. Many of them are wearing pink which is an auspicious colour believed to help make the King better. The Thai monarch has been in Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok for several years now. About 1,000 well-wishers gathered at the City Hall Plaza in Samut Prakan to give alms to 99 monks in honour of His Majesty. View the Photo Album on my Facebook page >>> The ceremony was opened by Wanida Bunprakhong, the new Governor of Samut Prakan. She first paid homage to a Buddha image and then…

  • Interview with Mike Thomas on “Living with the Tiger”

    Richard Barrow
    1 Dec 2011 | 7:04 am
    Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to watch a moving documentary called “Living With The Tiger”. It is about about Thai kids growing up with the stigma of  being infected with HIV through no fault of their own. Often these kids are abandoned by their own family. For many of them, Baan Gerda became their new home. What this documentary aims to do is to show Thai society that these kids are not dangerous. That they have hopes and dreams just like the rest of us. Hopefully the documentary can get the exposure that it deserves and help, through showings at schools and…
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    FACT - Freedom Against Censorship Thailand

  • The Country of the Blind-H.G. Wells

    facthai
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    [CJ Hinke of FACT comments: Thongbai Thongpao reports (in a September 2010 interview with Andrew Macgregor Marshall) that he defended a Thai newspaper journalist for ending his column with the famous quotation, “In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king”. The journo got a four-year sentence. The most modern reference to this quote is used in H.G. Wells’ short story first printed in the April 1904 issue of The Strand Magazine. However, it seems Wells may have lifted the genuine quotation from the Adages of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam in 1500: “Inter caecos regnat…

  • Australia: Mooning over monarchy-AFP

    facthai
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:23 am
    [FACT comments: Please note—this butthead was not charged with lèse majesté but bad taste. Those who love their monarch feel free to ignore him. So why can’t we feel free to ignore those who insult our King?] Charge dropped for Aussie who ‘mooned’ queen Agence France-Presse: January 16, 2012 http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/16/charge-dropped-for-aussie-who-mooned-queen/    An old monarch with a sense of good humour  A man who allegedly flashed his buttocks at Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Australia last year had a charge of wilful exposure against him dropped.

  • Somyos in court in Nakhon Sawan-PPT

    facthai
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:20 am
    Political Prisoners in Thailand: January 18, 2012 http://thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/somyos-in-court-in-nakhon-sawan/   Somyos: lese majeste victim PPT has received this report on the 16 January 2012 court appearance by lese majeste victim Somyos Prueksakasemsuk. It would be useful if some of the international media were to focus on this case, where the defendant is shackled and shuttled around the country for no apparent legal reason. It seems that this is added punishment rather than having any legal basis. If one refuses to plead guilty on lese majeste charges,…

  • The Fascinating History of ‘Tree Huggers-Waging Nonviolence

    facthai
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:16 am
    The term “tree hugger” was coined in 1730, when hundreds of Bishnois died while trying to protect the trees in their village from being turned into the raw material for a palace. Bryan Farrell Waging Nonviolence: January 9, 2012 http://www.alternet.org/story/153703/the_fascinating_history_of_%27tree_huggers%27?akid=8114.100590.TNQruO&rd=1&t=12   Show the slightest bit of concern for the environment and you get labeled a tree hugger. That’s what poor Newt Gingrich has been dealing with recently, as the other presidential candidates attack his conservative…

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    23 Jan 2012 | 7:13 am
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  • Linux Vendors Rush to Patch Privilege Escalation Flaw

    24 Jan 2012 | 4:39 pm
    Linux vendors are rushing to patch a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel that can be exploited by local attackers to gain root access on the system. The vulnerability, which is identified as CVE-2012-0056, was discovered by JA1/4ri Aedla and is caused by a failure of the Linux kernel to properly restrict access to the "/proc//mem" file. According to Carsten Eiram, the chief security specialist at vulnerability research firm Secunia, the flaw was introduced in the Linux kernel code in March 2011 and affects versions 2.6.39 and above. "Any Linux distributions providing these…

  • The New Ducati Streefighter 848 - A Good Fighter

    23 Jan 2012 | 6:48 pm
    Ducati have had a string of hits recently with the new – generation Monster, the Multistrada and Diavel. But the original Streetfighter didn't match those models popularity despite the rave reviews that followed its unveiling at the Milan Motorshow three years ago. Its style and performance were unquestioned, but the 1099cc 157 horsepower eight-valve engine was too extreme and expensive for many potential buyers. Enter the Ducati Streetfighter 848, designed to give the Italian boutique motorcycle manufacturer's naked eight-valve family a model that is more friendly to both rider and wallet.

  • TUF looks to expand tuna empire abroad

    19 Jan 2012 | 7:44 pm
    SET-listed Thai Union Frozen Products Plc (TUF), the world's largest canned tuna company, expects annual revenue to rise to US$8 billion by 2020 on continuous growth in global food demand. Chairman Kraisorn Chansiri said TUF predicts total revenue of $4 billion and $5 billion in 2013 and 2015, respectively. Last year, TUF posted a 40% increase in turnover to $3 billion. In the first nine months of 2011, TUF's net profit rose 30% year-on-year to 3.5 billion baht on total revenue of 72 billion baht ($2.4 billion), said Mr Kraisorn, who has been dubbed the world's King of Tuna.

  • Canon invests in new Thai factory

    17 Jan 2012 | 7:35 pm
    Canon Inc. has announced that it is building a new manufacturing company in Thailand. The manufacturing facility will be for the assembly of digital multifunction office systems and services parts that will make possible the creation of a flexible production system. The company has recently bought a piece of land in Prachinburi province, Thailand, where Canon Prachinburi Thailand Ltd will be located. Due to the foreseen increasing demand for competitively priced multifunction devices has pushed Canon to secure necessary production capacity while allowing it to respond in a flexible manner.

  • Philippines May Cut Rate to Join Asian Easing

    17 Jan 2012 | 7:33 pm
    The Philippines may cut interest rates for the first time since July 2009, joining nations from Australia to Thailand in easing monetary policy as Europe’s debt crisis curbs economic growth. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will reduce the rate it pays lenders for overnight deposits by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25 percent, according to 13 of 17 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News ahead of a decision tomorrow. The rest expect the benchmark to be left unchanged at 4.5 percent. Lower borrowing costs may aid President Benigno Aquino’s efforts to boost growth as he increases spending…
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    Isaan Style!

  • Spago Italian Restaurant Ubon Ratchathani Thailand.

    6 Jan 2012 | 9:44 pm
    The other night we made our way to Spago, Ubon Ratchathani’s genuine Italian restaurant owned and run by Franco and his wife. I hadn’t been for too long and had been craving a good feed. I had planned on going alone but the girls returned home early and decided to join me.The girls, the older girls were frustrating being Noot and Ben. They looked over the menu too long and I waited as I wanted to get something different from what they chose. Then they changed their minds and so on. Noot wanted a Hawaiian pizza and Ben a lasagne but then the lasagne changed to above. A spinach and…

  • Christmas Is Not Over in Isaan Thailand.

    6 Jan 2012 | 9:22 pm
    Well Christmas in Isaan Thailand just cannot finish yet. Nong Ja has decided that the top part our Christmas tree must stay up for Santa. Noot had pulled the tree down when Ja was at school but it wasn’t put away. After asking why the tree had been pulled down she decided to put it back up by herself.So out with the box of tinsel and decorations and Ja went to work. Ja is a laugh, Jay take a picture and then she does this with her eyes. And Ja thinks Santa is coming back soon as she keeps putting biscuits, sweets and other things in containers under the tree. When you ask her who they are…

  • Am I Getting Too Old?

    2 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    I hope everyone’s New Year celebrations went off well and you all had a good time. And if you made a resolution that you can achieve it. Picture was taken by Wolter Peeters. I didn’t make any as I am not sure if I have ever kept one I did make for longer than a few months anyway. New year’s eve is really just another day for me and as my father said to me on new year’s eve when chatting to him on Skype, “Are you getting too old?” when I said I was staying home even though there were many different gatherings happening about the place.Maybe I am! The last few years I have happily…

  • Christmas in Isaan Thailand 2011.

    1 Jan 2012 | 5:10 am
    Sorry to regular readers as I have lost motivation to write as much as I used to. Many times I have sat in front of the computer with plans to rant and rave or share something about my ordinary life, but end up doing something else. I wish all readers who read regularly or accidentally stumble upon Isaan Style a happy 2012 and may it be whatever you hope or wish for.Christmas here in Isaan was great this year as little Nong Ja is so much more aware of everything now. The build up interested her and on Christmas eve we left out some biscuits and a drink for Santa and the reindeers.Christmas…

  • Sport Day Parade Outfits 2011 Isaan Thailand.

