Our articles about Thailand, the famous Land of Smiles.
Still very much alive, yet not widely known, ignored, or simply forgotten, and carefully hidden from tourists, is the so-called South Thailand Insurgency, an ongoing conflict in the three most southern provinces of Thailand — [ Read more … ]
Oil Paper Umbrellas are said to originate in China, the art of making them gradually spreading across several Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Laos, and Sri Lanka, where — [ Read more … ]
June 19, 2014. It’s now about a month ago the military took control in Thailand. I’ve been following developments closely because they remind me of my own experiences during the aftermath of the military coup [ Read more … ]
Bangkok – September 22, 2013. After the big floods in Thailand in 2011, Bangkok included, the Thai Government said they would do everything in their power to prevent this of happening again. But today, Bangkok [ Read more … ]
For the Songkran festivities in Thailand (the Thai New Year’s festival) in 2018, the Thai Government had some wise advice for Thai women: “To avoid sex assault, don’t be sexy.” The source of this statement [ Read more … ]
Losing face is a key concept and practice of daily life in Asia and consequently also in Thailand. Now, in this post I’ll only talk about “losing face,” because if you don’t lose it, you’ll [ Read more … ]
Some while ago, I came across a remarkable story, that is, an article about the Thai government (Ministry of Education) which is looking to recruit another 10,000 English teachers to boost up the level of [ Read more … ]
Police bribes in Thailand are rather common, unfortunately, but a kind of necessity. The average police salary starts at 6,800 Baht (US$ 188) per month at entry level, which is way below the average monthly [ Read more … ]
Chiang Mai — lovingly called the Rose of the North — is the spiritual capital of Thailand and the center of Thai Traditional Medicine, Thai Massage, and alternative and complementary healing. Well, that all may [ Read more … ]
It can’t be missed in Thailand — the King’s photograph is omnipresent; on the streets, at bus and train stations, in shops and shopping malls, in schools, the police station, and in all governmental institutions. [ Read more … ]