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GM Spending Bailout Money Overseas General Motors announced this week that they would be spending 455 million dollars, that’s 15 billion baht to you and me, retooling their plant in the Tayong Province of Thailand. Now, I’m all for companies expanding their businesses in… Read full story >>>

2 Men in California Indicted on Ivory Smuggling Charges Two Thai nationals were finally indicted in Federal court on Tuesday for a large scale ivory smuggling operation discovered in 2006. Moun Chau, 50, and the owner of a California doughnut shop arrested in 2006 when customs officials discovered 4 African ivory… Read full story >>>

THAI TAKES By PHILIP GOLINGAI LATELY I have been receiving letters via e-mail from “Bangkok Hilton” – the nickname for Bang Kwang Central Prison in Thailand, one of the most notorious prisons in the world. The e-mail contained a scanned letter stamped “Censored” (by the Bang Kwang authority). The letter … Read full story >>>

A very happy 82cnd birthday to the king of Thailand today. The King’s birthday is also fathers day in Thailand so a happy fathers day to everyone in Thailand as well. Let’s hope the King continues to recover from his recent illness and that the Thai People can come together for the king and the… Read full story >>>

Today marks the 20th annual World AIDS Day. Sadly,  by now the hope was there would be a cure and no more need for such days. Today and any day that AIDS awareness can be front and center to the worlds populace is extremely important, especially when the disease has… Read full story >>>

There is nothing better than a feel good cultural penis story, is there? In an effort to promote safe sex and prohibit the transmission of Sexually related diseases Thailand is undertaking the mother of all surveys, the kingdoms first countrywide survey of penis size. Thailand… Read full story >>>

อีติ๋มตายแน่ is the first Thai movie I ever saw, so it holds a special place in my heart. Although my Thai isn’t exactly fluent yet, the movie itself – with the help of my wife – is quite easy to understand and enjoyable. The movie stars Thai comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich … Read full story >>>

While adding some websites of the subdistrict administration organizations (TAO) and municipalities to my XMLs, when I can find a list of the administrative villages ( Muban ) within the subdistrict I also add it. Insofar the website of the TAO Ban Khok (บ้านโคก), Khok Pho Chai, … Read full story >>>

This past week Thai authorities have claimed that Black Sheep Productions, the production company that filmed what would become the documentary Big Trouble in Thailand,  have run afoul of two articles of the Thailand Motion Picture Law. Specifically they are being accused … Read full story >>>

All defendants in the rubber sapling case are acquitted. Newin’s party can go ahead. Read full story >>>

JJ, the notorious Phucket jet ski operator who was filmed for the Bravo documentary Big Trouble in Thailand, has made a statement on Channel 3 apologizing for disappointing Thailand.  At the same time he claims that the producers of that documentary set him up  because the scene involving the… Read full story >>>

There hasn’t been a lot of excitement lately, here in Isaan, Thailand. Life has been just cruising along. I blogged that I was a little unwell the other day, well I just felt off colour. I am 90% better now after plenty of rest and a round of amoxicillin and … Read full story >>>