    18 Dec 2011 | 7:17 am
    The other week I was so lucky to witness another sport day parade here in Isaan Thailand and below are just some of the pictures taken.Brunty.
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    Jamie's Phuket Blog

  • Wat Khao Rang (Rang Hill Temple)

    22 Jan 2012 | 9:40 am
    OK so it's 2012 now and this Phuket Blog has been going since April 2006. I love temples, and have blogged more than 30 temples and shrines in the Phuket area. If you think temples are boring don't click here: Phuket Temples and Shrines. There are a few "on the list" to be blogged more for the sake of completeness than anything else. But imagine a sunny morning, driving through Phuket Town with my wife .. kids have been dropped at school and we've dropped a broken laptop off for repairs. We're driving on familiar roads, heading north near the Vachira hospital. There is a little-used side road…

  • Phuket Hotels - Jamie's Recommendations

    16 Jan 2012 | 9:46 pm
    On Jamie's Phuket Blog, you will find reviews of some of the best hotels on the 3 main beaches (Patong Beach, Karon Beach and Kata Beach) and also plenty which are away from the crowds in quieter areas of Phuket. Phuket is a big place, it's worth spending some time to find the right hotel for you. I've been living in Phuket for over 11 years now, so I can certainly make some good suggestions when people ask me about Phuket hotels. Feel free to leave comments or ask questions on this page.Online Booking - Phuket HotelsThere are so many hotels to choose from in Phuket and loads of hotel booking…

  • Phuket Mini Golf at Bang Tao Beach

    15 Jan 2012 | 8:31 am
    It was on Christmas Day that we took a drive looking for the newly opened 'Adventure Mini Golf' in the Bang Tao Beach area of Phuket. It only opened in November 2011, I had read about it somewhere online, sounded interesting. Phuket already has a very well known mini golf operation at the Dino Park, Kata Beach. We've been a couple of times. And many years ago there was a place called Pirate Mini Golf in Patong. It closed more than 10 years ago and yet is still mentioned on many websites! Well, being that is was Christmas, I figured the kids might enjoy some mini golf. I had imagined that this…

  • The Phuket Blog - Best of 2011 (Part 2)

    8 Jan 2012 | 8:08 am
    Continuing swiftly on from the Best of the Phuket Blog Part 1 (January - June) .. here's the best bits from the second half of 2011. I enjoyed 2011 - we had some very nice days out, our kids are growing up and learning about life every day. We had holidays with my Mum and Dad here in September / October. And I've had no trouble finding new places to blog about, although I have also "reblogged" a few things that were originally on the Phuket blog back in 2006 or 2007, mainly to keep everything current, also to add new photos, as some of the older blog posts don't have great images. I am still…

  • Jamie's Phuket - Best of the Blog 2011 (Part 1)

    4 Jan 2012 | 7:44 am
    Happy New Year! Yes it's 2012 or, as we say in Thailand, 2555. Both calendars are used here, with the Buddhist date being used for a lot of official business. By the end of 2012, I will have been in Thailand for 13 years, and in April this blog will be 6 years old. I am happy to say that even after doing this Phuket blog for so long, there were plenty of new experiences in 2011. I just want to repeat - this blog is not the usual tourist website talking about the golden sands, the swaying palms, the exotic seafood, the naughty nightlife ... the blog is still very much personal and based on…
 
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  • The Residence Hua Hin

    6 Jan 2012 | 8:18 pm
    Jacuzzi in a 2 bedroom villa.Not the typical hotels that are aplenty lining parallel to the shoreline of Cha-Am and Hua Hin, but more like a cluster of two and three bedroom villas cuddled up in the middle of scorched farmlands within the vicinity of a few also scorched hills. Getting there requires some intuitive navigation skills and some phone calls to the resort as cows passed by your car on the local roads that you will be lost.Stumbling into cows while driving local roads.Coordinates 12°38'22.64"N, 99°55'16.46"The Residence Hua Hin, is located next to Stamford University. However,…

  • Winter in a Tropical Island - Koh Mak

    25 Dec 2011 | 8:21 pm
    Koh Mak, the clear waters.Getting there to Laem Ngop, 6 hours if you drive really slow.Parking at THB 60 per night.This island, Koh Mak, smack in the middle of Ao Thai ocean between Koh Chang and Koh Kood. A journey there will take 4 hours by car to reach the various ferry terminals within Laem Ngop in the province of Trat, so start your journey early. Over at Laem Ngop, on an unnamed jetty, there are speed boat operators offering the sea crossing for hotel staffs on Koh Mak at only THB 350, and for the public at THB 450. They also offer parking lots in private housing for you to leave your…

  • 2011 Bangkok Flood - Aftermath

    26 Nov 2011 | 7:44 pm
    Well it's a good questing to if this should be called an aftermath at all. News has been reporting the sunny side of things. Bangkok is dry and it is true. All major shopping malls are now open and businesses are as usual. Heavy traffic is back on the streets, the signature of a normal working Bangkok. Water and food are back on the shelves. We live every day, drive pass once flooded streets as if nothing had happened. The only reminder, is the watermark left behind on walls by the dark water. The flood is over. But is it?Truth is, it is not. My mates, some of them still could not go home,…

  • 2011 Bangkok Flood - So Dumb

    16 Nov 2011 | 6:11 pm
    For some reasons or other, water seems to have a mind of her own going and not going where as had been predicted. This again, I believe due to the heavy intervention by man to control the water flow, only to result in more chaos, panic and nuisance. Shopping malls some so unlikely to be flooded, at Robinson Ratchada especially, had closed their parking lots because the frantic neighborhood had moved all their cars into the multi storey parking lots. The departmental store Tops in the basement, had reduced their inventory clearing out the bottom two level of shelves in anticipation of the…

  • 2011 Bangkok Flood - So Numb

    3 Nov 2011 | 9:10 am
    Staring up your half submerged Prius will results in explosion of sparks, you will probably become part of the car's circuit and die in the process. Ok, maybe that won't happen, I am sure Toyota thought of it but lately, there are many victims of electrocution as the water sets in. Touch this get shorted, touch that get shorted. Stand around in water minding own business also get shorted, which is why the authorities are cutting the power to some selected estates.If you don't die of electrocution just standing still doing safely nothing, you could be bitten by the recent escape of a bunch of…
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  • A Twitter Study 2: Your Ass is Getting Deleted

    oakmonster
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:42 am
    [ Read Part 1 ] I’m happy to report to you that I have finished cleaning up my client’s following list from over 3,100 down to just a little under 400. There is still some fat to trim and some tweeps to start following, but overall, we are off to a great start. Since I’ve gone through thousands of accounts, I came across many profiles and tweeting styles that baffled me. Some of them, in hindsight, I should’ve just taken a screenshot of as a lesson for all. More than anything, I have learned so many things about what one should NOT do in a twitter profile. Twitter…

  • A Twitter Study: Rules to “Follow” By

    oakmonster
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:35 am
    For this past month, I have been freelancing as a community manager for an advertising agency.  My job here was to interact with the community especially on the much neglected Twitter. I found it odd that there was so much junk and spam on their feed. And then I realized that this account was following over 3,100 people. And yes, the account was indeed following spammers, bots, fake accounts, and random people it should not be following. It seems that at one point in time, this account had an auto-follow set up where an application would automatically follow whoever follows your account,…

  • Cowboy Take Me Away

    oakmonster
    17 Jan 2012 | 11:07 am
    Next Friday, Brandon and I will have been married for 10 years. Instead of celebrating on our actual anniversary weekend, we had to do it this past weekend instead.  Brandon’s certification course begins next Saturday. A while back, I bought a Groupon for a horseback riding and wine tasting package with Wine Country Trails by Horseback at Wilson Creek Winery. Now that Brandon is learning to enjoy wine, we thought we’d make a weekend in Temecula out of it. Besides, with my current employment situation, we can’t quite get ourselves to Hawaii like we wanted to do originally.

  • Chasing Down a Memory

    oakmonster
    6 Jan 2012 | 11:21 am
    If you can believe it, I was a shy international student when I arrived at the Orange County private school back in 1993.  I wasn’t “shy” because that was what I was. I was “shy” because I was insecure with my English skills and with being a total foreigner in a school full of mostly white kids. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know how to make friends. My host mom Bonnie, also one of our school’s counselor at the time, had it planned out for me perfectly. She enrolled me in handbell choir with ultra small class size so I could get…

  • Oddball Questions? Nah.

    oakmonster
    1 Jan 2012 | 11:02 am
    Got this from Despair.com Olaina posted this article about craziest interview questions people were asked in 2011. I have never been asked anything crazy before, lucky me I guess. I was asked once about what social media campaign I think was successful. And my answer was nothing I can think of. Why not? Because so far nothing grab my attention as brilliant just yet. So there, I might’ve just shot myself in the foot but seriously. If it’s good enough, it would have had ME, a social media nerd, all participating in it by now. But anyways. I thought I’d take a crack at these 25…
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  • And words are all it takes...

    22 Jan 2012 | 11:01 am
    ONE MAN'S MEATBy PHILIP GOLINGAITwo wrong words by Ceylyn Tay in a speech that appeared on YouTube led to a barrage of personal attacks that has left the novice politician devastated. But she is confident that she will overcome the experience.IT is about 7pm on a Sunday and Ipoh City councillor Ceylyn Tay checks the comments on a YouTube video linked to her Facebook page.In the video, Tay, a virtually unknown Gerakan politician, was giving a 20-minute speech in Cantonese to about 3,000 people at a 1Malaysia function in Ipoh on Jan 7.The comments included “Ham ka chan” (a Cantonese proverb…

  • The ‘what-ifs’ in Sabah politics

    15 Jan 2012 | 10:46 am
    ONE MAN'S MEAT By PHILIP GOLINGAIThe reality in Sabah is that if elections were called today, BN will retain the state. However, that does not stop the Opposition from dreaming because anything can happen politically in Malaysia’s Wild Wild East.“INI kali lah! (This is the time!)” is the Opposition’s battle cry in Sabah.During my five-week Christmas holiday in my home state the mood among opposition-minded Sabahans is that this time the Barisan Nasional government which has ruled Sabah since 1994 will fall.“In 1999, 2004 and 2008 we had the feeling that the winds of change would…

  • All abuzz over Lajim’s next game plan

    8 Jan 2012 | 10:41 am
    ONE MAN'S MEATBy PHILIP GOLINGAIThe main players are all coy about the issue although talk is rampant that Sabah political bigwig Datuk Lajim Ukin wants to leave Umno to head a party.IS Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister and Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Lajim Ukin forming a political party or staying put in Umno?That’s the top coffeeshop topic in Sabah. And the talk is that the Beaufort MP will take over a mosquito Sabah-based party called Sabah People’s Front (SPF).And it is not only the public who are talking about it but politicians, too.“For one year, psychologically,…

  • And Asian of the Year is ...

