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  • THAILAND

    Tourism's one-two punch

    Published on 21/01/2024

    » Thai boxing, widely known as Muay Thai, is a combat art that has long been considered a quintessential part of Thai culture.

  • THAILAND

    Doubts linger over 2022

    News, Published on 02/01/2022

    » Tourism in major tourist destinations has clearly been picking up despite the lingering spread of Covid-19, especially since the country's reopening on Nov 1. But all of a sudden, there came an unexpected turning point – the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

  • THAILAND

    'Serpent' a huge TV draw

    News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/05/2021

    » The Netflix limited series The Serpent has revisited the crime spree of conman and killer Charles Sobhraj who was linked to the unsolved murders of Western tourists on the so-called Hippie Trail of Southeast Asia in the early 1970s.

  • THAILAND

    Novelist Botan’s writings strike a chord

    News, Chananthorn Kamjan, Published on 26/10/2019

    » The novels of Botan — a pseudonym for novelist Supa Sirisingh — one of the country’s most-loved writers, have enchanted readers across the generations, even though her endings aren’t all happy. Supa has always remained true to her unique writing style which has made her a household name. She finds that sad endings don’t always translate into emotional misery for her readers.

  • THAILAND

    The elephant in the room

    News, Published on 20/10/2019

    » Elephants are a national symbol, source of pride and one of the biggest draws for tourists to Thailand.

  • THAILAND

    Confusion reigns in TM30 palaver

    News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/08/2019

    » Long-term foreign residents of the kingdom have spent the weekend scratching their heads in bewilderment over the baffling requirements of the now notorious TM30 form after a recent forum at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) with senior Thai immigration officials present on the panel.

  • THAILAND

    Gunning for firearms

    News, Published on 09/06/2019

    » "If you have a gun, shoot me," shouted Preecha Kunthong before he was hit with several bullets between the eyes and killed on May 19 in Saraburi's Muang district while buying a packet of instant coffee.

  • THAILAND

    Sowing the seeds of Chinese knowledge, culture

    News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 26/05/2019

    » Visitors who walk into the Pridi Banomyong Learning Centre at Thammasat University's Tha Prachan campus might think they are entering a study room in China.

  • THAILAND

    The magnificence of the Mughals

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/05/2019

    » As the first rays of light began to illuminate the Taj Mahal, the stunning white marble mausoleum seems to change colour to light yellow. It is a breathtaking sight that dozens of visitors, including the writer and her travel companions, try to capture on camera.

  • THAILAND

    An 80-year-old shop charmer

    News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/04/2019

    » Pracha Jankrajang, aged 80, a customer assistant at the homeware department of Robinson Department Store's Bang Pu branch in Samut Prakan, surprised customer Waraphon Rattanamalai who wondered why a man his age was employed there.

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