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Phrae police respond to late-night noise complaint, discover bullfrogs
Online Reporters, Published on 13/06/2025
» PHRAE — A late-night noise complaint in northern Thailand last night took an unexpected turn when police discovered that the disturbance was caused not by people, but by a chorus of frogs deep in the forest.
The power of family meals
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 24/11/2023
» Throughout her career, Thapanee Kiatphaibool, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), has dined with many top authorities and international statesmen at various prestigious events around the globe.
The cuckoo-clock tune that went to No.1
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/05/2021
» It was amusing to see that the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend attracted a grand total of zero votes. However, singer James Newman shouldn't fret too much as not getting any votes is almost a badge of honour in this annual festival of kitsch where music takes second place to gaudy, garish, glitter.
Agro park unveils bullfrog mascot
News, Published on 17/12/2018
» Nakhon Ratchasima: An agricultural park in tambon Phu Luang, Pak Thong Chai district is showcasing a giant straw bullfrog as the province's new landmark.
Calling Dr Love
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 14/05/2018
» It's easy to get carried away when Wei Siang Yu strikes up a conversation about his passion to revolutionise the status quo of global medical practice.
Fear and motivation
News, Postbag, Published on 15/11/2017
» Re: "'Coconut shell' students find their voice", (Opinion, Nov 13)
What's in a name?
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 02/11/2016
» For "smooth cultural integration", Thai international study agency Smart NZ Education advises that students with nicknames like Poo, Pee and Porn consider alternatives. The issue made headlines earlier last month after a report by the New Zealand Herald indicated that students might get "harassed if nothing is done". That's not unlikely, despite the fact that "faeces", "urine" and "pornography" -- the formal English words for the aforementioned nicknames -- weren't exactly those parents' intention when their children first came into the world.
Don't think twice, Bob -- it's all right
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/10/2016
» Everyone has an opinion on Bob Dylan being the first songwriter to win the Nobel prize for literature. The organisers explained Dylan was bestowed the honour "as a great poet". At the time of writing, he has yet to respond, a poet unusually lost for words.
Inside the gangsters' graveyard
News, Published on 01/05/2016
» For decades, locals have known Khok Taokhampha as a cremation site for nameless corpses.
Grilled bullfrogs business booms (gallery)
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 20/03/2013
» Selling grilled bullfrogs has become a lucrative business in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima since the amphibians came out of hiding to find food during a summer storm.