    1 Jan 2012 | 10:34 am
    One Man's MeatBy PHILIP GOLINGAINewspaper network group ANN shortlists personalities who have left their mark in 2011.SO who’s my Asian of the Year? Clue: She is the most beautiful Prime Minister in the world.Last year, @asianewsnetwork (Asia News Network) tweeted: “Who do you think stood out in the region this year? #AsianoftheYear”And I tweeted: Yingluck Shina­watra.In June 2011, I was in Bangkok to cover the Thai general election and I witnessed how the 44-year-old businesswoman, against all odds, became the first Thai woman Prime Minister within 49 days of her political debut.On…

  • Mudslinging or debate?

    18 Dec 2011 | 10:18 am
    One Man's Meat by PHILIP GOLINGAIThe two antagonists have twittered agreement to debate, but getting them into the same room to thrash out the Lynas issue without scoring political points is quite impossible. IF a debate on Lynas were ever to happen, it might be as civil as a nuclear bomb. Fresh from the civil and intellectual public debate mobilised via Twitter between Kedah Gerakan Youth chief @TanKengLiang and the Bar Council’s @EdmundBon on the Peaceful Assembly Bill on Dec 11, Twitterers were clamouring for more debate.The next day, @TaiZeeKin tweeted: “After @TanKengLiang on PABill,…
 
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  • Chinese New Year Weather in Phuket

    26 Jan 2012 | 8:36 am
    The busy tourist season continues in Phuket! I think I had a day off somewhere last weekend, but it's all a blur really ... The weather? Pretty much perfect all week. I mean, it's January, high season and (on average) the 2nd driest month of the year after February. I could write a one word blog entry for January 19th - 26th: Nice. But it's not so simple! Weather had been good last week save for a few drips of rain. Last Saturday I was looking forward to a day off in the sun. We planned a drive off Phuket to some waterfalls in Phang Nga. Unfortunately, Saturday (my only day off) did not play…

  • January in Phuket

    19 Jan 2012 | 9:36 am
    At this time of year, just a summary of the week's weather is enough. Phuket in January - if you get bad weather you are very very unlucky! On average, January and February are the driest months. We have had some light rain. Actually, my rain gauge told me that 20mm fell on our house on the night of the 16th, though it went unnoticed by a sleeping family. Yesterday we even had some light rain during the day. No surprise really, the morning started very very hot.. heat causes water to evaporate, water vapour condenses at higher altitude (cooler temperature) and there's your rain. My home rain…

  • What's the weather like in Phuket in January?

    12 Jan 2012 | 8:40 am
    Having just blogged a review of Phuket Weather 2011, it's time to blog about the weather now - January in Phuket is generally quite dry, it's peak season for tourism too. Average rainfall in January is just over 30mm for the whole month, it's the second driest month on average after February. Well we've actually exceeded the average already according to my rain gauge - had some rain in the night on the 1st and again on the 7th, plus a bit yesterday and today. But aside from a few showers, and most of that in the night, January so far has been fabulous!Yeh, there was rain in the night on…

  • Phuket Weather Review 2011

    10 Jan 2012 | 6:08 am
    If this was a blog about Thailand weather, then the word of the year would be FLOODS. There were big floods in March, mostly on the east coast centered around Surat Thani, Nakhorn Sri Thammarat, Songkhla, also Chumphon, Krabi ... And at the same time there was drought in the Northeast of Thailand! Phuket was not affected so much - some small floods here and there, but nothing that lasted more than a day or 2 and nothing serious. March had actually started very hot and sunny - I recorded rainfall on only 6 out of the first 20 days. But the last 11 days were different! We sure did have some…

  • Happy New Year from the Phuket Weather Blog!

    3 Jan 2012 | 10:30 am
    Just a quick update... Weather in Phuket - hot and sunny with hardly any wind. It was a bit windy around Christmas but that has gone now. We did have a rather grey New Years Day, but New Years Eve was perfect. Our family (11 people) headed to Cape Panwa, a restaurant called The Beach Bar for New Years dinner and party. Good food, all the family, football on the beach, and fireworks too!HAPPY NEW YEAR!If you enjoy this blog, please do join the Phuket Blog page on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter.. and check the "Jamie's Phuket" Blog which (just like this one) has been online since 2006 :)The…
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  • Not everything is for sale

    23 Jan 2012 | 8:51 pm
    "I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting."Mark Twain.I told you here that Thais, (and I) love to sleep. Here's an example.Husband gets the credit for this cute photo.

  • No more apologising

    22 Jan 2012 | 9:38 pm
    I read recently a load of old letters from my early days in Bangkok. Severals things struck me about their tone but the most depressing thing was that practically every single one began with an apology. I'm sorry I have taken so long to write; sorry not to write sooner; sorry. Sorry. Sorry. God it was depressing.A woman in Gap dressing room in New York once told me off for apologising. I'd only been with her for 35 seconds.There's going to be no more apologising for sporadic posting.I missed making a fuss of Tea Stains birthday on Friday. So what? I'm not offended and actually, I toasted it…

  • Friday Photo

    13 Jan 2012 | 2:31 am
    As an accompaniment to today's photo I have to tell non Thai residents that Thai people sleep everywhere and anywhere. As a napper, I think this is eminently sensible. Once, I was so culturally immersed, I napped in Starbucks and I've been teased by my friends ever since. Still as you can see here it can be pretty funny too.This week, as I raced around the malls of Bangkok trying to find Daughter's computer case, I went into a new set of loos in Siam Paragon. I couldn't resist taking this photo. I promise I haven't photoshopped the sign. I am convinced that the (foreign, surely?)…

  • RAKE WEIRD TEAM

    12 Jan 2012 | 3:59 am
    I've failed at the 'being a better blogger' already, right?What have I been up to?I have been writing. I've done 10,000 odd words of novel and 1,500 odd of non fiction book. I've had some migraines; raced about Bangkok looking for pink computer covers for Daughter (it had to be pink; HOW many malls? I found it at Fortune.) I've tried to have a life too. I've attended book club and a coffee morning so that I remember how to socialise and today I've been back to Wood Street with my friend K. She needed some furniture and I needed wanted some letters. Daughter and I wasted quite…

  • Friday Photo: pin the tail on the... chair?

    5 Jan 2012 | 11:54 pm
    Spotted in Billion Beef restaurant, Emporium.
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  • Phuket International Blues Rock Festival 2012

    Talen
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:06 am
    Phuket International Blues Rock Festival 2012 The 7th annual Phuket International Blues Rock Festival will be happening this year on February 23 – 26 from 6 pm to midnight at Laguna Grove (the ‘Y-junction’) in Laguna Phuket, Phuket’s five star resort complex on beautiful Bangtao Beach. This year one of the festivals main sponsors, 91.5FM, will record and broadcast the entire Festival online at www.phuketfmradio.com. Most of Saturday’s performance will be broadcast LIVE, while the rest will be broadcast during the following week. A great way to experience at least…

  • Pattaya International Bed Race 2012

    Talen
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:09 am
    Pattaya International Bed Race 2012 The 4th annual Pattaya International Bed Race will take place on January 29, 2012 right on beach road. Organized by the Rotary Club of Pattaya and Pattaya City Hall, the event has been a huge success the past 2 years and looks to be a permanent event on the Pattaya calender. The Pattaya International Bed Race has been great fun for both tourists and participants alike over the past 2 years and all the proceeds go to fund the many charities that the Rotary Club of Pattaya sponsor. In just 3 years the event has raised over 300 million baht for charity. The…

  • Bangkok Guitar Fiesta 2012

    Talen
    18 Jan 2012 | 2:05 am
    Bangkok Guitar Fiesta 2012 The second annual Bangkok Guitar Fiesta will be taking place this February 3rd – 5th at the small hall of the Thailand Cultural Center. The Fiesta will be bringing together top international guitarists and acts for your musical enjoyment and education such as; Tango in Guitar, Vitaly Makukin, Frank Bungarten and 12 Cuerdas as well as Thailand’s top performers. This year’s Fiesta welcomes some of the most prestigious names in the guitar world. With their virtuosity, musicianship and creativity the audience will take away many valuable experiences from…

  • Thailand Public & National Holidays 2012

    Talen
    5 Jan 2012 | 10:36 am
    Thailand Public Holidays 2012 Below is a list of Thailand’s public & National holidays for 2012. Businesses and government offices will be closed on National holidays while tourist attractions, clubs, and shops generally remain open. Many holidays such as Loy Krathong and Visaka Bucha day are based on the lunar calender so will change dates from year to year. In the event that a National holiday falls on a weekend the substitution day is the first business day after the holiday and generally all banks, businesses and government offices are closed. The holiday calender is located in the…

  • New Years Events Around Thailand

    Talen
    28 Dec 2011 | 7:08 am
    Not sure what to do for New Years 2012 in Thailand? Well, here are some great ideas to bring in the New Year Thai style. Bangkok Countdown 2012 Join the throngs of people gathering around Central World where there will be live music, light and sound shows as well as all kinds of great food and drink to help you welcome in 2012Soem of the live acts that will be taking the stage include: Mike D. Angelo, Rich Jensen + The Star 6, Kacha was raised Releases AF8, K-OTIC, XIS, Rookie BB, Vivid Kiss Me Five, Faye Fang Kaew, Joe. I AF4, bow AF5, Rose + B KPN, Tattoo Color, Slot Machine and the Richman…
 
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  • New Jake Needham Book – The Ambassador’s Wife

    Vern
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    I joined Jake’s mailing list the other day and so far I’ve been happy I did. First was an overview of the terrorist warning fiasco – which I found really interesting. Then a plug for his new book, “The Ambassador’s Wife” – which is set in Singapore and Thailand, and looks to be quite interesting. [...] Related posts: Find a Thai Wife, Ultra-Exclusive Agency (me) I was thinking the other day, half-jokingly about what I... In Case of Rapture – Please Let My Buddhist Wife Know What Happened Some clown has been saying for years that May 21,...

