Life in a real Muay Thai training camp in Rayong Thailand UPDATE FROM MIK’S DIARY December 21st 2015 “7 Muay Thai Gym is placed in a very quiet area, in Rayong province, 10 km from Ban Phe, close to the beach. If in chaotic Bangkok or Phuket speaking English is quite common, in a rural area like […]
The King of Thailand The King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; RTGS: Phumiphon Adunyadet; Born 5 December 1927) is the King of Thailand. He is also known as Rama IX, as he is the ninth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world’s longest-serving current head of […]
Thais protest over move to allow foreigners to practice Law in Thailand RALLY PLANNED IN BANGKOK AGAINST THE PROPOSED LIBERALISATION OF LEGAL PRACTICE SECTOR THAI LAWYERS were getting ready yesterday to launch a rally in Bangkok today to voice their objection to an amendment to the Thailand Lawyers Act 1985, which would reportedly allow foreigners to […]
BANGKOK PAVEMENT CLEAN-UP Bangkok pavement clean-up takes on a new phase with the tearing down of stalls along Maharaj Road near Tha Chang Plaza. Will Bangkok be a better or worse place if the street stalls are cleared away? Opinion seems to be greatly divided on this one but whatever your thoughts the hustle & bustle […]
Jomtien beach road Jomtien is immediately south of Pattaya and, practically speaking, they form one municipality. Jomtien, like Pattaya, is popular with tourists, but has a significant population of permanent expats and some workers, making for a more sedate bar and nightlife scene. As with most Thai place and street names written using Latin […]
A few shots taken on Jomtien Pattaya Thailand Jomtien Pattaya Thailand Jomtien (จอมเทียน) or Jomtien Beach (หาดจอมเทียน, Haat Jomtien), on road signs and road maps also often written Chom Tian, is a town on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand about 165 km southeast of Bangkok in Chonburi Province. It is about 3 km […]
Ancient Siam pictures Ancient siam pictures. Ancient Siam (also known as Ancient City)(Thai: เมืองโบราณ, Mueang Boran) is a park constructed under the patronage of Lek Viriyaphant and spreading over 200 acres (0.81 km2) in the shape of Thailand. The founder’s original idea was to create a golf course with miniatures of Thailand’s historically significant structures […]
Kind thailand taxi drives two hours from Pattaya to Bangkok to return passenger’s iPhone Thailand taxi. While we’re all familiar with the bad behavior of Bangkok taxi drivers, here’s a feel-good story to show us that not all cabbies are awful human beings. A Pattaya taxi driver made a Scottish man’s birthday even […]
Teaching in Thailand. Officials to slash number of foreign English teachers Teaching in Thailand. Although Thailand ranked at the very bottom of the English Proficiency Index by EF, the government’s next move is to cut back on hiring foreign English teachers and have Thais teach English to Thais. The Education Ministry wants to cut back […]
Prepare to Pay 35 Baht More for Plane Tickets Suvarnabhumi Airport BANGKOK — Beginning in December, air travelers will need to pay another 35 baht when traveling through Thailand’s six major airports to pay for upgraded security systems. Six months after an alarming security lapse exposed outdated systems at Suvarnabhumi Airport, the company […]
Bangkok runners to get shirts for ‘longest-ever’ half-marathon Bangkok half marathon: — Organisers of the Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon have promised to hand finisher jerseys in compensation to participants who were made to run an extra 5.5 kilometres on top of the standard 21.1km in Sunday’s early morning race. Organisers of the Standard Chartered […]