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A few days ago, a user called “musicxpresso” put up for sale on ebay a wanted poster for Thaksin and his wife for a mere 99 cents. The photo showed the massive banner used as the backdrop for one of the yellow shirts stages while they occupied the Government House area. However, if you read…

Well, about a few weeks back it was my turn, the first in years actually, to do a visa run to Vientiane, Laos. And I did the visa run on my own and not with some over-priced Visa Run trip company. Thinking back, the…

It would seem that the longer I stay in Thailand, the higher the frequency that I attend funerals. In fact, I have two sets of funeral clothes now. I thought today I would give a brief overview of a cremation in order to help any foreigners who might find themselves attending a…

This year I have been to several Loy Krathong Festivals. The first was Loy Krathong Jay which was held back in October during the Vegetarian Festival. Then the normal Loy Krathong during the full moon of November. Then, this weekend I went to …

I moved to Chiang Mai the day before loy krathong four years ago – I always think of this holiday as my anniversary. Chiang Mai is famous for going way over the top with parades and holidays, loy krathong probably being second only to the week-long songkran festivities…

Everyone knows about Loy Krathong that happens on the full moon in November. However, not many people know that we have another Loy Krathong in October. The phrase “loy krathong” means to float a bowl shaped container. It is not a festival like Christmas which celebrates a particular event. You can actually float a krathong…

During the school holidays in Thailand, it is common for Thai students to ordain as novice monks for a short time. In the olden days, before there were government schools, poor boys would ordain in order to get an education. However, these days, their parents want them to ordain for a short time during…

How come no charges of lese-majeste have been filed against these two? Here are another 20 amazing Thailand facts as compiled over on the ThailandQA.com Forums. You can see the other facts already posted by clicking here. Most of them were compiled by myself, but for the ones not, the name is in …

Bangkok city bus workers dance to Thai music during a demonstration against a government’s plan to privatize the bus system Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

I had not been to Pai since my second Thailand holiday in 2002. It doesn’t really make a convenient weekend getaway if you rely on public transport or your two wheels. However, it was the perfect thing to do in my friend’s car. Riding up and down hills smoothly…

If you are planning on visiting Chiang Mai, I would recommend that you include a Sunday in your schedule. That is the day when Thailand’s best handicrafts market spreads out in the streets of the old city – a perfect opportunity to buy souvenirs and presents. It stretches from Thapae gate almost all the …

The www.ethaimusic.com website started out as a way for people to learn the Thai language. We have a popular website at www.learningthai.com for people wanting to learn the Thai language. So we were always on the lookout for new ways for people to learn the language. Listening to …

I have never been a fan of longan, or lamyai, as it is called in Thai, but it is difficult to avoid the plant and the fruit altogether if you are in Chiang Mai these days. Market stalls are laden with bunches of the fruit, and the …

I have to admit I am not a very diligent traveller: I don’t dive very deep into my guidebooks. I usually enjoy ancient monuments, temples, ruins and other buildings for their atmosphere and architectural beauty, not for the tales from olden days that they tell to an eager listener. I cannot imagine what life must…

The largest network of English language websites about Thailand is our very own Paknam Web Network . We have been making websites since 1997 and twelve years later we are still going strong. What amazes many people is that we are still very much family friendly. We don’t talk about the …

“He fought like a man so he could become a woman” – Still from the Thai movie Beautiful Boxer Thailand here has many-a glorious site to feast ones eyes on, besides just a million temples, two million taxis and three million noodle soup stalls we have the one…

Battling ghosts seem to be a theme this year. Within a month of each other, two theater companies in Bangkok are staging musicals based on the popular Mae Nak Phra Khanong ghost story. First off the blocks is Mae Nak Phra Khanong: The Musical , which… Read full story >>>

The Star Entertainment Awards for 2008 were held last night at Siam Paragon, with Happy Birthday the big winner with three awards: best actor for Ananda Everingham, best director for Pongpat Wachirabunjong and best screenplay for Kongdej Jaturanrasamee. The indie drama Wonderful Town also continued its … Read full story >>>

Some of you have probably already heard about Pongsathorn Wattanabenjasopha, the 12 year old school boy that committed suicide last week by jumping from the 6th floor of our school building. It was front page news last Friday in all the Thai newspapers and on television as well…

Directed by Nareubadee Wetchakam Starring Pongpit Preechaborisutkun, Seksan Rattanaponpít, Ruengrit “Willy” McIntosh, “Ple” Nakorn Silachai, “Sena Hoi” Kiattisak Udomnak, Kotee Aramboy, Baby V.O.X. Re.V. (Ahn Jin-gyeong, Yang Eun-ji, Hwang Yeon-gyeong, Oh Min-jin, Park So-ri), Yuenyong “Ad Carabao” Opakul, … Read full story >>>

We found an excellent restaurant whilst out and about in Central Lad Phrao in Bangkok. If you ever find yourself on the on Prahon Yothin road, you can't miss the huge King Power Complex about mid way down. It's one of Bangkok's newest one-stop duty free shopping destinations for… Read full story >>>

“ We will find those who disappear if we look for them, and as the time passes by, we will forget those who passed away …” – DuckyEgg posted in Toilet SWAT Police Forum, author’s translation (from Burmese). And so begins a dialogue in … Read full story >>>

Ulises Bella (L) and Jiro Yamaguchi (R). The Los Angeles-based Latin funk/hip hop outfit Ozomatli 1 is one of my favorite bands. But I’d never seen them live. So I was surprised to learn, at the last minute, that Ozomatli were playing a free show … Read full story >>>

You heard it. We were looking forward to the Phuket Film Festival under the directorate of Scott Rosenberg who was kind and willing enough to write this exclusive report for us. Scott cancelled the fest 15 minutes too early … And you think the title … Read full story >>>

Bangkok Post : The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has informed the Election Commission (EC) of its intention to register as a political party, EC secretary-general Suthiphon Thaveechaiygarn said on Thursday. The request was filed on April 24, he said. Mr Suthiphon said the commission was verifying the party’s statement of policies and… Read full story >>>

As I mentioned in an earlier post I was lucky enough to spend the Thai New Year, known as Songkran, in 4 different provinces. I spent the first day of Songkran in Pattaya on soi Diana playing with all the bar girls and the subsequent days I spent in Mukdahan, That Phanom and … Read full story >>>

It’s a mostly lonely and mighty unforgiving world I’ve found myself living in here, being one of the few bloggers who regularly writes in English about Thai cinema. So when new folks come on the scene, I want to be welcoming. Here’s a few new blogs worth reading: Bangkok1080.asia — … Read full story >>>

Yesterday, being Monday I was invited to my mate’s house to attend his birthday and his daughter’s birthday, his birthday is the 3rd and his daughter’s is the 4th, so it was a double celebration. He started the party for the kids at 4pm; he had a spare… Read full story >>>

The past couple of nights have been great for outdoor film screenings in Discovery Plaza at Siam Discovery Center. For the Cine Bananas show that’s part of the Bangkok … Bananas!! arts festival , the National Film Archive and the Thai Film Foundation have hauled out all their toys, including lots … Read full story >>>

Location: Thailand , Bangkok . Views: 1. Expire on: 02/06/2009. Reply to this ad. Hi! my name is guy im 27 years old musician from canada and i play guitar and keyboard! im looking for some serious musicians in bangkok to start something … Read full story >>>