  • New Thailand Green Pit Viper Snake – Trimeresurus (Popeia) phuketensis

    Vern
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:23 am
    A new viper species was described in the Russian Journal of Herpetology recently – end of December. It is a green pit viper established in Phuket, hence the name. This new viper has venom similar in strength to the other green Thailand vipers, but the size is rather large – comparable to Pope’s Pit Vipers. [...] Related posts: Green Oriental Whip Snake Found this on a hike today – amazing colors and... Scorpion, Pit Viper and Summer Blogging Hiatus I got some great video footage of a scorpion and... Big Green Caterpillars in Thailand (photos) Driving the motorbike to…

  • Motorcycle Accidents in Thailand – Gruesome Video

    Vern
    18 Dec 2011 | 10:20 pm
    Thailand’s holiday season is here – and just a little reality check for those of you driving around the country during the next few weeks. This holiday, like every other, is sure to be filled with many of these tragic motorbike accidents. I’ve seen so many, they blur in my mind by now. A couple [...] Related posts: Accidents in Thailand: Accidents happen when they want… yeah, Jing Jing! Accidents in Thailand:On the Road or Hiking in the Forest…... Accidents in Thailand? Get Away from the Street! I watched a youtube video of a traffic accident from... Motorcycle…

  • BBC Documentary – Thailand Justice Under Fire

    Vern
    17 Dec 2011 | 9:27 pm
    Well worth watching, it’s a review of some of the more recent Thailand political events. Related posts: Now, THAT’S a FIRE… Thailand’s Fire Free-For-All One of the things you must love about Thailand is... Related posts: Now, THAT’S a FIRE… Thailand’s Fire Free-For-All One of the things you must love about Thailand is...

  • Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock… Thaksin’s 2nd Round Bell is Ready for Ringing

    Vern
    17 Dec 2011 | 9:07 pm
    Thaksin on a Buddhist pilgrimage in Nepal… Thaksin on Buddhist Pilgrimage Related posts: Bangkok Ready to Blow Like Krakatoa? Here’s a great article about the situation in Bangkok as... Video of the Week – Bell Nuntita Watch the first 1:30 – minimum. Pretty damn amazing…... Teaching English in Thailand: Round 4 A guest post by [...] Related posts: Bangkok Ready to Blow Like Krakatoa? Here’s a great article about the situation in Bangkok as... Video of the Week – Bell Nuntita Watch the first 1:30 – minimum. Pretty damn amazing…... Teaching…
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    My Thai Village Life in Chiang Rai, Thailand

  • Chiang Rai to Pai on the Ninja ...

    12 Jan 2012 | 3:28 am
    I was awake at first light and ready to go by seven but it was a cold, wet, cloud of mist that enveloped my world at this hour.  Delaying as long as I dared, half an hour later I was on my way regardless of the weather.  With the visor open, eyes stinging and water dripping down my face, I limped along at a feeble pace.  Bumps in the road would dislodge the droplets on the windscreen, adding to my discomfort and further blurring my vision.  It was the same with the visor on my helmet, covered in mist as it was.  It wasn’t until I passed Chiang Rai town that I was…

  • Happy New Year ...

    31 Dec 2011 | 10:02 pm
    Last night the locals noisily ushered in the new year, waking us briefly from our slumber, having retired at our usual time.  This morning the world, cloaked in a thick fog, was eerily silent.  Sometime during the night our neighbors had set fire to the huge pile of straw left over from the rice harvest, leaving a pall of smoke lingering in the air and a smoldering mound of ash in the field.After leaving it to marinade overnight, my wife got up early to put the turkey in the oven.  Unable to sleep in as usual, I too got up early to welcome the new year and was greeted with the…

  • New Year's Eve with 2012 hours away ...

    31 Dec 2011 | 3:47 am
    For those of you who have been with me for a while, expectations might be for an agonizing post about where I have been, as I lament a lack of visibility into the coming year.  Where is the blog going, why do I blog and what path might I follow, no doubt would spring to mind.  I am surprised to find that I actually have a vision for 2012.It is all falling into place and seems to make so much sense.  The first two years were about building the house and the long process of moving in and turning it into a home with a string of projects.  To some extent those projects…

  • Christmas Day in the Rai ...

    24 Dec 2011 | 10:43 pm
    Yes, Thailand celebrates Santa in all his commercial glory.  To the point that our favorite lunch venue is sold out and we are forced to staying in on this cold and grey winter day.  So much for our going with the flow and not planning things far enough in advance.  The upside is, my wife is preparing a special meal just for the two of us, though I am sure Cookie will get a bite or two.  So there is time today for thought and reflection.I am not what you would call driven or goal oriented in my pursuit of happiness and the good life.  I do not traverse life’s…

  • Pha Tang, Phu Chi Fa and Spreading the Joy ...

    20 Dec 2011 | 11:59 pm
    Receiving my marching orders, I was informed that we would be leaving by 8 am in order to arrive at a friends resort by 9 am.  As it turned out, 10 am would have been about right but that is the way things go.  So we left with the sister and niece in tow, later joining our friends and their guests from England.At the request of our friends, we had between us gathered an assortment of blankets, clothes and snacks, for the women and children of a hill tribe village on the way to Phu Chi Fa.  Some refer to it as charity, I prefer to call it spreading the joy.  Everywhere, we…
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  • Hot Kiwis?

    Inside Bangkok Jungle
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:53 am
    “I’m Down With…Breaks Co-Op By Elton John My favorite album at the moment is by a New Zealand three-piece called Breaks Co-Op. ‘Sound Inside’ is a chill-out disc that sounds a little like Crosby, Stills and Nash. It’s brilliant, wonderful. Since I bought it in the store, I’ve played it for so many people. I played it for the head of my record company today. I’m on Universal and Breaks Co-Op is on EMI, but he said it was probably one of the best records he’s heard all year. It just kills me that these albums come out and they don’t…

  • Led Zeppelin Studio Secrets Revealed

    Inside Bangkok Jungle
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:34 am
    Jimmy Page stands among the heaviest of six-string heavyweights, and most often with one of his iconic Gibson Les Pauls slung around his shoulders. But Page’s sonic genius extends well beyond the fretboard and composition, and into the studio. Page was one of the greatest record producers of the 1960s and ’70s – a sonic innovator and perfectionist whose vision made Led Zeppelin albums vivid listening experiences, rather than simple recordings. Compare the six discs Led Zeppelin made from 1969 through 1975 with other classic titles from the period: King Crimson’s initial releases, the…

  • Tha Man…

    Inside Bangkok Jungle
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:46 am

  • The 360 Deal – music biz’s scary monster

    Inside Bangkok Jungle
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:23 am
    by ANDRE CALILHANNA It’s fun and easy to blame the woes of the world on major labels. After all, they’ve brought us The Pussycat Dolls, Milli Vanilli, and global warming. Oh yeah, there’s also the 360 record deal.  It’s worth mentioning that 360 deals (AKA Multiple Rights Deals) are common across all types of music labels (majors, indies, etc.), and music publishers are also in on the action with versions of their own. Not to be left out, concert promotion giant Live Nation also bangs the drum, having signed so-called 360 deals with the likes of Madonna and Jay-Z. A decade or so…

  • RESEARCH: China’s Wireless Music Revenues to Exceed RMB 40 Billion by 2014

    Inside Bangkok Jungle
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am
    By: doug.herman According to Analysys International (in Chinese), a leading Chinese market research provider, China’s wireless music market  will grow at a 11.8% CAGR through 2013 and exceed RMB 40 billion (US$6.16 billion). At the same time the wireless music population will grow at a 16.2% CAGR through 2013 to reach 995.3 million users (over 70% of China’s total population). As defined by Analysys the wireless music business represents data from the wireless carriers and includes wireless music access services such as ring tones, wireless music subscriptions,wireless music search,…
 
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  • A Bad Experience At a Salon In Bangkok

    webmaster
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:57 am
    If you've read my blog for a while, you have never heard me mention an establishment by name before. Well, I'm about to break that rule, just because the experience was so bad. There's a place I used to get my hair cut at. The name is Vana Spa and Salon. It's on Sukhumvit Road near the Phrom Phong BTS. I never really liked the attitude of the manager, who turned out to be the owner, I started out getting my hair cut there, but the young kid did a decent enough job, so I kept going there for many months. I also started getting some waxing done there as well as massages. But I…

