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11 central Thai provinces face floods amid typhoon fallout
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 08/09/2024
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) warned 11 provinces in the Central region about the increasing water discharge rate from the Chao Phraya Dam, a move that aims to mitigate the effects of super typhoon Yagi.
ภาษาอังกฤษที่คนไทยมักใช้ผิดกันจนชิน (10): เคย is often NOT "ever"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/06/2016
» It seems so natural to translate the Thai word เคย as “ever”. In the real world, however, we use "ever" in questions, negative statements and in certain "if" statements, but not in most other situations where เคย is used in Thai.
World Cup English: Describing the performance
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/05/2014
» World Cup English is now in stores and available on line. The book prepares learners for following World Cup coverage in English as well as Thai. Here's an example illustrating how sports writers comment on the performance of teams and players.
Learn Thai: Rewriting the quake textbook
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/05/2014
» The textbook was wrong, a geologist says, and he and his colleagues now have to keep a close eye on all of the fault lines in the country's North.
Ramkhamhaeng is safe, say residents
Published on 24/06/2013
» Residents of the Ramkhamhaeng area insist their neighbourhood is not a hideout for southern insurgents, but suspicions that the May 26 bomb-blast had a southern connection remain.
River rescue goes viral on YouTube
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/04/2013
» Woman jumps off pier into Chao Phraya river. Passing Suvarnabhumi engineer jumps out of speedboat saves drowning woman.
Thaksin “survives” April 1
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/04/2013
» That report of Thaksin’s death in a car accident was just a cruel April Fool’s joke. The former prime minister is really in Chiang Mai preparing to run in the by-election there.
Loan shark victims fight back
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/03/2013
» Loan shark gang attacks old lady selling sweets in market, late with repayment. Friends fight back, stabbing gang leader 4 times in back with knife.
Exporters to Bank of Thailand: Stop the rising baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/02/2013
» Baht 29.75 against US dollar means more dollars for baht, more valuable baht, more expensive & less competitive Thai exports.