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Exploding iPhone 5 tested
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/05/2013
» Your Apple iPhone 5 is unlikely to explode – unless some very strange things happen to it after it is sold. That was the conclusion of an independent test conducted on the phone of a local iPhone owner whose phone did explode.
Like K-pop? Then you’re a “ting”
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/05/2013
» Get started with Sithikorn Wongwudthianun’s long feature story on K-pop fans in Thailand in today’s Brunch magazine and find out why they are called “ting’s”. Then take a test to find out what kind of “ting” you might be.
Empty tank scam fools taxi passengers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/04/2013
» If your taxi appears to have run out of petrol and the driver asks you to push the cab to the side of the road, don’t do it – unless you have all your belongings with you.
Thailand's anti-smoking YouTube hit
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/04/2013
» A Thai anti-smoking advert goes viral on Youtube with over two million views in two weeks and winning praise from around the world.
"Gentleman released": Psy tries to top "Gangnam Style" with "Gentleman"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/04/2013
» Psy's concert is over and (see it here) his "Gentleman video has just been released. You can see it here together a post-concert and pre-concert story and many photos.
Lin Ping is leaving Chiang Mai
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/04/2013
» That cute little panda that captured the hearts of Thais throughout the country when it was born in the Chiang Mai Zoo in 2009 is no longer little and not quite so cute, but news that she is about to leave for China will still sadden many people here.
Beating the heat
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/04/2013
» Outdoor workers survive the hot season in various ways, all useful to know as the Meteorological Department says the hottest day of the year has not yet arrived.
Beggar donates millions
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/04/2013
» Sixty-three year old Aiam Cambhiranon suffers from polio and speaks only in short, difficult-to-understand sentences. He could never hold a normal job, but as a beggar he excels.
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.
YouTube April 1 DVDs
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/04/2013
» There is something strange about this story. YouTube has not confirmed it and the news agencies seem to have missed it. Not only that but YouTube has just announced it is shutting down. (What's today's date again?)