  • The Floods in Bangkok

    webmaster
    7 Nov 2011 | 9:04 am
    As you no doubt have heard (unless you've been under a rock for the last few months), Thailand has been inundated by severe flooding.  Here in Bangkok things have gone from bad to worse. A few weeks ago my wife was already freaking out about things and I have to admit my attitude was one of almost disinterest.  I mean, the areas that were flooded at the time were so far away from where we live in the center of Bangkok, that I thought she was going overboard.  As it turns out she was right.  I guess this is another example of why us guys get married.   She started…

  • An Early Morning In Bangkok

    webmaster
    21 Jan 2011 | 4:45 am
    I’ll start out by saying that I’m not a morning person AT ALL!  I normally work until about 1 or 2 in the morning and by the time I get to bed it’s often after 2, so I’m not usually up until mid morning. A couple of days ago my wife informed me that there would be a ceremony at our condo today at 7 am.  9 Buddhist monks would be coming here to bless our building for the new year.  My response was “that’s nice honey, what does this have to do with me?”.  Well, she wanted me to attend.  After some discussion I gave in and told her I’d go with…

  • It’s Been Awhile Since You’ve Heard From Me Here In Thailand

    webmaster
    13 Jan 2010 | 10:08 am
    Hey everybody!  It’s certainly been awhile.  The reasons are many.  One, I was in the U.S. for 8 months.  When I’m not in Thailand, it’s hard to find things to write about.  I used to write often about the politics, but all of that has kind of gotten “same, same”, as they like to say here.  I’ve been back over 2 months now and to be honest with you, I haven’t felt very motivated to write.  I guess a lot of the things I used to consider crazy are now quite commonplace.  Maybe it has something to do with being married as well.  I don’t…

  • Thaksin Continues His Attempt to Ruin Thailand

    webmaster
    16 Apr 2009 | 11:40 pm
    Just when things had settled down in Bangkok it appears that Thaksin Shinawatra is once again attempting to tear Thailand apart.  I just saw this item on the Bangkok Post’s website: Sondhi Limthongkul, the Manager media mogul and founder of the People’s Alliance for Democracy, survived an assassination attempt Friday that police said left him and two others wounded. The gunmen fired about 100 rounds from assault rifles through the windows of Mr Sondhi’s car as he was on the way to record a programme for his ASTV station before dawn on Friday. He suffered head injuries, the…
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    Thailand Golf Holidays, Phuket Golf Packages, Hua Hin Golf Vacations

  • Panya Indra Excels on Several Counts

    Mark
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:26 pm
    Playing golf in Thailand is an experience every time you tee off, and certainly that is what you get when you step up to the tee box at Panya Indra Golf Club. Not far from the center of Bangkok, this 27-hole golf club is open for both day time and night golf. The course was designed back in 1989 by U.S. designer Ronald Fream. Fream used only 800 rai of land just outside Bangkok to make you forget that you are on the outskirts of a major city. There are three separate 9-hole courses, with their own individual design aptly named the Lagoon Course, Palm Course or Garden Course. The Bangkok golf…

  • Thailand's Soft Sand

    Mark
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:09 pm
    First time visitors golfing in Thailand often mention to me about how difficult it is hitting good shots from greenside bunkers at many of the Thailand golf courses. What I see when we play together is that their sand wedges dig into the often fluffy sand found on many golf courses in Thailand and these same Thai golfers leave their first shot in the bunker and take two or worse three shots to get on the green. The cause of this is that many of these same Thailand golfers don't open the clubface enough on bunker shots.  When I ask why? They mention that they are afraid that opening…

  • How To Organize A Successful Group Thailand Golf Trip (Part 3 of 3)

    Mark
    9 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    In my last 2 articles I covered the first 4 steps towards a successful group Thailand golf trip. They were group leader and date and location selection along with requesting quotations. Here are the final 2 steps.5. Communicate and Build ConsensusAfter you’ve gotten the Thailand golf package quote(s), distribute the information to your group and call a meeting to discuss (maybe over a beer after next Saturday’s round).  Then it’s time to build consensus – sometimes easy / sometimes difficult.  The consensus may be ‘let’s go with it’, or it may be ‘we need to…

  • How To Organize A Successful Group Thailand Golf Trip (Part 2 of 3)

    Mark
    3 Jan 2012 | 1:45 pm
    In my last article I covered the first 2 steps towards a successful group Thailand golf trip. They were group leader and date selection. Here are the next 2 steps.3. Pick the LocationSometimes the group is already set on a particular Thailand golf destination.  Other times the group will be interested in considering alternatives - in that case a discussion is necessary to let everyone view their thoughts in an effort to narrow down the list to a few workable candidates.  Then an ‘assignment’ is made to get more general information on the prime candidate Thai golf destinations…

  • How To Organize A Successful Group Thailand Golf Trip (Part 1 of 3)

    Mark
    26 Dec 2011 | 10:44 pm
    Has your regular golf group kicked around the idea of taking a Thailand golf trip together?  Well it’s time to stop talking and take action. Here are the first two of six steps to organize your Thailand golf and insure you have a successful Thailand golf holiday.1. Pick a Group LeaderOne of the key factors in ‘making it successfully happen’ is to pick the right Thailand golf group leader.  Don’t just pick the best Thai golfer.  Far more important are to designate someone that:A - Is responsible, has organization skills and can be counted on to take initiative,…
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  • Human Traffic

    Juha Lappalainen
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Coming from Järvenpää, a small town with a population of less than 40,000, Bangkok gets a bit overwhelming sometimes. Of course I’ve gotten used to it, but I do miss the fresh air, and the peace and quiet of my hometown every now and then. In terms of photography Bangkok is amazing, there is always something interesting going on. Original sizes: 3872 x 2592 | Date taken: 20.12.2011 | Location: CentralWorld, Bangkok, Thailand Comments and feedback are appreciated. (Click on the photograph to see it in a larger size)

  • Roughing It

    Anna
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:37 am
    We’ve been having an amazing time with our friends in Chiang Mai, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao…more posts coming soon! It’s hard to blog when you’re underwater! Peter, Sheryl, Johnny & Anna diving on Koh Tao

  • Lanta Animal Welfare : Koh Lanta, Thailand

    sun inspired
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:18 am
    Yesterday was a ‘busy’ day for us. By busy, I mean we got out of Old Town. We decided to kick off the morning with a little volunteer work at Lanta Animal Welfare. Because it’s on the other side of the island (the west side), we utilized the taxi fare as much as we could – including looking for our living arrangements for next week & then of course, hit up the beach since we don’t have that on our side (the east side). It felt great to do a little volunteer work!! We walked 2 dogs for about 1 hour: DooDoo (sp?) and Nui (sp?). DooDoo was named after a…

  • A Thai Motobike Riding Habit

    Four Letter Nerd
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    Many motobike riders wear helmets because the inconvenience and cost of a helmet are outweighed by t

  • Back in KaiBae on Koh Chang

    southernpov
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:42 am
    I am back at the “KaiBae Hut Resort” on Koh Chang (Elephant Island) in S.E. Thailand. From Koh Kong, Cambodia to Koh Chang, Thailand would have been 90 minutes by boat (not possible) but it took almost 7 hours with the various waits.  Based on wiki-travel and a traveler’s advice I first went to Lonely Beach but did not like it at all, so I headed back here to KaiBae … and was immediately recognized by the lovely young lady working here who remembered me and my choice of accommodation last time.  “sorry no fan room available today” OK what have you got?
 
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  • Local governments on Google Plus

    Andreas Hörstemeier
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:04 am
    Even though most of the social networking still happens on Facebook, I personally prefer the much cleaner and more professional looking Google Plus by far. So naturally I also tried if there are any of the local governments - municipalities, TAO or PAO - who are using Google Plus as well, or at least have registered there. Sadly, most have just registered there (and many as a person and not as a page, the way Google intended it), but below is a table of those I have found so far. Sao Thong Hin municipality (เทศบาลตำบลเสาธงหิน), Nonthaburi - a few flood…

  • A sad day as a Wikipedia author

    Andreas Hörstemeier
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:03 am
    Last night marked a sad first in my time as a Wikipedia author - it was the first time I was seriously insulted by a fellow Wikipedian as being an "arrogant wanker". Not counting those vandals calling me foul words after being disturbed in their fun back when I was more active monitoring the current edits, I nearly made it to the 9th anniversary at Wikipedia without any disagreement with other editors escalating on this level. Keeping away from controversial articles and staying in the small niche of Thailand topics helped this obviously, but still it is a bad experience to be called names…

  • 1:50000 map index

    Andreas Hörstemeier
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:01 am
    L7018 Index around Ko Samui It was an innocent question by Tom Isaan on whether I know a simple way of how to find the right 1:50000 map sheet when from the geographical coordinates which should be shown. The Royal Thai Survey Department (กรมแผนที่ทหาร) has its 1:50000 topographic maps indexed with a four digit number and a Roman numeral from I to IV, and at first look the index map looks relatively straightforward - every map covers an area of 15 arc minutes in longitude as well as in latitude, and start at either the exact degree line, or 15, 30 or 45 arc minutes…

  • Three subdistrict municipalities upgraded to towns

    Andreas Hörstemeier
    12 Jan 2012 | 6:01 am
    Yesterday, three announcement were published in the Royal Gazette, making the change of municipal status (เปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะเทศบาล) for three municipalities official. In all three cases, a subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) becomes a town municipality (Thesaban Mueang), and also all three were originally Tambon Administrative Organizations (TAO) upgraded to municipalities not so long ago. Bueng Yitho (เทศบาลเมืองบึงยี่โถ), Thanyaburi district, Pathum Thani province [Gazette]. Became a TAO in 1995, a…

