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This morning I drove over to the 100 Year Market at Klong Suan on the border between Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao. They were having their second annual market fair which will take place this long weekend during the Makha Bucha holiday. Mr. Surachai Kanasa, the Governor of Samut …

It was a year ago now that I first visited the tranquil little village of Baan Nam Khong and enjoyed gliding from tree to tree with the amazing Jungle Flight adventure. I got a chance to fly again last weekend and try out the longest, fastest and…

The annual National Children’s Day for Thailand took place today. Children are considered as the most valuable resource of the country. There is a Thai saying that goes, “Children are the future of the nation, if the children are intelligent, the country will be prosperous.” To help stimulate children to…

Thai mahouts stop for free food for their elephants during festivities at the 49th Surin Elephnat Roundup in Surin, Thailand. The event brings together mahouts and elephants from all over Thailand. Once used for logging and transportation elephants today in Thailand have been replaced largely by cheap motorcycles …

Thailand’s Datsakorn Thonglao (L) fights for the ball with Singapore’s Hariss Harun (C) during their AFC Asian Cup 2011 Group E qualifying match against Singapore at the Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok on November 18, 2009. (Getty Images) Singapore’s Aleksandar Duric (2nd L) scores a goal against Thailand during their 2011 AFC Asian …

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (R) of Thailand tours a rice field at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) during a visit in the town of Los Banos, Laguna province south of Manila on November 17, 2009. Princess Sirindhorn is here to lead in the celebrations of the institute’s…

Former U.S. President and Nobel Peace laureate Jimmy Carter, left, and chairman of the board of Habitat for Humanity Thailand, Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, raise up a banner during the opening ceremony of the 26th annual Habitat for Humanity Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work…

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…

Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout gestures as he is taken to a van to be transported back to prison at a criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. A Thai court has rejected a U.S. request to extradite Bout dubbed the ‘Merchant of Death’ to face terrorism…

A veterinarian holds Lin Ping, a 76 day-old panda cub, at Chiang Mai Zoo, August 11, 2009. The panda cub is born at the zoo to its mother, Lin Hui. (REUTERS/Phichaiyong Mayerku) For more information click ThailandQA.com> > > More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra signed the purchase contract and transport of 30-year-old street-roaming elephant Phang Buakham whose right eye is blind, with its owner Kammakan Madee. (manager.co.th) For more information click ThailandQa.com> > > > More Thailand

Villagers transport people injured in a grenade attack on a bus to a hospital in southern Thailand’s Yala province June 13, 2009. Three Buddhist villagers were killed and a dozen wounded in a grenade attack on a bus and a separate drive-by shooting in Thailand’s Muslim deep south, police said on …

Thai sticky rice comes in 2 colours, White and Black, though in actual fact the black rice looks more red than black. Khao Lam is a traditional Thai rice snack and is a real treat to eat. Read full story >>>

In early April  there was an brief period of aggression after a Thai incursion onto Cambodian territory at the Preah Vihear complex. There were conflicting reports as to the number of causalities , but possibly four Thai soldiers were killed and ten were taken … Read full story >>>

There have been a few stories that the government may not last that much longer – see this previous post . Now, The Nation : As relations with allies get worse, Abhisit might be compelled to form a minority government Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva might be forced to run a minority government if the bad blood between his… Read full story >>>

While Phang Nga province is blessed with amazing sceneries and some of the finest beaches in Thailand, you may be surprised that there is no strip of sand anywhere near Phang Nga town itself where you could pop down for a little dip. The town is…

Salvation could have arrived years ago. It probably was the world’s oldest ready-to-use but unused public transport. Finally, after years of poisonous struggles of vested interests forcing Thonburi residents to face more senseless years of gridlock the suffering of thousands of commuters has finally come to an end. The … Read full story >>>

With allegations that some protesters from the provinces in Thailand have free transport (as well as money and food in some cases) provided to come to Bangkok are paid to protest (or in some cases free transport and food is provided), this… Read full story >>>

For about a year or so now, they have been constructing a bridge over Sukhumwit Road in Bang Pu District of Samut Prakan. When they first started I thought it was a bit strange. As it is a bit like a bridge…

What to do with your guests, lah?… When guests arrive for a few days of sightseeing in Thailand, what do you do? Knowing that not everyone has been created equal in the foreign language department, do you… Shove them out … Read full story >>>

One of the earlier posts I made on New Mandala highlighted a sign of ASEAN goodwill at an intersection outside Pitsanulok in central Thailand.  On this first day of May 2009 I thought it would be a nice idea to draw… Read full story >>>

This weekend, if you are kicking around the bahn , in or around Pattaya, not too sure what to do with yourself, then head over to the Horseshoe Point Resort, Pattaya ( map ) for a 2 day rugby fest known as 'Chris Kays Memorial… Read full story >>>