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Thai Sex Talk… Before you think I’ve gone all Thai sex-crazed, please let me explain. The well-crafted book, Thai Sex Talk , is not about the smutty side of Thai life. It is a collection of Thai words and expressions that focus on personal relationships. And they… Read full story >>>

Thailand’s first population census was conducted in 1909 by the Ministry of Interior. Four subsequent censuses followed in 1919, 1929, 1937 and 1947. Since 1960, the National Statistical Office (NSO) has been responsible for undertaking population censuses every ten years under the 1952 Statistical Act (revised in 1965…

I talked before about the eating habits of Thai people. I mentioned that they seemed to snack all day and still remain quite slender. However, this is not saying that there are no obese people in Thailand. Far from it. There are quite a few very chubby students at my school. I would …

When I noticed the Excel sheets with the names of the administrative villages (Muban), I wrote that those are apparently compiled by DOPA to be checked with the local entities. I am right now slowly working through the TAO to add the URL of their website to my… Read full story >>>

Before I say anything, please watch the following video:   If you don’t have even the smallest lump in your throat right now, there is something seriously wrong with you. This video is actually a commercial for a Thai insurance company. Regardless of what you think about the motivations… Read full story >>>

If you go to Thailand on holiday, you will most likely find that the local food is one of your highlights. You will find this both delicious and cheap. Here are some of my favourite Thai food dishes. 1. Tom Yum Egg Noodle with Red Pork (baa mee tom yum) 2. Egg Noodle …

People are already planning their holidays in Thailand for 2010 and so we thought we would help out by letting you know the dates of the main events and holidays. I know so many people keep asking “When is Loy Krathong…

Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning opens in U.S. cinemas this Friday, October 23, and to celebrate, distributor Magnet has posters signed by star and director Tony Jaa to give away to U.S. readers of this blog. They went to the first two people from the U.S. to e… Read full story >>>

It was recently brought to my attention that this blog had entered the hallowed halls of the top 100 hundred Thai blogs charting in at number 49. The site, devised by Thailand’s Lost Boy , aka journalist and one-time Thailand resident Matt Crook, is a… Read full story >>>

AFP quotes Sidney Jones of the International Crisis Group: ‘Every time we can get a list of Southeast Asians in schools in Pakistan it’s the Thais that outnumber the Malaysians or Indonesians,’ she told the Foreign Correspondents Association in Singapore… Read full story >>>

Hammer & Sickle, one of four side panels of the monument, sculpted by Corrado Feroci, did he deliberately sneak communist imagery in? Democracy Monument was built in 1939 in the middle of the military dictatorship of Field Marshal Phibun Songkran to celebrate the … Read full story >>>

Meeting number 32 of board 1 from July 28 2009 with 15 TAO upgraded to subdistrict municipalities. Khilek ( เทศบาลตำบลขี้เหล็ก ), Nam Khun district, Ubon Ratchathani province, effective July 25 2009. The TAO was created in 1996, covers 73 km², 13 villages and 7,998 citizen. Ta Kao ( เทศบาลตำบลตาเกา ), Nam Khun district, Ubon Ratchathani province, … Read full story >>>

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More than a year after I first read about it on Wise Kwai’s blog, Five Star Productions has finally begun releasing the promised films from its vault. At the end of August it was announced that Five Star had signed a deal with media distribution company BKP to release more than 100 titles from … Read full story >>>

Was lucky enough to help out in the design of a hotel in Ladprao during my first year, that project is nearly finished, but whilst standing on the 8th floor, I took a photo of a hotel project taking place opposite. The photo above was exactly one year ago. Amazing the difference … Read full story >>>

The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board has issued a report on Thailand’s social outlook in the second quarter of 2009. The report, which was acknowledged by the Cabinet, covers four major areas, namely the quality of human resources, social…

A Golliwog is a character from English literature written in the late 19th century by the author Florence Kate Upton. The Golliwog was based on a black faced minstrel doll she had found in an attic as a child. The character in the books was a rag doll and eventually … Read full story >>>

If you’ve been to Thailand you’ve seen them everywhere in popular tourist areas. Woven bamboo containers that make great souvenirs to remember your trip to Thailand. If you’ve only been to the tourist areas you might think they are just that… Read full story >>>

Lately there has been some on-line speculation about the whereabouts of Thailand’s favourite prince. Well, it seems that he has finally shown up, at a Boy Scout event . This is a little inconvenient for New Mandala , as we were … Read full story >>>

As his latest film Nymph looms closer to the July 1 release in Thailand and September’s North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Pen-ek Ratanaruang is giving interviews to major media outlets. Among them is The Wall Street Journal.Pen-ek talks to writer Dean Napolitano about what Nymph is about, how… Read full story >>>

Remember Visit Myanmar Year? Back in 1996 the regime was touting its country as a new Southeast Asian destination for package tourists and those looking for an exotic alternative to more familiar and popular countries in the region. That year it targeted … Read full story >>>

Few people know that my hometown in Thailand is Saraburi (สระบุรี). To those at home I live “just outside Bangkok”. Those living in Thailand have at least heard of Saraburi but generally it is a place they pass when travelling… Read full story >>>

I was recently asked to give an short talk on safe place. Nah, it was not that good talk and the whole file mysteriously disappeared after some worms attack. As I was reading Bangkok Post’s online headline, the Preah Vihear, Thailand’s objection and a preparation of riot police for Read full story >>>

At the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, you will find six pairs of giant demons that stand guard at each of the entrances. They are facing inwards towards the ubosot as if they were protecting the Emerald Buddha. These giants were built during the …

The most important event to be held at school is the annual Wai Kru Ceremony. Like other schools around the country this always takes place towards the start of the new academic year and always on a Thursday. The students pay respect to their teachers by presenting them …

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…

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 >>>

Eighty-one people have been killed in hit-and-run accidents on Thailand’s roads over the past 90 days with most occurring in and around Bangkok. There were 23 such deaths in January, 30 deaths in February and 28 in March. Most of the accidents – 62 – took place at night (between 6pm and 6am), while 19 others occurred in daytime (between 6am and 6pm). …

Thais are spending less time reading and more time watching television, according to the National Statistical Office. In its latest report, the office said 66.3% of people over six years old spent time reading last year, down from 69.1% in 2005, a drop of almost 2%. It said 33.7% of people decided not …

For three days now my younger brother hasn’t gone to school. No-one in my family really knows what the problem is. Nor do I. But the last thing I want is for him not to go to school because of me. I hope that he didn’t copy my bad habits from the past. Now I need to find out the problem and fix it …