  • FIPS 10-4 code for Bueng Kan

    Andreas Hörstemeier
    9 Jan 2012 | 1:45 am
    The US Standard FIPS 10-4 contains codes for the country subdivisions all over the world, thus also including Thailand. However, in 2008 the standard was withdrawn, so I this was off my radar since then - I only occasionally try find the first two versions of this standard (FIPS 10-1 and FIPS 10-2) to see how a few oddities with the codes could be explained. Anyway, just today the page on the Thai provinces at statoids was updated, adding one sentence to it. Update 6 to "Geopolitical Entities and Codes" is dated 2011-11-30. For Thailand, it assigns a FIPS code to Bueng Kan province. It turns…
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  • The Common Koel & Why I’d Make a Lousy Buddhist

    Catherine
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:48 pm
    The Common Koel and why I’d make a lousy Buddhist… Around November of last year a longtime member of my neighbourhood bird community, the Common Koel (lovingly known for his stealth gliding through the trees), transformed his pleasant warbling into an incessant, high-pitched shrill. Right outside my bedroom window. All of my windows actually. And all day and all night. Throughout the day and 11pm, 12pm, 1am, 2am, 3am (especially 3am), this is what I hear: [See post to listen to audio] The Koel’s mating calls started in November, ran through the month of December, and now…

  • Thai Tales: Mango’s, Mangosteen and Angry Thai Feet

    Catherine
    22 Jan 2012 | 9:14 pm
    Thai Tales: Mango’s, Mangosteen and Angry Thai Feet… My good friend Khun Phairoh, giggling away, told me a cute story this weekend and I just had to share it with you. Here you go… (and may there be many more). A tourist in Bangkok stops at a fruit stall along a crowded footpath. Wanting to try out his limited Thai skills, he asks the female fruit seller about one of the items. Tourist: What is this? นี่ อะไร ครับ /nêe a-rai kráp/ Fruit seller: It’s called mangosteen. เรียกว่า มังคุด /rîak-wâa mang-kút/ Tourist: Mango?

  • Successful Thai Language Learner: Stephen Thomas

    Catherine
    19 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Stephen Thomas “ไกร” Nationality: British Age range: 40-50 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Actor Web presence: Facebook: Stephen Thomas | Stephen Thomas and People On Wheels What is your Thai level? Intermediate. Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or professional Thai? Probably more street Thai. Professional Thai has a lot more complicated and redundant grammar, though it can be useful if I am having trouble getting my point across. It’s important to know the proper rules of any language I think. I…

  • FREE Online Resources at Everyday Thai Language School

    Catherine
    16 Jan 2012 | 5:04 pm
    Free Thai learning materials… I’m a Thai language resource junkie so was chuffed when Remi pointed me to the Thai language resources at Everyday Thai Language School. Thanks Remi! I owe. Everyday Thai Language School’s FREE online resources… Everyday Thai Language School’s Free Thai language study aids are in four main groups covering beginner to advanced levels. 1) Language exercises, Thai flashcards, and listening quizzes. Developed from the course books used at Everyday Thai Language School. Audio included. Speaking Everyday Thai: Thai Learning aids for…

  • Review: A Guide to Thai Grammar Books

    Mark Hollow
    12 Jan 2012 | 5:50 am
    A Guide to Thai Grammar Books… Presented here are short introductions to Thai grammar books, both in the English language for foreign learners and Thai language books for Thai school and university students which are also useful for foreign learners with a good Thai reading ability. As these are reference books, not tutorials, they are not intended to be read from cover-to-cover, but instead used to support continued studies. Each book overview here covers the general structure and content together with comments about any specific, notable features. However, no opinion or rating is…
 
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  • The Indian Army reportedly bans all servicemen and women from social networks

    Jon Russell
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:11 am
    The Indian Army is reported to be introducing a total ban on social networking amongst its servicemen and women as it is fears that sites like Facebook could lead to crucial information leaking into the wrong hands. The ban, which was reported by Ad Age and is yet to be confirmed by authorities, is said to require the force’s 36,000 officers and 1.3 million other personnel to immediately cease using and delete their social networks profiles. New recruits will be informed that they are not permitted to even join, let alone use, social networks at any point while they service in the army.

  • Anonymous goes after UFC chief, posts personal details and hacks website again

    Jon Russell
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:06 pm
    Personal details belonging to UFC Chairman Dana White were published to the Internet after White had earlier gone on record labelling the Anonymous group as “terrorists”, claiming that their hacking efforts may revive SOPA. Updated below after Anonymous hacked the UFC website today. A range of White’s personal details — including has his cellphone number, social security details and criminal record – alongside the contact details of a number of fellow UFC executives were published on Pastebin. The posting, which was made by known Anonymous subgroup CabinCr3w,…

  • UFC Chairman on Anonymous: “Internet terrorists” may have revived SOPA

    Jon Russell
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:32 pm
    Dana White, Chairman of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), reacted to the recent hacking of the organisation’s website by hackers from Anonymous by claiming that the collective’s recent actions may help revive SOPA. The UFC URL was redirected to a Nazi-related website over the weekend in response to the organisation’s apparent support of SOPA. The move, which White claims did not result in any data being comprimised, is one of a number of hacks — including the takedown of the DoJ website — which White believes could breathe new life into the controversial…

  • N. Koreans who flout mourning-period mobile ban will be treated “like war criminals”

    Jon Russell
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:06 am
    We reported that North Korea is beginning to open up to technology, but the communist country just took a significant step backwards. According to The Telegraph, the ruling Workers’ Party has warned that anyone found using a mobile phone during the 100 day mourning period following Kim Jong-il’s death will be punished “like a war criminal”. The crackdown comes as new leader Kim Jong-un, who succeeded his father, looks to stamp his authority on the country and build his power. Streams of North Koreans defy authorities by illegally exiting the country on its border…

  • Nintendo’s quarterly profits sink by 61% as it prepares for $580m annual loss

    Jon Russell
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:25 am
    Under-pressure gaming firm Nintendo just posted its latest quarterly financials and they are not a pretty sight. According to Reuters, the company recorded a 61 percent drop in quarterly operating profits which has triggered it to alter its annual forecast, which is now foreseeing a $580 million (45 billion yen) operating loss over the full year. Nintendo’s annual results are due March 31, and it had originally predicted that the 2011/12 period would generate profits of $12.86 million (1 billion yen) but low sales and reduced prices have nixed this forecast. The slump has seen a…
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  • Ong-Bak: The Video Game announced

    Wise Kwai
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:44 pm
    Gamers will have moves like Tony Jaa in Ong-Bak: The Video Game that's being developed by Studio HIVE of Thailand, under an agreeement with Sahamongkol Film International, according to various gaming websites. Akarapol Techaratanaprasert, business development director at Sahamongkol Film International says: "Ong-Bak is well known as a powerful international martial arts brand. We are very selective with our licensing partners and found in Studio HIVE the right partner to bring Ong-Bak to gaming platforms. Their approach to tie in movie and game is the right way to create a perfect interactive…

  • 9th WFFBKK reviews: Short Wave, Mango Filmmakers, Unreasonable Man

    Wise Kwai
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:16 pm
    Thai shorts were seeded throughout the World Film Festival of Bangkok's Short Wave selections and the special Mango Filmmakers program. There was also the feature, An Unreasonable Man, which is actually a trilogy of shorts. Short Wave 1 – Distinction by Tulapop Saenjaroen was the lone Thai short in this international package. It won a special mention and the Vichitmatra Award at last year's Thai Short Film & Video Festival. It's an interesting social experiment, interviewing a maid and the lady of the house and having them switch roles, with the maid putting on her boss lady's blouse,…

  • Ready? And ... here's the poster and trailer for The Cheer Ambassadors

    Wise Kwai
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:38 pm
    Among the homegrown entries in the World Film Festival of Bangkok, I'd think you'd be hard-pressed to find a more enthusiastic bunch than the people behind The Cheer Ambassadors. The documentary about the Thai National Cheerleading Team is the story of one young Thai man who saw the so-called "Cheerleading Olympics", the World Cheerleading Championships on ESPN and then had a dream of a Thai team carrying their flag to compete. So he rallied his friends and they formed a team, building it from scratch as they watched YouTube performances of American cheerleaders and struggled to safely learn…

  • Tanwarin's It Gets Better to premiere at Hua Hin fest

    Wise Kwai
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The World Film Festival of Bangkok is on, with Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr in town to receive the festival's Lotus Award and to talk after the screening of his latest and what he says emphatically is his last film, The Turin Horse. Ryan Gosling is in Bangkok, to begin filming on Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn's latest, Only God Forgives, and there's yet another film festival happening in the Kingdom, starting January 26, down in Hua Hin, promising to bring in a bunch of big-name celebrities. Only just announced in December, details about the first Hua Hin International Film Festival…

  • 9th WFFBKK review: I Carried You Home

    Wise Kwai
    22 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Directed by Tongpong Chantararangkul Starring Akhamsiri Suwanasuk, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, Torphong Kul-on, Porntip Kamlung Opening film of 9th World Film Festival of Bangkok, January 20, 2012; unrated Wise Kwai's rating: 3/5 Like an unplanned road trip, I Carried You Home (Padang Besar, ) takes awhile to get moving. Typical of a lot of Southeast Asian indie features that are aimed at the festival circuit, it's a langorous journey, but once it's well and truly on the highway, about an hour into the trek, the pace picks up. The debut feature by Tongpong Chantararangkul, I Carried You Home mixes…
 
