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Well-known academic Nidhi Eoseewong is quoted in Matichon as stating that Thailand’s recalling its Ambassador is a measure which is too harsh and it was unnecessary to do something to that level. He feels that this tension between Thailand and Cambodia will please many other countries. He said that Cambodian’s… Read full story >>>

I had ventured to the local university for The Loy Kratong Festival, at this festival apart from floating your kratong , there is of course a beauty pageant. I have never been to a country where there are so many beauty competitions. On TV there is an … Read full story >>>

Veera in the Bangkok Post: This will be a golden opportunity for Thaksin to prove his worth, by helping the poor Cambodians first so that the Cambodian government will not have to beg for international aid each year to keep the country afloat. The Thai Foreign Ministry statement in English on the recall of Thai … Read full story >>>

When I recently added references to the Wikipedia article on Wiang Pa Pao district in Chiang Rai province, I had problems matching the history as taken from amphoe.com with the Royal Gazette announcements. amphoe.com writes เวียงป่าเป้าเป็นชุมชนเก่าแก่เรียกตามลักษณะภูมิประเทศเดิมว่า “เมืองป่าเป้า” ต่อมาได้ขนานนามใหม่เป็น “เวียงป่าเป้า” จัดตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ เมื่อปี พ.ศ.2450 โดยขึ้นกับ … Read full story >>>

It will be the end of  Buddhist Lent ( awk phansa ) on Sunday and in Phana the celebrations will be held at Wat Burapha this year. People have been making preparations for some days now despite several other things going on to distract them. One of … Read full story >>>

In Thailand’s modern rural economy, rural livelihoods are no longer predominantly agricultural livelihoods. A new type of “rural” has emerged characterised by a process of “de-agrarianisation” whereby on-farm pursuits are an increasingly modest part of the household economy. According to Thailand’s national agriculture survey, the number of farming households… Read full story >>>

Thai Takes By PHILIP GOLINGAI GUESS which city fits this description: “… A teeth-rattling cab ride through the smog-choked, sweltering squalor of metro (name of city), dodging rickshaws and limbless sidewalk cripples begging for change.” If I was to guess, I would guess … ermm, I’m thinking of the capital of… Read full story >>>

My house is deathly quiet, hardly a sound to be heard. My beautiful other half Miss Noot and Benjawan have ventured out to their grandfather’s village in Khong Chiam district. Also my lovely little niece Nong Ja is missing as well, so I am a little… Read full story >>>

There's a really cool video showing on cable TV from The Prince's Rainforests Project .  It's the latest project from Prince Charles and is about the project he's set up to help save the world's rain forests. … Read full story >>>