Thailand 711 Stores could be a Convenience of the Past and Used knickers of the future? Author: Josh@Asiabackpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand 711 Stores. Looking around Asia you can see every where automation taking on these smaller convenience stores, potentially slowly confining them to the history books. Where we in Southeast Asia and particularly […]
Sales of coffins jump as Songkran toll rises 30% over 2015 SALES OF COFFINS jumped during the Songkran holidays partly because of road fatalities, which numbered about 30 per cent more than during the same period a year earlier. Don Mueang Airport is packed with people, above, returning to Bangkok yesterday after they spent […]
The joy of Songkran is all too fleeting for Thailand’s Elderly Original story from The Nation Thailand Tuesday 12th April 2016 http://thenation.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx?noredirect=true The celebration is all the more poignant when contrasted with the scenes of neglect of the elderly over the remaining 364 days of the year. Like Christmas, Songkran means precious family time for […]
Stint in morgue for repeat traffic offenders Original article from The Nation 8th April 2016 THE JUSTICE Ministry last week received Cabinet approval to send repeated traffic-law violators to work in morgues as part of the Department of Probation’s new effort to make probation measures more effective, especially for young offenders. Public Health Minister Piyasakol […]
Thai classes for foreign teachers may be scrapped Original article – The Nation 4th April 2016 Foreigners applying for a teaching licence might be exempted from sitting the mandatory 20-hour Thai language and culture course. Chaiyos Imsuwan, deputy permanent secretary of the Education Ministry, said yesterday that the task of training teachers in Thai culture […]
Abandoned Luk Thep dolls fall victim to sex tourists Author: Ed Hutcheson of Private Tye – more of his ‘breaking news’ stories here Attempts to bolster the nation’s dwindling population with dolls, magically imbued with the spirits of child angels, is being undermined by perverted tourists. These “luk thep” dolls are now to be […]
Overseas visitors to this year’s Songkran Festival asked to bring their own water Author: Private Tye – original article here Carnival in Rio, Oktoberfest in Munich, Bull running in Pamplona and Water Festival in Mai Chang. These are “a must” on the international party-goers circuit. However, there have been worries that the water festival, which […]
High tides could turn Chao Phraya brackish Article from The Nation Newspaper MArch 31st 2016 MORE THAN 12 million people in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan may have to stock up on water during this dry season, as the high tide and severe drought have rapidly turned the Chao Phraya River brackish. Narongrit Srisatidnarakul, deputy […]
Don Mueang Airport to reduce food & drink prices – A morsel of hope in ending AIRPORT SCAMS Explore and Discover Thailand – Original article from The Nation Thailand 25th March 2016 WITH FOOD PRICES AT DON MUEANG FINALLY ABOUT TO COME DOWN, AIR TRAVELLERS CAN FEEL SAFER ON THE GROUND While travellers using Thailand’s […]
People worried about drought ‘but doing little’ Original article from The Nation Thailand March 20th 2016 MOST people are concerned about a shortage of water as a result of the severe drought across the country, but have not helped save water, a new survey has found. A rice farmer in Suphan Buri province burns […]
Sleep Box short stay experience coming to Suvarnabhumi Original article from Bangkok Post March 15th 2016 The Miracle Group is eyeing Suvarnabhumi airport for its next “sleep box” hotel after the soft launch of the sleep cabins at Don Mueang airport this week. Aswin Ingkakul, executive director of the Miracle Group, said the company is […]
Smog levels climb in Chiang Mai, Chang Rai Original article from The Nation Thailand March 17th THE AMOUNT of small particulate matter of up to 10 microns in diameter (PM10) in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces has gone beyond safety levels for two consecutive days, while the readings in other provinces in the […]