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  • Random Travel Tip No. 4: THAI VISA WEBSITE

    ldf
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:27 pm
    Thamaka, Thailand, 2011     For those of you traveling to Thailand for any amount of time, I suggest checking out www.thaivisa.com. In addition to hosting forums which cover a range of topics, including communities focused on specific geographical areas, if you create an account, you will receive regular email alerts with links to pertinent topics. This is a great and passive way of keeping abreast of changes to visa requirements and issues of personal safety (i.e. bomb found in XXX, torrential rain in XXXX). Ladies, there is a forum just for us.   You can download the ThaiVisa…

  • gutted. I STILL HAVE A SOUL.

    ldf
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:25 pm
            I recently came wise to the following piece from HBO and it guts me every time I view it.   The strength of will and the perceived humility of the protagonist, the boxer, whom many may view this piece is about. I see that, but what hits me just as hard, is this man’s trainer. His belief in what and in this case, whom others may view as obsolete, a waste of time and effort. The trainer could have taken the other man’s money, patronized him, led him to believe he had his back when he didn’t, but he chose not to. Check the neighbourhood the gym…

  • Notes From The Road: FROM TAK TO NAKHON SAWAN TO SUPHANBURI TO KANCHANABURI

    ldf
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:23 pm
            Suphanburi hotel review here.     Kanchanaburi resort review here.     Bus From Tak To Nakon Sawan, Tak, Thailand, 2012   Bus Station, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, 2012   The Bus From Nakhon Sawan To Suphanburi, Thailand, 2012   Vasidtee City Hotel, Suphanburi, Thailand, 2012 Vasidtee City Hotel, Suphanburi, Thailand, 2012   Dusk, Suphanburi, Thailand, 2012   Dusk, Suphanburi, Thailand, 2012   Thai Television Viewing At Restaurant, Suphanburi, Thailand, 2012   Duenshine Resort, Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 2012  …

  • CHRIS “THE POLISH PUNISHER” KWIATKOWSKI TRAINING AT LOOKCHAOMAESAITONG SIT NAMKABUAN GYM

    ldf
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:20 am
    Buriram, Thailand, 2012   American nak muay Chris Kwiatkowski preparing with trainer Kru Namkabuan Ratchapeutcafe (5 Panang) for his first fight of the year.   A few days later, on January 14, Chris won by KO in the fourth round via a left hook on the undercard of the WBC World Title Boxing bout in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.   Chris’ Facebook page here.       Hey,.....If you've been receiving duplicate content or just random weird posts....I apologize. I'm working to correct the issue... Related Posts LOOKCHAOMAESAITONG SIT NAMKABUAN GYM, BURIRAM, THAILAND…

  • THE MATHEMATICS OF PROMISCUITY

    ldf
    15 Jan 2012 | 11:16 pm
      There is a pattern of discussion I’ve encountered many times here in Thailand, usually with Thai males that I want to share with you. It’s regarding romantic and / or sexual relationships in Thailand. Sex between Thai men and Thai women. Although whatever it is that leads to the discussion might differ, the following comes up time and time again:   All Thai men have more than one woman. And Thai women only have one man. It’s the way it is in Thailand.   Sometimes this is said to point out that Thai men are players (either to brag or to warn). Sometimes…
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  • Gecko Villa Best Value Award

    17 Jan 2012 | 6:46 am
    Thanks to Bobzio.com for voting Gecko Villa as the "Best Value Vacation Rental" in Thailand! As we aim to offer a different kind of holiday in Thailand, we see their choice as a vote of confidence, as they state that whilst it took cost into account, it also considered the amenities, available activity bundles and level of fun factor. We look forward to continuing to welcome guests seeking unique and eclectic experiences when travelling on holiday  to Thailand.

  • Land on your feet at Gecko Villa!

    10 Jan 2012 | 6:13 am
    The observer of house geckos will gradually notice that, when geckos fall off a ceiling or slippery wall, they somehow always manage to land on their feet. When an odd "plop" sound is heard at Gecko Villa, this usually indicates that a gecko has just fallen to its feet - where it will quickly scurry away. Super-fast video cameras were used by scientisits at the University of California, Berkeley to monitor these falls, in order to offer clues to explain the gecko's cat-like ability to land the right way up. They discovered that a falling gecko will use its tail to flick itself…

  • Thailand Holiday Villas Special Offer

    2 Dec 2011 | 2:03 am
    Book any seven consecutive nights for a stay in January 012 at either our  rural Thai vacation rental Gecko Villa or our traditional Thai pool villa Green Gecko, and enjoy the last two nights of your villa holiday at no cost. You pay for five nights at your chosen property, get to stay a full week, and will enjoy free transfers, with  zingy Thai food included throughout your holiday. All bookings will  also include a complimentary boat tour on the pink lotus lake, which is at its most spectacular at this time. Book a last minute January getaway now via the villas' websites…

  • Basil Faulty

    14 Nov 2011 | 9:44 pm
    Deploying the correct type of basil in Thai cooking often confuses thoselearning to cook Thai food. Specific dishes call for specific varieties to ensure authentic flavours and fragrance, so the following brief summar of choosing the right basil may be of interest - and will help in picking the right herb from the gardens at Gecko Villa. Of the three types of basil used in Thai cooking, two are the most prevalent. The first is Thai holy basil (Bai Krapow, or Ocimum Tenuiflorum), the most widely used form of basil in Thailand. This has somewhat hairy leaves and is essential in preparing spicy…

  • Thai Geckos Battling a Snake

    9 Nov 2011 | 5:08 am
    Just like our Thai holiday villas Green Gecko and Gecko Villa, large Tokay Geckos are often seen in pairs, particularly during the mating season. The male in particular is a territorial creature. The video above was filmed in Thailand (although not at our property - where the much smaller house gecko is more prevalent) and shows a Tokay Gecko that has fallen prey to a snake, and the reaction of its mate. The latter observes from a distance, closes in, considers its options, and then executes its plan. Watch the entire video to see who emerges victorious!
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  • Funny YouTube Video – The Saucy Pizza Man

    Martyn
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:31 pm
    It only seems like yesterday that I swore I’d never post a YouTube video on Beyond The Mango Juice. How wrong I was. Over the past year I’ve added about a half dozen or so YouTube videos to this site, … Continue reading →

  • Funny Thai TV Commercials – The Odd Couple

    Martyn
    16 Jan 2012 | 1:21 pm
    The Odd Couple is the title I’ve tagged to the latest of the funny Thai TV commercials I’ve been highlighting on Beyond The Mango Juice.  And it’s one which in my opinion is very amusing due to an unexpected twist at … Continue reading →

  • The Best Hotels in Udon Thani – The Napalai Hotel

    Martyn
    13 Jan 2012 | 12:02 am
      A list of the best hotels in Udon Thani would feature the Napalai Hotel sitting comfortably in the city’s lineup of the choicest places to stay. The Napalai is a 12 floor hotel complex with 248 guest rooms, a spacious restaurant, … Continue reading →

  • Thai Village Life – A Star is Shorn

    Martyn
    12 Jan 2012 | 3:31 am
    Pepsi is the second youngest of Wonderful Wi’s four dogs and by far the most mischievous of the quartet. Pepsi is also the star of one of my older posts written in May 2010 titled It Started With a Kiss. … Continue reading →

  • PC Air’s Thai Ladyboys Finally Join the Mile High Club

    Martyn
    30 Dec 2011 | 3:14 pm
    In March this year I published a felicitously named post Thai Ladyboys Join the Mile High Club which documented the search by new Thai airline PC Air for ladyboy flight attendants. Now nine months later PC Air and its four ladyboy cabin crew … Continue reading →
 
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  • PrungThai Cooking School

    patong
    13 Jan 2012 | 9:25 am
    “PrungThai” The best Thai Cookery School offers authentic Thai Cooking classes in southern Thailand. Courses are taught in English and feature essentials like fruit and vegetable carving, an unique Executive Master Thai Chef skill experience of five-star hotel. Here you get a much more in depth cooking experience. www.prungthai.com Cooking School Information Cuisine: Thai Location: 52/276 Phuket Villa 2 Vichit Muang Telephone: 0816934295 Web Address: www.prungthai.com Price: $$

  • BBQ Corn Patong Beach Phuket Thailand 2011

    patong
    9 Nov 2011 | 7:00 am

  • Patong Beach Phuket Crepe Vendor In Action 2011

    patong
    9 Nov 2011 | 6:57 am

  • Bistro Restaurant

    patong
    7 Nov 2011 | 6:06 am
    The main restaurant is also found on the ground floor and seats around 150 people. 90 indoor seats are perfect for cool, wet evenings and there are 60 seats located outside that are ideal for anyone looking to enjoy the warm fresh air during their meal. A range of cuisines are served in this all day dining outlet from popular local to international to cater to people with a variety of tastes. Room service is available at Bistro and the all day dining restaurant shares an outdoor dining area with Thyme as well as an alternative semi-outdoor dining area that is decorated with lush, green plants…

  • Nai Yang Market Phuket

    patong
    19 Oct 2011 | 9:01 pm
    Naiyang market Phuket is one of my favorite Phuket market stops whenever I am up visiting Nai Yang beach Phuket Thailand. This market is very easy to find, it’s located on the corner entrance area just before you enter Nai Yang beach. I like this Phuket market because it is very simple and you can find some really good buys all around. Markets in Phuket are one of the best places to really find some delicious Phuket fruits, meats, vegetables and great seafood. One advantage of the market is you can really buy a few days worth of food and take it back to your home or resort room.
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    ThaiPulse Blog: Living in Thailand, Thai People, Things to Do

  • New Jake Needham Book – The Ambassador’s Wife

    Vern
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    I joined Jake’s mailing list the other day and so far I’ve been happy I did. First was an overview of the terrorist warning fiasco – which I found really interesting. Then a plug for his new book, “The Ambassador’s Wife” – which is set in Singapore and Thailand, and looks to be quite interesting. [...] Related posts: Find a Thai Wife, Ultra-Exclusive Agency (me) I was thinking the other day, half-jokingly about what I... In Case of Rapture – Please Let My Buddhist Wife Know What Happened Some clown has been saying for years that May 21,...

  • New Thailand Green Pit Viper Snake – Trimeresurus (Popeia) phuketensis

    Vern
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:23 am
    A new viper species was described in the Russian Journal of Herpetology recently – end of December. It is a green pit viper established in Phuket, hence the name. This new viper has venom similar in strength to the other green Thailand vipers, but the size is rather large – comparable to Pope’s Pit Vipers. [...] Related posts: Green Oriental Whip Snake Found this on a hike today – amazing colors and... Scorpion, Pit Viper and Summer Blogging Hiatus I got some great video footage of a scorpion and... Big Green Caterpillars in Thailand (photos) Driving the motorbike to…

  • Motorcycle Accidents in Thailand – Gruesome Video

    Vern
    18 Dec 2011 | 10:20 pm
    Thailand’s holiday season is here – and just a little reality check for those of you driving around the country during the next few weeks. This holiday, like every other, is sure to be filled with many of these tragic motorbike accidents. I’ve seen so many, they blur in my mind by now. A couple [...] Related posts: Accidents in Thailand: Accidents happen when they want… yeah, Jing Jing! Accidents in Thailand:On the Road or Hiking in the Forest…... Accidents in Thailand? Get Away from the Street! I watched a youtube video of a traffic accident from... Motorcycle…

  • BBC Documentary – Thailand Justice Under Fire

    Vern
    17 Dec 2011 | 9:27 pm
    Well worth watching, it’s a review of some of the more recent Thailand political events. Related posts: Now, THAT’S a FIRE… Thailand’s Fire Free-For-All One of the things you must love about Thailand is... Related posts: Now, THAT’S a FIRE… Thailand’s Fire Free-For-All One of the things you must love about Thailand is...

  • Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock… Thaksin’s 2nd Round Bell is Ready for Ringing

    Vern
    17 Dec 2011 | 9:07 pm
    Thaksin on a Buddhist pilgrimage in Nepal… Thaksin on Buddhist Pilgrimage Related posts: Bangkok Ready to Blow Like Krakatoa? Here’s a great article about the situation in Bangkok as... Video of the Week – Bell Nuntita Watch the first 1:30 – minimum. Pretty damn amazing…... Teaching English in Thailand: Round 4 A guest post by [...] Related posts: Bangkok Ready to Blow Like Krakatoa? Here’s a great article about the situation in Bangkok as... Video of the Week – Bell Nuntita Watch the first 1:30 – minimum. Pretty damn amazing…... Teaching…
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  • Happy New Year – Phuket starts 2012 with a bang!

    RebeccaJK
    11 Jan 2012 | 9:17 am
    Phuket New Year 20122012 in Phuket certainly kicked off with a bang.This is a photo taken from my terrace just after midnight…During the holidays I’ve been stuffing myself with turkey, pork pie (a Yorkshire tradition) and lots of chocolate.But being a bit of a workaholic, I couldn’t resist keeping an eye open for the best property deals.If you are looking for an investment property, this one may interest you…A developer in Patong is offering condos with a 6 per cent rental return, guaranteed for 6 years. That’s 6 per cent net – there is nothing else to pay; no…

  • A Rottweiler at the gates to the Garden of Eden…

    RebeccaJK
    8 Dec 2011 | 3:52 am
    Well, not quite.The ‘Rottweiler’ in question is a security guard.And he really is quite fierce – although I’m pretty sure he’s human.No matter how many times I visit this estate near Layan Beach he always demands to see my ID.Then spends ages suspiciously comparing my face to my photo.But he is only doing his job – and pretty well too.After all, you don’t want some slob who barely looks up from his newspaper before he lets people into your home.I was going to include his photo but I chickened-out of asking him.He really is quite scary.Anyway, eventually he opened the…

  • Phuket living: Big game hunting in Phuket

    RebeccaJK
    7 Dec 2011 | 4:31 am
    Big game in Phuket, Thailand?Do you know there is big game in Phuket, Thailand?It’s true.You can find wild boar, deer and even ostrich – if you know where to look.I am not making this up.In fact, I know a couple of places you can find it.And the other day I discovered a new one close to where I live.It’s quite small so you might miss it.But it is full of wonderful things.They have got wild boar, venison, crocodile, ostrich and even goat.All in the freezer.Well, you didn’t think it was roaming free did you?You see a new deli supermarket has opened in Cherng Talay.They offer…

  • Phuket property: Recession buster – under 125,000 dollars

    RebeccaJK
    2 Dec 2011 | 6:12 am
    Kamala BeachYesterday I went to see an apartment near Kamala on the West Coast of Phuket.The owner needs a quick sale, so the price is pretty good.He bought it back in 2003 for 4,000,000 Baht (US$ 127,632).And spent 800,000 Baht (US$ 25,526) on furniture.Now he is asking just 3,900,000 Baht (US$ 124,441).All the furniture is included too.What is it like?The apartment has 115m2 of living space.Inside is an open plan living room with a large fully-fitted kitchen and 3 en-suite bedrooms.Outside there is a small garden and a private terrace.It’s on the ground-floor which, according to a…

  • Phuket culture: In search of Baba-Yaya…

    RebeccaJK
    28 Nov 2011 | 4:40 pm
    I love the local Phuket food.But I never really thought about where it came from until the other day.You see, I read an article by Dr Kosol Tang-Uthai.He’s President of the Thai Peranakan Association, also known as Baba-Nyonya.The Baba-Nyonya feel so strongly about their cultural foods, they are busy collating recipes and historical information to send to UNESCO.They hope to make Phuket City the fourth UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the world.In case you’re interested, the others are Popayan City in Colombia, Ostersund in Sweden and Chengdu in China.So, it would be quite a coup if…
 
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  • Our Chiang Mai Restaurant, Healthy House, to Open in February

    americanexpatchiangmai
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:02 pm
    The next business venture for the Expat & his wife is the opening of a new restaurant in Chiang Mai.  Located on Huay Kaew Road in the P&S Mansion Condominium Complex, near the Chiang Mai Hills Hotel, our restaurant is named Healthy House – Thai & European Cuisine.  The official opening date is February 17, 2555 (2012 for Europe & the US).  This date was determined by monks as a lucky day to start our business, and we will have the traditional Buddhist ceremony for our opening. Right now, we having construction work done on our establishment, and preparing the menus…

  • Customer Service: Thailand vs. USA

    americanexpatchiangmai
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:07 pm
    Expat:  Another fun blog is Siamerican, written by a young dual citizenship (Thai/US) guy that is journalist, writer, teacher and adventurer.  His blog is a fun read and recommended by me, and the following posting is a good description of one of the differences an American will find with life in Thailand.  I really enjoy his perspective, and hope you find it  helpful in the adjustment you may make in living in the Kingdom.  Your comments are appreciated. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPANY FRUGALITY IN THAILAND: THAI VERSUS AMERICAN BUSINESS ETHICS by Jao Moragoat – The Siamerican There…

  • One of the great benefits of living in Thailand: lots of Fresh Jack Fruit.

    americanexpatchiangmai
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:14 am
    Durian is the King of fruits, and Mangosteen is the Queen.  Completing the hand is Jack Fruit, a native fruit for Thailand and surrounding countries, and a native to my back yard.  In Bangledesh, Jack Fruit is actually the “national fruit” (and I didn’t even know nations had national fruits).    In Thailand, the Jack of Fruits is bigger than the King and much bigger than the queen.  In fact, it is considered to be the biggest fruit of them all. It is also one the earliest fruit crops in the world.  Originally from Western India, it has been farmed for 5000 or more years.  Jack…

  • “me love you long time” (thai women vs white women)

    americanexpatchiangmai
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:38 pm
    Expat:  Lani is a Thai American that was born and grew up in the USA, but has since come to Thailand and is a teacher in Chiang Mai.  She offers the unique perspective of life in Northern Thailand with a dual perspective of American and Thai.   In this posting, Lani examines why Caucasian men are attracted to Thai women, and how a Thai woman feels about it.  I have not before heard this perspective as clearly as she makes it.  I highly recommend her blog, Tell Thai Heart, and I think you will enjoy reading her stories. me love you long time (thai women vs white women) by Lani Cox…

  • New Inspirational Thai Documentary: “The Cheer Ambassadors”

    americanexpatchiangmai
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:49 pm
    April, 2009 -  The World Championship Competition of the International Cheer Union (ICU) in Orlando, Florida, USA, had 400 teams from 38 nations competing.  Many teams from the major nations had been competing for decades, and supported by government and corporate sponsorship.  This is the Big Leagues.  This was the first year Thailand participated, the culmination of the dream of one young Thai coach, and a new inspirational documentary of this event is about to premier. The documentary is shown through the eyes of the team members, coaches, parents and Thai media figures. The…
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